Steve Scalise

Republican Representative of Louisiana's 1st district

  • Representative

    Louisiana, district 1

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-3015

@SteveScalise

scalise.house.gov

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9

Congresses Served

9

House Terms

October 6, 1965 (59 years old)

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  • 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.