Steve Scalise
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| House Majority Whip | |
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Assumed office August 1, 2014 |
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| Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
| Preceded by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district |
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Assumed office May 3, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bobby Jindal |
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 9th district |
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In office January 14, 2008 – May 6, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Hollis |
| Succeeded by | Conrad Appel |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 82nd district |
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In office January 8, 1996 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Quentin Dastugue |
| Succeeded by | Cameron Henry |
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Stephen Joseph Scalise October 6, 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Letulle |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (BS) |
| Website |
House website Party website |
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise (born October 6, 1965) is the current United States House of Representatives Majority Whip and representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, serving since 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party and was the chairman of the conservative House Republican Study Committee.
Prior to his congressional tenure, Scalise served for four months in the Louisiana State Senate and twelve years in the Louisiana House of Representatives. On June 19, 2014, Scalise was elected by his Republican colleagues to serve as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives. He assumed office on August 1. He is the first Louisianan in the Majority Whip's position since Democrat Hale Boggs of Louisiana's 2nd congressional district held the position from 1962 to 1971. In 2017, Scalise became the dean of the Louisiana Congressional delegation upon the retirement of former senator David Vitter.
Scalise was born in New Orleans, one of three children of Alfred Joseph Scalise, a real estate broker who died on October 8, 2015 at the age of seventy-seven, and the former Carol Schilleci. His siblings are Glenn and Tara Scalise.
Scalise graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, with a major in computer programming and a minor in political science. At Louisiana State University, Scalise was a member of the Acacia Fraternity.
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