Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Speaker | Nancy Pelosi |
| Whip | Jim Clyburn |
| Preceded by | Kevin McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Steve Scalise |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Speaker | Nancy Pelosi |
| Whip | Jim Clyburn |
| Preceded by | John Boehner |
| Succeeded by | Eric Cantor |
| House Minority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Eric Cantor |
| Succeeded by | Steve Scalise |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Nancy Pelosi |
| Succeeded by | Roy Blunt |
| Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office June 21, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Leader | Tom Foley |
| Preceded by | William H. Gray III |
| Succeeded by | Vic Fazio |
| Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 1989 – June 21, 1989 | |
| Leader | Jim Wright |
| Preceded by | Mary Rose Oakar |
| Succeeded by | Vic Fazio |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district | |
| Assumed office May 19, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Gladys Spellman |
| President of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | William S. James |
| Succeeded by | James Clark Jr. |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mike Donovan |
| Member of the Maryland Senate from the 4C district | |
| In office January 1967 – January 1975 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steny Hamilton Hoyer June 14, 1939 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Judith Pickett
(m. 1961; died 1997)Elaine Kamarck (m. 2023) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Mechanicsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Profession |
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| Signature | |
| Website | House website |
Steny Hamilton Hoyer (/ˈstɛni ˈhɔɪər/ STEN-ee HOY-ər; born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. He also served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on May 19, 1981, and is in his 23rd House term. His district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the House.
From 2003 to 2023, Hoyer was the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He is a two-time House majority leader, having served in the post from 2007 to 2011 under Speaker Pelosi. During two periods of Republican House control (2003–2007 and 2011–2019), Hoyer served as House minority whip, both times under Minority Leader Pelosi. Following the 2018 midterm elections in which the Democrats took control of the House, Hoyer was reelected majority leader in 2019 for the 116th Congress; he remained the number two House Democrat behind Speaker Pelosi. He announced on November 17, 2022, that he, along with Pelosi, would not seek a leadership position in the 118th Congress, though he would remain a member of the House.