page_title: Steve Scalise
section_title: U.S. House of Representatives
hierarchical_section_title: Steve Scalise / U.S. House of Representatives
caption_attribution_description: English: President Donald Trump with Congressman and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise
context_page_description: Stephen Joseph Scalise is an American politician who is the United States House of Representatives Minority Whip and representative for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, serving since 2008. The district includes most of New Orleans's suburbs, as well as a small sliver of New Orleans itself. He is a member of the Republican Party and was the chair of the conservative House Republican Study Committee.
  Prior to his congressional tenure, Scalise served for four months in the Louisiana State Senate and twelve years in the Louisiana House of Representatives. On June 19, 2014, Scalise was elected by his Republican colleagues to serve as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives. He assumed office on August 1. He is the first Louisianian in the Majority Whip's position since Democrat Hale Boggs of Louisiana's 2nd congressional district held the position from 1962 to 1971. In 2017, Scalise became the dean of the Louisiana Congressional delegation upon the retirement of former Senator David Vitter.
  On June 14, 2017, Scalise was shot and seriously wounded during a baseball practice. He underwent treatment for several months, returning to Congress on September 28.
caption: Scalise with President Donald Trump in 2018
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