Steve Scalise (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on May 3, 2008. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Scalise (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 5, 2024.
Scalise was selected to be the House minority whip in the 116th Congress. He previously served as the House majority whip from 2014 to 2019.
Scalise was first elected to the House in a 2008 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rep. Bobby Jindal (R). Prior to serving in Congress, Scalise was a member of the Louisiana State Senate in 2008 and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007.
On June 14, 2017, Scalise was shot and wounded by a gunman while at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. Over 50 rounds were reported to have been fired, wounding members of the Capitol Hill police and congressional staffers.
Scalise was born in 1965 in New Orleans, La., and graduated from Rummel High School. He earned his B.S. from Louisiana State University and worked as both a software engineer and a technology company marketing executive prior to his political career.
