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'''Stephen Joseph Scalise'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=Steve Scalise {{!}} Biography, Shooting, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steve-Scalise |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|s|k|ə|ˈ|l|iː|s}} {{respell|skə| |
'''Stephen Joseph Scalise'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=Steve Scalise {{!}} Biography, Shooting, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steve-Scalise |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|s|k|ə|ˈ|l|iː|s}} {{respell|skə|LEESS}}; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been serving as the ] since 2023 and the ] for {{ushr|LA|1}} since 2008. A member of the ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html?day=20080410&today=20080410 |title=Current House Floor Proceedings Legislative Day of May 7, 2008 110th Congress – Second Session |publisher=Clerk.house.gov |access-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905131839/http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html?day=20080410&today=20080410 |archive-date=September 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/new.html |title=Office of the clerk, U.S. House of Representative |publisher=Clerk.house.gov |date=May 7, 2008 |access-date=June 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620013022/http://clerk.house.gov/new.html |archive-date=June 20, 2014 }}</ref> he served as the ] from 2014 to 2019 and the ] 2019 to 2023. | ||
Before his election to Congress, Scalise served four months in the ] and three terms in the ]. He was the chair of the House ] from 2013 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130819/NEWS01/308190010/With-Alexander-departing-delegation-s-clout-question|title=Deborah Barfield Berry, With Alexander departing, delegation's clout in question? Will Alexander loss, Senate battle hurt Louisiana in the nation's capital?|work=]|access-date=August 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102150142/http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130819/NEWS01/308190010/With-Alexander-departing-delegation-s-clout-question|archive-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> On June 19, 2014, Scalise's Republican colleagues elected him ]. He assumed office on August 1. He is the first Louisianian to serve as majority whip since ] of ] held the position from 1962 to 1971. In 2017, Scalise became the dean of the Louisiana congressional delegation upon Senator ]'s retirement. Scalise's district includes most of ]'s suburbs, such as ], ], and ], as well as a portion of New Orleans itself. | Before his election to Congress, Scalise served four months in the ] and three terms in the ]. He was the chair of the House ] from 2013 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130819/NEWS01/308190010/With-Alexander-departing-delegation-s-clout-question|title=Deborah Barfield Berry, With Alexander departing, delegation's clout in question? Will Alexander loss, Senate battle hurt Louisiana in the nation's capital?|work=]|access-date=August 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102150142/http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130819/NEWS01/308190010/With-Alexander-departing-delegation-s-clout-question|archive-date=January 2, 2015}}</ref> On June 19, 2014, Scalise's Republican colleagues elected him ]. He assumed office on August 1. He is the first Louisianian to serve as majority whip since ] of ] held the position from 1962 to 1971. In 2017, Scalise became the dean of the Louisiana congressional delegation upon Senator ]'s retirement. Scalise's district includes most of ]'s suburbs, such as ], ], and ], as well as a portion of New Orleans itself. | ||
On June 14, 2017, during practice for that year's ], Scalise ] and seriously wounded by an anti-] domestic terrorist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/17/fbi-changes-baseball-shooting-designation-after-wenstrup-complaint/5125052001/|title=After Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup objects, FBI changes designation of baseball shooting|last=Sparling|first=Hannah K.|work=]|date=May 17, 2021|accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/553958-fbi-reclassifies-2017-baseball-field-shooting-as-domestic-terror|title=FBI reclassifies 2017 baseball field shooting as domestic terror|last=Beitsch|first=Rebecca|work=]|date=May 17, 2021| |
On June 14, 2017, during practice for that year's ], Scalise ] and seriously wounded by an anti-] domestic terrorist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/17/fbi-changes-baseball-shooting-designation-after-wenstrup-complaint/5125052001/|title=After Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup objects, FBI changes designation of baseball shooting|last=Sparling|first=Hannah K.|work=]|date=May 17, 2021|accessdate=December 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/553958-fbi-reclassifies-2017-baseball-field-shooting-as-domestic-terror/|title=FBI reclassifies 2017 baseball field shooting as domestic terror|last=Beitsch|first=Rebecca|work=]|date=May 17, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pagliery |first=Jose |date=June 15, 2017 |title=Suspect in congressional shooting was Bernie Sanders supporter, strongly anti-Trump |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/14/homepage2/james-hodgkinson-profile/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190418003704/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/14/homepage2/james-hodgkinson-profile/index.html |archive-date=2019-04-18 |website=]}}</ref> who was targeting Republicans.<ref name=":1"/> Scalise underwent treatment for several months, returning to ] on September 28. | ||
On October 11, Scalise defeated ] to win the Republican nomination for the ] following the ]. However, he withdrew a day later after failing to consolidate the necessary votes.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Prokop |first=Andrew |date=2023-10-12 |title=Steve Scalise quits speaker race after humiliating 24 hours |url=https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/10/12/23914703/house-speaker-race-steve-scalise-republicans-jim-jordan |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beckett |first=Lois |date=2023-10-13 |title=Republican hardliner Steve Scalise drops out of House speaker race |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/12/republican-steve-scalise-drops-out-of-house-speaker-race |access-date=2023-10-13 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | On October 11, Scalise defeated ] to win the Republican nomination for the ] following the ]. However, he withdrew a day later after failing to consolidate the necessary votes.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Prokop |first=Andrew |date=2023-10-12 |title=Steve Scalise quits speaker race after humiliating 24 hours |url=https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/10/12/23914703/house-speaker-race-steve-scalise-republicans-jim-jordan |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Beckett |first=Lois |date=2023-10-13 |title=Republican hardliner Steve Scalise drops out of House speaker race |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/12/republican-steve-scalise-drops-out-of-house-speaker-race |access-date=2023-10-13 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
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Scalise was born in ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/07/who-is-steve-scalise-the-republican-running-for-house-majority-leader/|title=Who is Steve Scalise, the Republican running for House Majority Leader?|newspaper=]|first=Elise|last=Viebeck|date=October 7, 2015|language=en|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> one of three children of Alfred Joseph Scalise, a ] who died on October 8, 2015, at the age of 77, and Carol Schilleci. His siblings are Glenn and Tara Scalise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-joseph-scalise&pid=176066622|title=Alfred Joseph Scalise|work=]|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040442/http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-joseph-scalise&pid=176066622|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> | Scalise was born in ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/07/who-is-steve-scalise-the-republican-running-for-house-majority-leader/|title=Who is Steve Scalise, the Republican running for House Majority Leader?|newspaper=]|first=Elise|last=Viebeck|date=October 7, 2015|language=en|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> one of three children of Alfred Joseph Scalise, a ] who died on October 8, 2015, at the age of 77, and Carol Schilleci. His siblings are Glenn and Tara Scalise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-joseph-scalise&pid=176066622|title=Alfred Joseph Scalise|work=]|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040442/http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-joseph-scalise&pid=176066622|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Scalise's great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Italy in the late 1800s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-rep-steve-scalise-house-majority-whip-wounded-alexandria-shooting-n772116|title=Who Is Rep. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Wounded in Alexandria Shooting?|work=]|first=Mary Emily|last=O'Hara|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref> He graduated from ] in ] in ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_77ab6821-63a7-5763-b48c-9a8850311bca.html|title=Steve Scalise, Rummel's alumnus of the year, recalls how Metairie school nurtured his faith|first=Drew |last=Broach|website=NOLA.com|date=March 27, 2018 }}</ref> and earned a ] degree from ] (LSU) in ] with a major in ] and a minor in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/steve_scalise_lsu_speech.html|title=Steve Scalise gives LSU graduates a lesson in politics: Stay civil, look to cooperate|agency=]|website=NOLA.com|date=May 16, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pierce|first1=Charles|title=Home / Blogs / The Politics Blog The Politics Blog The Republicans' New Debt Ceiling "Menu"|url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-debt-ceiling-menu-070813|access-date=December 8, 2014|work=Esquire|date=July 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911060311/http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-debt-ceiling-menu-070813|archive-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref> At LSU, Scalise was a ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acacia.org/notable-acacians|title=Notable Acacians|website=Acacia Fraternity}}</ref> He serves on the board of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation, servicing the ]. | Scalise's great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Italy in the late 1800s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-rep-steve-scalise-house-majority-whip-wounded-alexandria-shooting-n772116|title=Who Is Rep. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Wounded in Alexandria Shooting?|work=]|first=Mary Emily|last=O'Hara|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=March 16, 2021}}</ref> He graduated from ] in ] in ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_77ab6821-63a7-5763-b48c-9a8850311bca.html|title=Steve Scalise, Rummel's alumnus of the year, recalls how Metairie school nurtured his faith|first=Drew |last=Broach|website=NOLA.com|date=March 27, 2018 }}</ref> and earned a ] degree from ] (LSU) in ] with a major in ] and a minor in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/steve_scalise_lsu_speech.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181102/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/steve_scalise_lsu_speech.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2018|title=Steve Scalise gives LSU graduates a lesson in politics: Stay civil, look to cooperate|agency=]|website=NOLA.com|date=May 16, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pierce|first1=Charles|title=Home / Blogs / The Politics Blog The Politics Blog The Republicans' New Debt Ceiling "Menu"|url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-debt-ceiling-menu-070813|access-date=December 8, 2014|work=Esquire|date=July 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911060311/http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-debt-ceiling-menu-070813|archive-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref> At LSU, Scalise was a ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acacia.org/notable-acacians|title=Notable Acacians|website=Acacia Fraternity}}</ref> He serves on the board of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation, servicing the ]. | ||
== Louisiana Legislature == | == Louisiana Legislature == | ||
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{{main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1}} | {{main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1}} | ||
Scalise defeated the Democratic nominee, Myron Katz, and an ], Arden Wells, in his 2010 bid for reelection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html|title=Scalise cruises to easy victory in 1st Congressional District race|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | Scalise defeated the Democratic nominee, Myron Katz, and an ], Arden Wells, in his 2010 bid for reelection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105195822/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2010|title=Scalise cruises to easy victory in 1st Congressional District race|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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===Tenure=== | ===Tenure=== | ||
In 2011, Scalise became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R. 3261, otherwise known as the ] (withdrawn January 23, 2012).<ref name="govtrack"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316212131/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3261 |date=March 16, 2012 }}; GovTrack.us;</ref> As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Scalise dismissed ], a committee staffer, in December 2012 because of pressure from content industry lobbyists after the study committee published a memo advocating ] reform.<ref>{{cite news | first = Timothy B. | last = Lee | title = Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted copyright-reform memo | date = December 6, 2012 | publisher =] | |
In 2011, Scalise became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R. 3261, otherwise known as the ] (withdrawn January 23, 2012).<ref name="govtrack"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316212131/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3261 |date=March 16, 2012 }}; GovTrack.us;</ref> As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Scalise dismissed ], a committee staffer, in December 2012 because of pressure from content industry lobbyists after the study committee published a memo advocating ] reform.<ref>{{cite news | first = Timothy B. | last = Lee | title = Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted copyright-reform memo | date = December 6, 2012 | publisher =] |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/staffer-axed-by-republican-group-over-retracted-copyright-reform-memo/ | work=] | access-date = December 8, 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208094558/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/staffer-axed-by-republican-group-over-retracted-copyright-reform-memo/ | archive-date = December 8, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> | ||
In 2013, Scalise voted against reauthorizing the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trotter|first=J. K.|title=Here's Who Voted Against the Violence Against Women Act|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/heres-who-voted-against-violence-against-women-act/62633/|newspaper=]|date=February 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302004130/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/heres-who-voted-against-violence-against-women-act/62633/|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> Also in 2013, Scalise sponsored a bill called the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act. The bill makes the ] consolidate several of their reports into one report.<ref>Harrison, Julie, {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105132235/http://riponadvance.com/news/scalises-fcc-consolidation-bill-sails-through-house/4712 |date=January 5, 2015 }}, ''The Ripon Advance'', 9-12-13. (Retrieved 9-12-13).</ref> | In 2013, Scalise voted against reauthorizing the ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trotter|first=J. K.|title=Here's Who Voted Against the Violence Against Women Act|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/heres-who-voted-against-violence-against-women-act/62633/|newspaper=]|date=February 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302004130/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/heres-who-voted-against-violence-against-women-act/62633/|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref> Also in 2013, Scalise sponsored a bill called the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act. The bill makes the ] consolidate several of their reports into one report.<ref>Harrison, Julie, {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105132235/http://riponadvance.com/news/scalises-fcc-consolidation-bill-sails-through-house/4712 |date=January 5, 2015 }}, ''The Ripon Advance'', 9-12-13. (Retrieved 9-12-13).</ref> | ||
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{{main|Congressional baseball shooting}} | {{main|Congressional baseball shooting}} | ||
On June 14, 2017, at 7:09{{nbsp}}am ], Scalise and three other people were shot and wounded by James Hodgkinson, a left-wing extremist with a record of domestic violence,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/virginia-shooting-suspect-james-t-hodgkinson-leftwing-activist|title=Virginia shooting: gunman was leftwing activist with record of domestic violence|last1=Laughland|first1=Oliver|last2=Swaine|first2=Jon|date=June 15, 2017|work=]|language=en|access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-virginia-shooter-profile-20170614-story.html|title=Virginia gunman hated Republicans, and 'was always in his own little world'|last1=Pearce|first1=Matt|last2=Tanfani|first2=Joseph|website=]|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> who opened fire with a rifle during a baseball practice of the Republican team for the annual ]. The practice was taking place at the Eugene Simpson Baseball Fields in the ] neighborhood of ]. Scalise, the only member of Congress to be hit, was shot in the hip. Representative ], who was also at the practice, witnessed the attack and said he saw someone with a rifle behind the third base ]. Brooks then heard Scalise scream from ]. Scalise crawled into right field, bleeding. Senator ] and Representative ], a former podiatrist, ran to assist Scalise after Hodgkinson was shot.<ref>{{cite web |url= |
On June 14, 2017, at 7:09{{nbsp}}am ], Scalise and three other people were shot and wounded by James Hodgkinson, a left-wing extremist with a record of domestic violence,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/virginia-shooting-suspect-james-t-hodgkinson-leftwing-activist|title=Virginia shooting: gunman was leftwing activist with record of domestic violence|last1=Laughland|first1=Oliver|last2=Swaine|first2=Jon|date=June 15, 2017|work=]|language=en|access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-virginia-shooter-profile-20170614-story.html|title=Virginia gunman hated Republicans, and 'was always in his own little world'|last1=Pearce|first1=Matt|last2=Tanfani|first2=Joseph|website=]|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref> who opened fire with a rifle during a baseball practice of the Republican team for the annual ]. The practice was taking place at the Eugene Simpson Baseball Fields in the ] neighborhood of ]. Scalise, the only member of Congress to be hit, was shot in the hip. Representative ], who was also at the practice, witnessed the attack and said he saw someone with a rifle behind the third base ]. Brooks then heard Scalise scream from ]. Scalise crawled into right field, bleeding. Senator ] and Representative ], a former podiatrist, ran to assist Scalise after Hodgkinson was shot.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/scalise-critical-shooter-idd-as-james-hodgkinson |title=Scalise critical, shooter ID'd as James Hodgkinson |date=June 14, 2017 |publisher=] |access-date=June 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615012911/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/14/virginia-gop-baseball-practice-shooting-multiple-people-shot.html |archive-date=June 15, 2017 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html|title=Rep. Scalise shot in Virginia|author=Karl de Vries and Eugene Scott|website=]|access-date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614121916/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html|archive-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> Senator ], also a witness, said he heard "as many as 50 shots".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/gop-house-whip-shot-during-baseball-game-625499|title=Republican Steve Scalise Shot at Alexandria Baseball Practice|website=]|date=June 14, 2017}}</ref> | ||
Initially conscious, Scalise went into shock while being taken to ]<ref name=choi/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_facing_more_surg.html|title=Steve Scalise facing more surgeries, hospital update says|work=NOLA.com|access-date=June 15, 2017|url-status= |
Initially conscious, Scalise went into shock while being taken to ]<ref name=choi/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_facing_more_surg.html|title=Steve Scalise facing more surgeries, hospital update says|work=NOLA.com|access-date=June 15, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615040248/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_facing_more_surg.html|archive-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> in ] condition, where he underwent immediate surgery. He was hit by a single rifle bullet that "travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding".<ref name=choi>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-scalise-critical-condition-update-congressional-baseball-shooting-2017-6?r=US&IR=T |title=Scalise doctor: He came in with an 'imminent risk of death,' recovery now a good possibility |website=] |date=June 16, 2017 |first=David |last=Choi |access-date=June 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118000343/http://uk.businessinsider.com/steve-scalise-critical-condition-update-congressional-baseball-shooting-2017-6?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=January 18, 2018 }}</ref> Dr. Jack Sava at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center said that "when he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death". By June 16, although still in critical condition, Sava said, "We have controlled internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized." On June 17, it was announced that his condition had improved to "serious" and he was responsive enough to talk with his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scalise-shooting-gop-congressman-upgraded-from-critical-to-serious-condition|work=]|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=June 17, 2017|title=Scalise Shooting: GOP congressman upgraded from 'critical' to 'serious' condition|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618015844/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/17/scalise-shooting-gop-congressman-upgraded-from-critical-to-serious-condition.html|archive-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref> On June 21, the hospital issued a press release stating: "Congressman Steve Scalise continues to make good progress. He is now listed in fair condition and is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.medstarwashington.org/news/2017/06/21/congressman-steve-scalise-update/#q=%7B%7D|title=Condition Update: Rep. Steve Scalise|date=June 21, 2017|website=MedStar Washington Hospital Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713055618/https://www.medstarwashington.org/news/2017/06/21/congressman-steve-scalise-update/#q=%7B%7D|archive-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/health/steve-scalise-fair-condition-shooting-bn/index.html|title=Rep. Steve Scalise is now in 'fair' condition after shooting|last=Howard|first=Jacqueline|date=June 21, 2017|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714083847/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/health/steve-scalise-fair-condition-shooting-bn/index.html|archive-date=July 14, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> | ||
On July 5, 2017, Scalise returned to the ] after becoming ill with an infection related to the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
On July 5, 2017, Scalise returned to the ] after becoming ill with an infection related to the shooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-steve-scalise-re-admitted-to-intensive-care-unit|title=Rep. Steve Scalise re-admitted to intensive care unit|first=David|date=July 6, 2017|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706081617/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/05/rep-steve-scalise-re-admitted-to-intensive-care-unit.html|archive-date=July 6, 2017|url-status=live|author=Choi|access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> | ||
On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Scalise had undergone additional surgery and that his condition had been upgraded to fair.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scalise-undergoes-new-operation-bullet-wound-condition-fair-n782746|title=Rep. Steve Scalise has new operation after shooting, condition fair|work=]|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715021341/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scalise-undergoes-new-operation-bullet-wound-condition-fair-n782746|archive-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> He was discharged from the hospital on July 26 and went through a period of inpatient rehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html|title=Scalise discharged from hospital|work=]|access-date=July 26, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726164407/http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html|archive-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> On September 28, to applause and cheers, he returned to the House of Representatives, where he gave a speech about his experience related to the traumatic events.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news|title=Steve Scalise returns to Capitol|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-scalise-returns-to-capitol/|agency=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194234/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-scalise-returns-to-capitol/|archive-date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> | On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Scalise had undergone additional surgery and that his condition had been upgraded to fair.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scalise-undergoes-new-operation-bullet-wound-condition-fair-n782746|title=Rep. Steve Scalise has new operation after shooting, condition fair|work=]|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715021341/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scalise-undergoes-new-operation-bullet-wound-condition-fair-n782746|archive-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref> He was discharged from the hospital on July 26 and went through a period of inpatient rehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html|title=Scalise discharged from hospital|work=]|access-date=July 26, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726164407/http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html|archive-date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> On September 28, to applause and cheers, he returned to the House of Representatives, where he gave a speech about his experience related to the traumatic events.<ref name="CBS">{{cite news|title=Steve Scalise returns to Capitol|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-scalise-returns-to-capitol/|agency=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194234/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-scalise-returns-to-capitol/|archive-date=October 9, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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On January 6, 2021, Scalise voted to de-certify President-elect Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania.<ref name="Roll Call 10">{{cite web |date=January 6, 2021|title=Roll Call 10|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202110|access-date=October 10, 2021|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Roll Call 11">{{cite web |date=January 7, 2021 |title=Roll Call 11 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202111 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> | On January 6, 2021, Scalise voted to de-certify President-elect Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania.<ref name="Roll Call 10">{{cite web |date=January 6, 2021|title=Roll Call 10|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202110|access-date=October 10, 2021|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Roll Call 11">{{cite web |date=January 7, 2021 |title=Roll Call 11 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202111 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=October 10, 2021}}</ref> | ||
Scalise condemned the ] as terrorism and compared it to the ]. "It would ... be naive to think the shooter arrived at his decision in a vacuum", Scalise said, adding, "It would be equally naive to think that the Capitol rioters arrived at their decisions in a void. Violent rhetoric helps radicalize people. Republicans and Democrats alike must have the moral clarity to call this language out whenever it is spoken, not only when it comes from the other side of the political aisle."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Axelrod|first1=Tal|date=January 13, 2021|title=Scalise labels Capitol rioting 'domestic terrorism'|language=en|work=]|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534001-scalise-labels-capitol-rioting-domestic-terrorism|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> | Scalise condemned the ] as terrorism and compared it to the ]. "It would ... be naive to think the shooter arrived at his decision in a vacuum", Scalise said, adding, "It would be equally naive to think that the Capitol rioters arrived at their decisions in a void. Violent rhetoric helps radicalize people. Republicans and Democrats alike must have the moral clarity to call this language out whenever it is spoken, not only when it comes from the other side of the political aisle."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Axelrod|first1=Tal|date=January 13, 2021|title=Scalise labels Capitol rioting 'domestic terrorism'|language=en|work=]|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534001-scalise-labels-capitol-rioting-domestic-terrorism/|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> | ||
In February 2021, more than a month after ], Scalise ] that the election was not stolen or fraudulent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 24, 2021|title=PolitiFact - Steve Scalise won't say election was not stolen. Who else won't?|url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/24/scalise-wont-say-election-was-not-stolen-who-else-/|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=]|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2021, he called for the ouster of ] as ] Chair due to her vote to impeach Trump for inciting a mob to ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holzberg|first=Melissa|title=Steve Scalise Supports Replacing Cheney With Stefanik|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissaholzberg/2021/05/05/steve-scalise-supports-replacing-cheney-with-stefanik/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=]|language=en}}</ref> On May 19, 2021, Scalise and the seven other House Republican leaders voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex. Thirty-five House Republicans and all 217 Democrats present voted to establish such a commission.<ref>, '']'', May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.</ref><ref>, '']'', May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.</ref> | In February 2021, more than a month after ], Scalise ] that the election was not stolen or fraudulent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 24, 2021|title=PolitiFact - Steve Scalise won't say election was not stolen. Who else won't?|url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/24/scalise-wont-say-election-was-not-stolen-who-else-/|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=]|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2021, he called for the ouster of ] as ] Chair due to her vote to impeach Trump for inciting a mob to ].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holzberg|first=Melissa|title=Steve Scalise Supports Replacing Cheney With Stefanik|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissaholzberg/2021/05/05/steve-scalise-supports-replacing-cheney-with-stefanik/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=]|language=en}}</ref> On May 19, 2021, Scalise and the seven other House Republican leaders voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex. Thirty-five House Republicans and all 217 Democrats present voted to establish such a commission.<ref>, '']'', May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.</ref><ref>, '']'', May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.</ref> | ||
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=== 2023 Speaker of the House election === | === 2023 Speaker of the House election === | ||
{{See also|October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election}} | {{See also|October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election}} | ||
On October 3, 2023 ] was removed as ]. Days later, House Republicans chose Scalise over ] as their candidate for Speaker of the House, by a margin of 113 to 99.<ref>{{Cite |
On October 3, 2023 ] was removed as ]. Days later, House Republicans chose Scalise over ] as their candidate for Speaker of the House, by a margin of 113 to 99.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Kristina Peterson and Siobhan |title=Republicans Nominate Steve Scalise for House Speaker Over Jim Jordan |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/republican-speaker-vote-jim-jordan-stevescalise-2419cbf6 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref> WTOP News. By Mitchell Miller. October 11, 2023. Accessed 10-12-2023.</ref> After failing to consolidate the necessary 217 Republican votes to become the Speaker of the House, Scalise withdrew his name from consideration as a nominee for the Speakership.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Broadwater |first=Luke |date=2023-10-12 |title=Scalise Withdraws as Speaker Candidate, Leaving G.O.P. in Chaos |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/us/politics/scalise-jordan-house-speaker.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> | ||
== Political positions == | == Political positions == | ||
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===Immigration=== | ===Immigration=== | ||
Scalise supported President ]'s 2017 ] temporarily banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. He stated, "It's very prudent to say, 'Let's be careful about who comes into our country to make sure that they're not terrorists.'"<ref name="Blake1">{{cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Aaron|title=Coffman, Gardner join Republicans against President Trump's travel ban; here's where the rest stand|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/|website=Denver Post|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129222238/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/|archive-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> | Scalise supported President ]'s 2017 ] temporarily banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. He stated, "It's very prudent to say, 'Let's be careful about who comes into our country to make sure that they're not terrorists.'"<ref name="Blake1">{{cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Aaron|title=Coffman, Gardner join Republicans against President Trump's travel ban; here's where the rest stand|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/|website=Denver Post|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129222238/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/|archive-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> | ||
===Health care=== | ===Health care=== | ||
Scalise opposes the ]. |
Scalise opposes the ]. He applauded a Texas district court ruling the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional in its entirety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2Ex0rOW|title=GOP feels heat in wake of Obamacare ruling: 'It's all the downsides'|last1=Demko|first1=Paul|last2=Cancryn|first2=Adam|website=]|date=December 15, 2018 |language=en|access-date=December 16, 2018}}</ref> | ||
===Gun law=== | ===Gun law=== | ||
⚫ | Scalise has been an opponent of gun control and was given an "A+ rating" and endorsed by the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Louisiana |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104203936/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Louisiana |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109191551/http://nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/steve-scalise-top-ranking-republican-louisiana-gun-rights|title=Steve Scalise: Republican wounded in baseball shooting is key figure in House|last=Beckett|first=Lois|date=June 14, 2017|work=]|access-date=July 8, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707180902/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/steve-scalise-top-ranking-republican-louisiana-gun-rights|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/14/1671772/-Th-irony-of-Scalise-and-Gun-Control|title=Th irony of Scalise and Gun Control|work=Daily Kos|access-date=July 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617210226/http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/14/1671772/-Th-irony-of-Scalise-and-Gun-Control|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> After being shot, and in the wake of the ], Scalise said on '']'' that he is still a ] supporter: "Don't try to put new laws in place that don't fix these problems. They only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own a gun." Scalise has described the ] as being "unlimited".<ref name="Ruiz">{{cite web|last1=Ruiz|first1=Michelle|title=Gunned Down at Baseball Practice and Saved by a Lesbian Cop, Rep. Steve Scalise Remains Pro-Gun and Anti-LGBTQ|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/steve-scalise-gunned-down-saved-lesbian-cop-still-pro-gun-anti-lgbt|website=Vogue|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212154/https://www.vogue.com/article/steve-scalise-gunned-down-saved-lesbian-cop-still-pro-gun-anti-lgbt|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | In 2018, Scalise co-sponsored a bill to "strengthen school safety and security", which required a two-thirds vote for passage given that it was brought up under an expedited process known as Suspension of the Rules. The House voted 407–10 to approve the bill, which would "provide $50 million a year for a new federal grant program to train students, teachers and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence". Entitled the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Act, it would "develop anonymous telephone and online systems where people could report threats of violence." At the same time, it would authorize $25 million for schools to improve and harden their security, such as installing new locks, lights, metal detectors and panic buttons. A separate spending bill would be required to provide money for the grant program.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zanona|first1=Melanie|title=House passes school safety bill amid gun protests|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/378415-house-passes-school-safety-bill-amid-gun-protests/|website=]|date=March 14, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314203317/http://thehill.com/homenews/house/378415-house-passes-school-safety-bill-amid-gun-protests|archive-date=March 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | Scalise has been an opponent of gun control and was given an "A+ rating" and endorsed by the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Louisiana |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104203936/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Louisiana |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109191551/nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/steve-scalise-top-ranking-republican-louisiana-gun-rights|title=Steve Scalise: Republican wounded in baseball shooting is key figure in House|last=Beckett|first=Lois|date=June 14, 2017|work=]|access-date=July 8, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707180902/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/steve-scalise-top-ranking-republican-louisiana-gun-rights|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/14/1671772/-Th-irony-of-Scalise-and-Gun-Control|title=Th irony of Scalise and Gun Control|work=Daily Kos|access-date=July 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617210226/http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/14/1671772/-Th-irony-of-Scalise-and-Gun-Control|archive-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> After being shot, and in the wake of the ], Scalise said on '']'' that he is still a ] supporter: "Don't try to put new laws in place that don't fix these problems. They only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own a gun." Scalise has described the ] as "unlimited".<ref name="Ruiz">{{cite web|last1=Ruiz|first1=Michelle|title=Gunned Down at Baseball Practice and Saved by a Lesbian Cop, Rep. Steve Scalise Remains Pro-Gun and Anti-LGBTQ|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/steve-scalise-gunned-down-saved-lesbian-cop-still-pro-gun-anti-lgbt|website=Vogue|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212154/https://www.vogue.com/article/steve-scalise-gunned-down-saved-lesbian-cop-still-pro-gun-anti-lgbt|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | In 2018, Scalise co-sponsored a bill to "strengthen school safety and security", which required a two-thirds vote for passage given that it was brought up under an expedited process known as Suspension of the Rules. The House voted 407–10 to approve the bill, which would "provide $50 million a year for a new federal grant program to train students, teachers and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence". |
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===Cannabis=== | ===Cannabis=== | ||
⚫ | Scalise opposes the legalization of marijuana, which he deems a ] for other drugs. He was given a "D" rating from ] for his voting history regarding ]-related causes.<ref name="NORML">{{cite web|title=Louisiana Scorecard|url=http://norml.org/congressional-scorecard/louisiana|website=NORML|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=en-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712191828/http://norml.org/congressional-scorecard/louisiana|archive-date=July 12, 2017}}</ref> | ||
⚫ | Scalise opposes the legalization of marijuana, which he deems a ] for other drugs. He |
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=== LGBT rights === | === LGBT rights === | ||
According to the '']'', Scalise has one of "the most anti-LGBT reputations of any lawmaker". He opposed the repeal of the US military's ] policy, stating "military leaders we've spoken with feel strongly that this policy should not be repealed"<ref>{{Cite web |title='Don't ask, don't tell' repeal supported by Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao and his expected challengers |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-supported-by-rep-anh-joseph-cao-and-his-expected-challengers/article_83e93f07-0043-5bc9-a5a4-d00da933ee5f.html |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=NOLA.com |date=February 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507013151/https://www.nola.com/news/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-supported-by-rep-anh-joseph-cao-and-his-expected-challengers/article_83e93f07-0043-5bc9-a5a4-d00da933ee5f.html/ |archive-date=2023-05-07|url-status=live}}</ref> and including sexuality under ] legislation, voting against the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here are the members of Congress who voted against protecting gay people from hate crimes |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=] |date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409015436/https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law/ |archive-date=2023-04-09|url-status=live}}</ref> He also opposes ], having praised the 2014 ] ruling. Scalise condemned the Supreme Court decision '']'', which held that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://votesmart.org/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Vote Smart}}</ref> Scalise's voting record has a zero rating from the ] ] ].<ref name="Johnson61417">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Chris|title=Rep. Scalise among victims in Va. shooting|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/06/14/anti-lgbt-lawmaker-steve-scalise-victim-in-alexandria-shooting/|website=Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights|access-date=December 31, 2017|date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021141111/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/06/14/anti-lgbt-lawmaker-steve-scalise-victim-in-alexandria-shooting/|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> | According to the '']'', Scalise has one of "the most anti-LGBT reputations of any lawmaker". He opposed the repeal of the US military's ] policy, stating "military leaders we've spoken with feel strongly that this policy should not be repealed"<ref>{{Cite web |title='Don't ask, don't tell' repeal supported by Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao and his expected challengers |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-supported-by-rep-anh-joseph-cao-and-his-expected-challengers/article_83e93f07-0043-5bc9-a5a4-d00da933ee5f.html |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=NOLA.com |date=February 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507013151/https://www.nola.com/news/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-supported-by-rep-anh-joseph-cao-and-his-expected-challengers/article_83e93f07-0043-5bc9-a5a4-d00da933ee5f.html/ |archive-date=2023-05-07|url-status=live}}</ref> and including sexuality under ] legislation, voting against the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here are the members of Congress who voted against protecting gay people from hate crimes |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=] |date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409015436/https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law/ |archive-date=2023-04-09|url-status=live}}</ref> He also opposes ], having praised the 2014 ] ruling. Scalise condemned the Supreme Court decision '']'', which held that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://votesmart.org/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Vote Smart}}</ref> Scalise's voting record has a zero rating from the ] ] ].<ref name="Johnson61417">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Chris|title=Rep. Scalise among victims in Va. shooting|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/06/14/anti-lgbt-lawmaker-steve-scalise-victim-in-alexandria-shooting/|website=Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights|access-date=December 31, 2017|date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021141111/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/06/14/anti-lgbt-lawmaker-steve-scalise-victim-in-alexandria-shooting/|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}</ref> | ||
===Environment=== | ===Environment=== | ||
Scalise rejects the ].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Scalise sidesteps climate change debate: Earth's temperature "goes up and down"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scalise-sidesteps-climate-change-debate-earths-temperature-goes-up-and-down/|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=June 14, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2021|title=Republicans' Cop26 hopes undermined by colleagues' climate disdain|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/08/republicans-cop26-glasgow-un-summit-climate-talks|access-date=November 8, 2021|website=]|language=en}}</ref> He has on multiple occasions |
Scalise rejects the ].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Scalise sidesteps climate change debate: Earth's temperature "goes up and down"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scalise-sidesteps-climate-change-debate-earths-temperature-goes-up-and-down/|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=June 14, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2021|title=Republicans' Cop26 hopes undermined by colleagues' climate disdain|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/08/republicans-cop26-glasgow-un-summit-climate-talks|access-date=November 8, 2021|website=]|language=en}}</ref> He has on multiple occasions stated that scientists predicted ] in the 1970s.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Republicans slam Biden's methane 'overregulation'|url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/republicans-slam-bidens-methane-overregulation/|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=E&E News|date=November 3, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Another Ice Age? -- Printout -- TIME |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/printout/0,8816,944914,00.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
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==Other events== | ==Other events== | ||
===Speech at white nationalist convention=== | ===Speech at white nationalist convention=== | ||
In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at a convention for the ] (EURO), a group which was founded by ]. This became known in 2014 after political blogger<ref name=Costa-141229 /><ref name=Martin /> ] uncovered anonymous comments from 2002 on '']'', a ] website, which made reference to Scalise as a 2002 speaker at the convention.<ref name=Costa-141229>{{cite news | |
In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at a convention for the ] (EURO), a group which was founded by ]. This became known in 2014 after political blogger<ref name=Costa-141229 /><ref name=Martin /> ] uncovered anonymous comments from 2002 on '']'', a ] website, which made reference to Scalise as a 2002 speaker at the convention.<ref name=Costa-141229>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-majority-whip-scalise-confirms-he-spoke-to-white-nationalists-in-2002/2014/12/29/7f80dc14-8fa3-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html | title=House Majority Whip Scalise confirms he spoke to white nationalists in 2002 | newspaper=] | access-date=December 29, 2014 | author=Costa, Robert | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229232831/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-majority-whip-scalise-confirms-he-spoke-to-white-nationalists-in-2002/2014/12/29/7f80dc14-8fa3-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html | archive-date=December 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=Jaffe>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/politics/steve-scalise-white-supremacist-group-speech/ | title=GOP leadership stands by Scalise after white supremacist speech | work=]| date=December 31, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | author1=Jaffe, Alexandra | author2=Walsh, Deirdra | name-list-style=amp | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230200045/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/politics/steve-scalise-white-supremacist-group-speech/ | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=Sarlin>{{cite web |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-leader-steve-scalise-may-have-addressed-supremacist-rally | title=GOP leader Steve Scalise may have addressed supremacist conference | work=]| date=December 29, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | last=Sarlin|first=Benjy | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230033524/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-leader-steve-scalise-may-have-addressed-supremacist-rally | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Reilly">{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/29/steve-scalise-euro-conference_n_6392036.html | title=House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Spoke At White Supremacist Conference In 2002 | work=] | date=December 29, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | author1=Reilly, Mollie | author2=Grim, Ryan | name-list-style=amp | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229215627/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/29/steve-scalise-euro-conference_n_6392036.html | archive-date=December 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cenlamar.com/2014/12/28/house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-was-reportedly-an-honored-guest-at-2002-international-white-supremacist-convention/|title=House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Was Reportedly an Honored Guest at 2002 International White Supremacist Convention|date=December 28, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229214722/http://cenlamar.com/2014/12/28/house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-was-reportedly-an-honored-guest-at-2002-international-white-supremacist-convention/|archive-date=December 29, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Calderone>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/lamar-white-jr-scalise-blogger_n_6397078.html | title=How Louisiana Blogger Lamar White, Jr. Landed The Steve Scalise White Supremacist Scoop | work=] | date=December 30, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | author=Calderone, Michael | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231114315/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/lamar-white-jr-scalise-blogger_n_6397078.html | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Scalise confirmed that he had spoken at the EURO conference in 2002 and stated at the time he did not know of the "racist nature of the group". Scalise said he spoke about state tax legislation and that EURO was "one of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation," further stating that this is a group "whose views I wholeheartedly condemn." Scalise apologized for speaking to the group, saying, "It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold."<ref name=Martin>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/us/politics/scalises-speech-to-white-supremacist-group-clouds-republicans-plans.html | title=Republicans Try to Fix Damage Scalise's 2002 Speech Could Do in 2016 | work=] | date=December 31, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | last1=Martin|first1=Jonathan | last2=Calmes|first2=Jackie | name-list-style=amp | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231045655/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/us/politics/scalises-speech-to-white-supremacist-group-clouds-republicans-plans.html | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> After Scalise's attendance at the conference was publicized in 2014, journalist Stephanie Grace alleged that Scalise had once called himself "David Duke without the baggage".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/stephanie_grace/article_5d6ad63a-caed-5ad7-a377-c5cb0d41d1ac.html | title=Stephanie Grace: Scalise's pitch to Duke supporters seems plausible| work=The Advocate| date=December 31, 2014 | access-date=October 6, 2022| author=Grace, Stephanie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-WB-51902 | title=White House Tries to Link Steve Scalise to David Duke| work=]| date=January 5, 2015 | access-date=October 6, 2022| author=Tau, Byron}}</ref> | ||
Various ] politicians, including Republican Governor ] and Democratic Congressman ], defended Scalise's character.<ref name=ODonoghue>{{cite web | |
Various ] politicians, including Republican Governor ] and Democratic Congressman ], defended Scalise's character.<ref name=ODonoghue>{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/steve_scalise_white_supremacis.html | title=Steve Scalise attended white nationalist event, but says he wasn't aware of group's views | work=The Times-Picayune | date=December 29, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | author=O'Donoghue, Julia | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230001311/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/steve_scalise_white_supremacis.html | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> ] ] voiced his continued confidence in Scalise as Majority Whip saying that he had "made an error in judgment" and was "a man of high integrity and good character."<ref name=Jaffe /><ref name=Bendery>{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/john-boehner-steve-scalise_n_6396798.html | title=John Boehner Backs Steve Scalise Amid Controversy Over White Supremacist Meeting | work=]| date=December 30, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | first=Jennifer| last=Bendery| author-link=Jennifer Bendery | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231080032/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/john-boehner-steve-scalise_n_6396798.html | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Several Democratic members of Congress, as well as ], a spokesperson for the ] (DNC), criticized Scalise and challenged his statement that he was not aware of the group's affiliation with racism and anti-Semitism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/democrats-demand-answers-steve-scalises-ties-david-duke|title=Steve Scalise: Speaking at supremacist event 'a mistake I regret'|first=Benjy|last=Sarlin|date=March 19, 2015|work=]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231031647/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/democrats-demand-answers-steve-scalises-ties-david-duke|archive-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref> Mark Potok of the ] called upon Scalise to step down from his leadership position as ].<ref name=Berman>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/30/splc-calls-for-congressman-who-spoke-to-white-supremacist-group-to-step-down-from-leadership/ | title=SPLC calls for congressman who spoke to white supremacist group to step down from leadership | newspaper=] | date=December 30, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | author=Berman, Mark | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101020115/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/30/splc-calls-for-congressman-who-spoke-to-white-supremacist-group-to-step-down-from-leadership/ | archive-date=January 1, 2015 | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Scileifstein|first1=Mark|title=Steve Scalise denials not believable and he should resign as whip, civil rights group says|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/scalise_denials_not_believable.html|access-date=June 15, 2017|newspaper=The Times-Picayune|date=December 30, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311152609/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/scalise_denials_not_believable.html|archive-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Peter|title=Civil rights group: Scalise must go|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/228268-civil-rights-group-calls-on-scalise-to-resign-as-whip/|access-date=June 15, 2017|work=]|date=December 20, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618165455/http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/228268-civil-rights-group-calls-on-scalise-to-resign-as-whip|archive-date=June 18, 2017}}</ref> | ||
===Ady Barkan video=== | ===Ady Barkan video=== | ||
In 2020, Scalise spread a video that was doctored to depict the political activist ], who is disabled and uses a ], asking 2020 presidential candidate ] whether he supported ], to which Biden appeared to reply in the affirmative. Barkan asked Scalise to delete the video, which was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media, and apologize. Scalise deleted the video; his spokesperson said that editing the video in this manner was "common practice."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/31/ady-barkan-steve-scalise-doctored-video-disability-biden|title=Activist Ady Barkan tells top Republican to apologise over doctored video|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|first=Tom|last=McCarthy|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/twitter-scalise-tweet-manipulated-media/index.html|title=Twitter labels Scalise tweet of Biden interview about police funding 'manipulated media' before he took it down|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|publisher=]|first1=Donie|last1=O'Sullivan|first2=Sarah|last2=Mucha|first3=Greg|last3=Clary}}</ref> ] posted the interview section on Police Reform on ] showing in fact Barkan asked Biden about police reform, including defunding them and Biden agreed stating he proposed that kind of reform.<ref>{{Citation |title=Joe Biden and Ady Barkan Discuss Police Reform and Mental Health Care {{!}} NowThis |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEIPXpdeia8 |access-date=2023-10-04 |language=en}}</ref> | In 2020, Scalise spread a video that was doctored to depict the political activist ], who is disabled and uses a ], asking 2020 presidential candidate ] whether he supported ], to which Biden appeared to reply in the affirmative. Barkan asked Scalise to delete the video, which was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media, and apologize. Scalise deleted the video; his spokesperson said that editing the video in this manner was "common practice."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/31/ady-barkan-steve-scalise-doctored-video-disability-biden|title=Activist Ady Barkan tells top Republican to apologise over doctored video|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|first=Tom|last=McCarthy|work=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/twitter-scalise-tweet-manipulated-media/index.html|title=Twitter labels Scalise tweet of Biden interview about police funding 'manipulated media' before he took it down|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|publisher=]|first1=Donie|last1=O'Sullivan|first2=Sarah|last2=Mucha|first3=Greg|last3=Clary}}</ref> ] posted the interview section on Police Reform on ] showing in fact Barkan asked Biden about police reform, including defunding them and Biden agreed stating he proposed that kind of reform.<ref>{{Citation |title=Joe Biden and Ady Barkan Discuss Police Reform and Mental Health Care {{!}} NowThis | date=July 11, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEIPXpdeia8 |access-date=2023-10-04 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
A ],<ref name="Pew Research: 118th Congress' religion">{{citation |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |publisher=] |access-date=2023-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090407/https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-16 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> Scalise married Jennifer Ann Letulle on March 19, 2005.<ref name="marriageannouncement1">{{cite news|date=2006|title=Marriage Annacouments|work=Times Picayune|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/marriages/paper/tp-s.txt|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231212806/http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/marriages/paper/tp-s.txt|archive-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref> They have two children |
A ],<ref name="Pew Research: 118th Congress' religion">{{citation |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |publisher=] |access-date=2023-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090407/https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-16 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> Scalise married Jennifer Ann Letulle on March 19, 2005.<ref name="marriageannouncement1">{{cite news|date=2006|title=Marriage Annacouments|work=Times Picayune|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/marriages/paper/tp-s.txt|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231212806/http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/marriages/paper/tp-s.txt|archive-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Congressman Steve Scalise |url=https://scalise.house.gov/about/biography |website=scalise.house.gov |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=en |date=3 January 2021}}</ref> | ||
===Health=== | ===Health=== | ||
On August 29, 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with ]. He said the cancer was detected early and was "very treatable".<ref>{{cite news|url |
On August 29, 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with ]. He said the cancer was detected early and was "very treatable".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://rollcall.com/2023/08/29/scalise-being-treated-for-blood-cancer-plans-to-keep-working/|title = Scalise being treated for blood cancer, plans to keep working|last = Papp|first = Justin|work=]|date = August 29, 2023|accessdate = August 29, 2023}}</ref> | ||
On September 14, Scalise returned to work, having begun ], and reported that his treatment was "going well."<ref>{{cite news| last = Pandolfo| first = Chris| date = September 14, 2023| title = GOP leader Steve Scalise gives update on cancer treatment, reveals wife knew something was wrong over phone| newspaper =]| page = | |
On September 14, Scalise returned to work, having begun ], and reported that his treatment was "going well."<ref>{{cite news| last = Pandolfo| first = Chris| date = September 14, 2023| title = GOP leader Steve Scalise gives update on cancer treatment, reveals wife knew something was wrong over phone| newspaper =]| page = |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-leader-steve-scalise-update-cancer-treatment-reveals-wife-knew-something-wrong-phone| access-date = September 14, 2023 | quote =}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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American politician (born 1965)
Steve Scalise | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
House Majority Leader | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Speaker | |
Preceded by | Steny Hoyer |
House Minority Whip | |
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
Preceded by | Steny Hoyer |
Succeeded by | Katherine Clark |
House Majority Whip | |
In office August 1, 2014 – January 3, 2019 | |
Speaker | |
Preceded by | Kevin McCarthy |
Succeeded by | Jim Clyburn |
Chair of the Republican Study Committee | |
In office January 3, 2013 – August 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Jim Jordan |
Succeeded by | Rob Woodall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office May 3, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Bobby Jindal |
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 9th district | |
In office January 14, 2008 – May 6, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ken Hollis |
Succeeded by | Conrad Appel |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 82nd district | |
In office January 8, 1996 – January 14, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Quentin Dastugue |
Succeeded by | Cameron Henry |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Joseph Scalise (1965-10-06) October 6, 1965 (age 59) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Jennifer Letulle (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University (BS) |
Website | |
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Steve Scalise speaks in support of the Secure Equipment Act of 2021 Recorded October 19, 2021 | |
Stephen Joseph Scalise (/skəˈliːs/ skə-LEESS; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been serving as the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district since 2008. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the House majority whip from 2014 to 2019 and the House minority whip 2019 to 2023.
Before his election to Congress, Scalise served four months in the Louisiana State Senate and three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was the chair of the House Republican Study Committee from 2013 to 2014. On June 19, 2014, Scalise's Republican colleagues elected him majority whip of the United States House of Representatives. He assumed office on August 1. He is the first Louisianian to serve as majority whip since 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 Senator David Vitter's retirement. Scalise's district includes most of New Orleans's suburbs, such as Metairie, Kenner, and Slidell, as well as a portion of New Orleans itself.
On June 14, 2017, during practice for that year's Congressional Baseball Game, Scalise was shot and seriously wounded by an anti-Trump domestic terrorist who was targeting Republicans. Scalise underwent treatment for several months, returning to Congress on September 28.
On October 11, Scalise defeated Jim Jordan to win the Republican nomination for the October 2023 Speaker of the House election following the removal of Kevin McCarthy. However, he withdrew a day later after failing to consolidate the necessary votes.
Early life and education
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 77, and Carol Schilleci. His siblings are Glenn and Tara Scalise.
Scalise's great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Italy in the late 1800s. He graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge with a major in computer science and a minor in political science. At LSU, Scalise was a member of the Acacia Fraternity. He serves on the board of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation, servicing the American Italian Cultural Center.
Louisiana Legislature
In 1995, Scalise was recruited by Louisiana Republicans to run for Republican (formerly Democratic) State Representative Quentin Dastugue's District 82 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives after Dastague made an unsuccessful bid for Governor of Louisiana. Scalise won the seat and was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He served until 2007.
On October 20, 2007, Scalise was elected in a nonpartisan blanket primary to the District 9 seat in the Louisiana Senate vacated by the term-limited Ken Hollis of Metairie. Scalise received 19,154 votes (61 percent) in a three-way contest. Fellow Republican Polly Thomas, an education professor at the University of New Orleans who subsequently won a special state House election in 2016, polled 8,948 votes (29 percent). A Democrat, David Gereighty, polled 3,154 votes (10 percent) in the heavily Republican-oriented district. Scalise, who was term-limited out of the House, was succeeded in the state House by his aide, Cameron Henry of Metairie.
In the special election on November 4, 2008, to fill the remaining three and one-half years in Scalise's state Senate term, Conrad Appel defeated Polly Thomas, 21,853 (52.1 percent) to 20,065 (47.9 percent). Thomas had also lost the race for the seat in 2007 to Scalise.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
- 2008 special election
In 2004, Scalise announced that he would run for the 1st congressional district, but deferred to the preference of party leaders and supported Bobby Jindal, who won the position vacated by the successful U.S. senatorial candidate, David Vitter.
In 2007, when Jindal was elected to the governorship of Louisiana, Scalise announced his intentions to seek the House seat again. This time he received Republican party backing.
Scalise was sworn in on May 7, 2008.
- 2008 general election
In the regularly scheduled election, Scalise was reelected over Democrat Jim Harlan, 66 percent to 34 percent.
- 2010
Scalise defeated the Democratic nominee, Myron Katz, and an Independent, Arden Wells, in his 2010 bid for reelection.
- 2012
In his own 2012 congressional race, Scalise prevailed with 193,490 votes (66.6 percent) over four opponents, the strongest of whom was the Democrat M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza, who finished with 61,979 votes (21.3 percent). A second Republican, Gary King, received 24,838 votes (8.6 percent). Independent Arden Wells ran again and received 4,285 votes (1.5 percent) in his second race against Scalise.
Committee assignments
Caucus memberships
Tenure
In 2011, Scalise became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R. 3261, otherwise known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (withdrawn January 23, 2012). As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Scalise dismissed Derek Khanna, a committee staffer, in December 2012 because of pressure from content industry lobbyists after the study committee published a memo advocating copyright reform.
In 2013, Scalise voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Also in 2013, Scalise sponsored a bill called the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act. The bill makes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) consolidate several of their reports into one report.
In December 2017, Scalise voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Scalise says that the bill will "put more money in the pockets of hard-working families."
Scalise was the ranking Republican on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis during the May 19, 2021, hearings involving Emergent BioSolutions founder Faud El-Hibiri and its CEO Robert G. Kramer.
Leadership race
In the aftermath of Rep. Eric Cantor's unexpected defeat by Dave Brat on June 10, 2014, Scalise launched a campaign to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the position of Majority Whip of the House; McCarthy himself would replace Cantor as House Majority Leader. Scalise's ascent to leadership built on his "come-from-behind win in 2012 to become chairman" of the Republican Study Committee. Scalise subsequently won a three-way race for whip, winning on the first ballot despite the efforts of fellow candidates Peter Roskam and Marlin Stutzman. He came under fire for using the assistance of a federal lobbyist, John Feehery, when hiring staff for the Majority Leader's Press Office.
Congressional baseball shooting
Main article: Congressional baseball shootingOn June 14, 2017, at 7:09 am EDT, Scalise and three other people were shot and wounded by James Hodgkinson, a left-wing extremist with a record of domestic violence, who opened fire with a rifle during a baseball practice of the Republican team for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. The practice was taking place at the Eugene Simpson Baseball Fields in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Scalise, the only member of Congress to be hit, was shot in the hip. Representative Mo Brooks, who was also at the practice, witnessed the attack and said he saw someone with a rifle behind the third base dugout. Brooks then heard Scalise scream from second base. Scalise crawled into right field, bleeding. Senator Jeff Flake and Representative Brad Wenstrup, a former podiatrist, ran to assist Scalise after Hodgkinson was shot. Senator Rand Paul, also a witness, said he heard "as many as 50 shots".
Initially conscious, Scalise went into shock while being taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in critical condition, where he underwent immediate surgery. He was hit by a single rifle bullet that "travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding". Dr. Jack Sava at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center said that "when he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death". By June 16, although still in critical condition, Sava said, "We have controlled internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized." On June 17, it was announced that his condition had improved to "serious" and he was responsive enough to talk with his family. On June 21, the hospital issued a press release stating: "Congressman Steve Scalise continues to make good progress. He is now listed in fair condition and is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation."
On July 5, 2017, Scalise returned to the intensive care unit after becoming ill with an infection related to the shooting.
On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Scalise had undergone additional surgery and that his condition had been upgraded to fair. He was discharged from the hospital on July 26 and went through a period of inpatient rehabilitation. On September 28, to applause and cheers, he returned to the House of Representatives, where he gave a speech about his experience related to the traumatic events.
Hodgkinson, 66, was killed by police at the scene. He was married and lived in Belleville, Illinois, where he owned a small business doing home inspections, mold testing, and air-quality testing. He had encounters with police involving violence or firearms in 2006 and 2017; he was registered as a firearms owner in Illinois. In January 2017 he closed down his business. In the months before the shooting he was living in a car near the Alexandria baseball field and regularly visited a nearby YMCA. He was a Bernie Sanders supporter and volunteer, and a fierce critic of Trump and the Republican Party on social media, in letters to the editor, and in phone calls to his representative. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring concluded Hodgkinson was "fueled by rage against Republican legislators" and the shooting was "an act of terrorism."
House Minority Whip
The Republicans lost their majority in the 2018 House of Representatives elections, and Scalise was elected as House Minority Whip, with Kevin McCarthy of California as Minority Leader. While as Majority Whip he was the third-ranking House Republican behind Speaker Paul Ryan and McCarthy, as Minority Whip he is second in command behind McCarthy.
2020 presidential election and aftermath
On January 6, 2021, Scalise voted to de-certify President-elect Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Scalise condemned the Capitol attack as terrorism and compared it to the Congressional baseball shooting. "It would ... be naive to think the shooter arrived at his decision in a vacuum", Scalise said, adding, "It would be equally naive to think that the Capitol rioters arrived at their decisions in a void. Violent rhetoric helps radicalize people. Republicans and Democrats alike must have the moral clarity to call this language out whenever it is spoken, not only when it comes from the other side of the political aisle."
In February 2021, more than a month after Joe Biden's inauguration, Scalise refused to acknowledge that the election was not stolen or fraudulent. In May 2021, he called for the ouster of Liz Cheney as House Republican Conference Chair due to her vote to impeach Trump for inciting a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol. On May 19, 2021, Scalise and the seven other House Republican leaders voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex. Thirty-five House Republicans and all 217 Democrats present voted to establish such a commission.
In October 2021, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace interviewed Scalise. In the aftermath of controversy surrounding the 2020 presidential election, Scalise refused to acknowledge the loss of president Donald Trump. His refusal to admit Trump's loss was viewed as fear of Trump's vindictiveness and willingness to kowtow to Trump in order to avoid being targeted by Trump.
House Majority Leader
The House Republican Conference elected Scalise to serve as Majority Leader during the 118th Congress. Scalise was unopposed for the position.
2023 Speaker of the House election
See also: October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives electionOn October 3, 2023 Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House. Days later, House Republicans chose Scalise over Jim Jordan as their candidate for Speaker of the House, by a margin of 113 to 99. After failing to consolidate the necessary 217 Republican votes to become the Speaker of the House, Scalise withdrew his name from consideration as a nominee for the Speakership.
Political positions
Immigration
Scalise supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order temporarily banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. He stated, "It's very prudent to say, 'Let's be careful about who comes into our country to make sure that they're not terrorists.'"
Health care
Scalise opposes the Affordable Care Act. He applauded a Texas district court ruling the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional in its entirety.
Gun law
Scalise has been an opponent of gun control and was given an "A+ rating" and endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund. After being shot, and in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Scalise said on Meet the Press that he is still a gun rights supporter: "Don't try to put new laws in place that don't fix these problems. They only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own a gun." Scalise has described the Second Amendment as being "unlimited".
In 2018, Scalise co-sponsored a bill to "strengthen school safety and security", which required a two-thirds vote for passage given that it was brought up under an expedited process known as Suspension of the Rules. The House voted 407–10 to approve the bill, which would "provide $50 million a year for a new federal grant program to train students, teachers and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence". Entitled the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Act, it would "develop anonymous telephone and online systems where people could report threats of violence." At the same time, it would authorize $25 million for schools to improve and harden their security, such as installing new locks, lights, metal detectors and panic buttons. A separate spending bill would be required to provide money for the grant program.
Cannabis
Scalise opposes the legalization of marijuana, which he deems a gateway drug for other drugs. He was given a "D" rating from National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.
LGBT rights
According to the Washington Blade, Scalise has one of "the most anti-LGBT reputations of any lawmaker". He opposed the repeal of the US military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, stating "military leaders we've spoken with feel strongly that this policy should not be repealed" and including sexuality under hate crime legislation, voting against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. He also opposes same-sex marriage, having praised the 2014 Robicheaux v. Caldwell ruling. Scalise condemned the Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitution. Scalise's voting record has a zero rating from the LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.
Environment
Scalise rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. He has on multiple occasions stated that scientists predicted global cooling in the 1970s.
Other events
Speech at white nationalist convention
In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at a convention for the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO), a group which was founded by David Duke. This became known in 2014 after political blogger Lamar White, Jr. uncovered anonymous comments from 2002 on Stormfront, a white supremacist website, which made reference to Scalise as a 2002 speaker at the convention. Scalise confirmed that he had spoken at the EURO conference in 2002 and stated at the time he did not know of the "racist nature of the group". Scalise said he spoke about state tax legislation and that EURO was "one of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation," further stating that this is a group "whose views I wholeheartedly condemn." Scalise apologized for speaking to the group, saying, "It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold." After Scalise's attendance at the conference was publicized in 2014, journalist Stephanie Grace alleged that Scalise had once called himself "David Duke without the baggage".
Various Louisiana politicians, including Republican Governor Bobby Jindal and Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond, defended Scalise's character. Speaker of the House John Boehner voiced his continued confidence in Scalise as Majority Whip saying that he had "made an error in judgment" and was "a man of high integrity and good character." Several Democratic members of Congress, as well as Mo Elleithee, a spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), criticized Scalise and challenged his statement that he was not aware of the group's affiliation with racism and anti-Semitism. Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center called upon Scalise to step down from his leadership position as Majority Whip.
Ady Barkan video
In 2020, Scalise spread a video that was doctored to depict the political activist Ady Barkan, who is disabled and uses a speech-generating device, asking 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden whether he supported defunding police, to which Biden appeared to reply in the affirmative. Barkan asked Scalise to delete the video, which was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media, and apologize. Scalise deleted the video; his spokesperson said that editing the video in this manner was "common practice." NowThis News posted the interview section on Police Reform on YouTube showing in fact Barkan asked Biden about police reform, including defunding them and Biden agreed stating he proposed that kind of reform.
Personal life
A Roman Catholic, Scalise married Jennifer Ann Letulle on March 19, 2005. They have two children.
Health
On August 29, 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He said the cancer was detected early and was "very treatable".
On September 14, Scalise returned to work, having begun chemotherapy, and reported that his treatment was "going well."
See also
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External links
- Congressman Steve Scalise official U.S. House website
- Republican Whip official website
- Steve Scalise for Congress
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
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Preceded byQuentin Dastugue | Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 82nd district 1996–2008 |
Succeeded byCameron Henry |
Louisiana State Senate | ||
Preceded byKen Hollis | Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 9th district 2008 |
Succeeded byConrad Appel |
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Preceded byBobby Jindal | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district 2008–present |
Incumbent |
Preceded byKevin McCarthy | House Majority Whip 2014–2019 |
Succeeded byJim Clyburn |
Preceded bySteny Hoyer | House Minority Whip 2019–2023 |
Succeeded byKatherine Clark |
Preceded bySteny Hoyer | House Majority Leader 2023–present |
Incumbent |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded byJim Jordan | Chair of the Republican Study Committee 2013–2014 |
Succeeded byRob Woodall |
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Preceded byAndré Carson | United States representatives by seniority 78th |
Succeeded byGerry Connolly |
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