About Steve
Steve Scalise is a hardworking, Conservative leader fighting for Louisiana families. Steve is working hard to promote fiscal discipline, create good-paying jobs, protect our freedoms, and get our economy back on track.
Meet Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise currently serves as Majority Leader and represents Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District. Since he was elected to the House of Representatives in 2008, Steve has tirelessly served the people of Southeast Louisiana and advanced a conservative agenda that benefits all Americans. Steve’s greatest joy is being a husband to his wife, Jennifer, and a father to their children, Madison and Harrison. A native of Jefferson Parish, Steve is a lifelong LSU Tigers and New Orleans Saints fan.
Conservative Champion
Steve registered as a Republican the day he turned 18. He ran for and won his first election in 1996, serving in the Louisiana State Legislature until 2008 when he took the fight to Washington. In the 118th Congress, Steve was unanimously elected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader – the second highest position in House Republican Leadership. In this role, Steve is charged with implementing the House legislative agenda: setting the Congressional floor schedule, guiding Committee Chairs on policy priorities, and working with his colleagues to advance conservative solutions that address our country’s toughest challenges. Prior to being elected Majority Leader, Steve served as the House Republican Whip from 2014-2022 where he was the House’s chief vote counter and responsible for unifying the Republican Conference to support conservative legislative efforts. As Whip, Steve shepherded the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the USMCA trade deal to passage – both of which were major boons for the American economy. Steve also formerly chaired the Republican Study Committee, which is the largest caucus in Congress solely focused on promoting conservative, principled legislative agendas.
Louisiana Roots
Steve graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School and attended Louisiana State University, where he earned a degree in Computer Science. After graduating, Steve worked as a software engineer before running for Congress. A fourth-generation Louisianan, Steve’s great-grandparents immigrated from Sicily to New Orleans as farmers, eventually opening a grocery store about eight blocks from where the Superdome is located today.
Resilience and Determination
In 2017, Steve was critically wounded at a baseball practice for the Congressional Baseball Game, a charity baseball game played by Members of Congress that raises millions for charities benefiting children and families. He survived thanks to the swift and heroic response of the U.S. Capitol Police, the Alexandria Police Department, and his fellow colleagues. After fighting for his life, he returned to Congress with resilience and hope – inspiring the nation with his continued determination to make America the greatest country. Steve and his family remain thankful and overwhelmed by the prayers and support they received from the American people.
The House Majority Leader is the second-ranking leader of the majority party in the U.S. House, after the Speaker. The Majority Leader sets the House schedule, decides when bills reach the floor, and works with the Speaker to pass the party's priorities.
