Steve Scalise

Republican Representative of Louisiana's 1st district

Representative
Louisiana, district 1
May 7, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Louisiana, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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@SteveScalise

scalise.house.gov

Congresses Served

House Terms

October 6, 1965 (58 years old)

Birthday

Has served as the House majority leader since 2023 and as a U.S. representative since 2008.
Held the position of House majority whip from 2014 to 2019 and House minority whip from 2019 to 2023.
Served in the Louisiana State Senate for four months and three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives before his election to Congress.
Was the chair of the House Republican Study Committee from 2013 to 2014.
Became the dean of the Louisiana congressional delegation in 2017.
Was shot and seriously wounded in 2017 by an anti-Trump domestic terrorist during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game.
Briefly entered the race for Speaker of the House in October 2023 but withdrew after failing to consolidate the necessary votes.
Born in New Orleans and has a background in computer science and political science from Louisiana State University.
Opposes the Affordable Care Act and supports gun rights, maintaining an "A+ rating" from the NRA.
Opposes the legalization of marijuana and has a record of voting against LGBT rights.
Rejects the scientific consensus on climate change.
Spoke at a convention for the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO) in 2002, later stating he was unaware of the group's racist nature and regretting the decision.
Spread a doctored video in 2020 of political activist Ady Barkan, which was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media.
Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2023 but has stated that the cancer is "very treatable".
Married with two children and is a Roman Catholic.