Steny Hoyer

**Steny Hamilton Hoyer** (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician. Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district, serving since 1981. The district includes a large area of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Hoyer was the House Majority Leader from 2019 to 2023.

He was first elected in a special election on May 19, 1981 and served as the House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served as House Minority Whip from 2003 to 2007, and was reelected to that post in 2011. These positions make him the second-ranking figure in the House Democratic Leadership hierarchy.

Hoyer was born on June 14, 1939 in New York City, New York. He is of Danish descent. Hoyer studied at University of Maryland, College Park and at Georgetown University. He was married to Judith Hoyer until her death in 1997. They had three children.

In July 2018, Hoyer was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital for pneumonia. In February 2022, he tested positive for COVID-19.

He announced on November 17, 2022 that he, along with Pelosi, would not seek a leadership position in the 118th Congress, although he would remain a member of the House of Representatives.

In January 2026, Hoyer announced that he would not run for a 24th term in the U.S. House in the 2026 election.

## Other websites

- Congressman Steny Hoyer _official U.S. House site_
- Office of Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer  _official site_
- Majority Leader Steny Hoyer AmericPAC

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Steny Hoyer
- **image**: Steny Hoyer, official photo as Whip.jpg
- **office**: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Majority Leader
- **term start**: January 3, 2019
- **term end**: January 3, 2023
- **1blankname**: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker
- **1namedata**: Nancy Pelosi
- **predecessor**: Kevin McCarthy (California politician), Kevin McCarthy
- **successor**: Steve Scalise
- **signature**: Steny Hoyer SVG signature.svg
- **1blankname1**: Speaker
- **1namedata1**: Nancy Pelosi
- **term start1**: January 3, 2007
- **term end1**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor1**: John Boehner
- **successor1**: Eric Cantor
- **office2**: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Minority Whip
- **leader2**: Nancy Pelosi
- **term start2**: January 3, 2011
- **term end2**: January 3, 2019
- **predecessor2**: Eric Cantor
- **successor2**: Steve Scalise
- **leader3**: Nancy Pelosi
- **term start3**: January 3, 2003
- **term end3**: January 3, 2007
- **predecessor3**: Nancy Pelosi
- **successor3**: Roy Blunt
- **office4**: Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Chair of the House Democratic Conference
- **leader4**: Tom Foley
- **term start4**: June 21, 1989
- **term end4**: January 3, 1995
- **predecessor4**: William H. Gray (Pennsylvania politician), William Grey
- **successor4**: Victor H. Fazio, Vic Fazio
- **office5**: Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Conference
- **leader5**: Jim Wright
- **term start5**: January 3, 1989
- **term end5**: June 21, 1989
- **predecessor5**: Mary Rose Oakar
- **successor5**: Vic Fazio
- **state6**: Maryland
- **term start6**: May 19, 1981
- **predecessor6**: Gladys Spellman
- **office7**: 82nd President of the Maryland Senate
- **term start7**: January 3, 1975
- **term end7**: January 3, 1978
- **predecessor7**: William S. James
- **successor7**: James A. Clark Jr.
- **state senate8**: Maryland
- **district8**: 26th
- **term start8**: January 3, 1975
- **term end8**: January 3, 1978
- **predecessor8**: Constituency established
- **successor8**: Mike Donovan
- **state senate9**: Maryland
- **district9**: 4C
- **term start9**: January 1967
- **term end9**: January 1975
- **predecessor9**: Constituency established
- **successor9**: Constituency abolished
- **birth name**: Steny Hamilton Hoyer
- **birth place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **residence**: Mechanicsville, Maryland, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **children**: 3
- **education**: University of Maryland, College Park (BA)
Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, JD)
- **website**: