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Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for since 1981 and as
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since 2019. A Democrat, Hoyer was first elected in a special election on May 19, 1981. As of 2022, he is in his 21st term as a member of the House. The 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. Since 2003, Hoyer has been the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He is a two-time
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, having previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011 under
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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 re-elected majority leader in January 2019 upon the opening of the 116th Congress; he remains 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, although he would remain a member of the House of Representatives.


Early life and education

Hoyer was born in New York City but grew up in Mitchellville, Maryland, the son of Jean (née Baldwin) and Steen Theilgaard Høyer. His father was Danish and a native of
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; "Steny" is a variant of his father's name, "Steen". His mother was an American, with Scottish, German, and English ancestry, and a descendant of John Hart, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from
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. In his early years at the University of Maryland College Park, Hoyer held a 1.9 grade point average. His attitude towards school and politics changed after hearing a speech from then Senator John F. Kennedy before his election in 1960. In 1963, Hoyer received his B.A. degree '' magna cum laude'' and graduated Omicron Delta Kappa from the
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. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He earned his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., in 1966.


Early political career

For four years, from 1962 to 1966, Hoyer was a member of the staff of United States Senator
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(D-
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); also on Senator Brewster's staff at that time was Nancy Pelosi, who would later become a leadership colleague of Hoyer's. In 1966, Hoyer won a newly created seat in the Maryland State Senate, representing
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–based Senate district 4C. The district, created in the aftermath of '' Reynolds v. Sims'', was renumbered as the 26th district in 1975, the same year that Hoyer was elected
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, the youngest in state history. From 1969 to 1971, Hoyer served as the first vice president of the Young Democrats of America. In 1978, Hoyer sought the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland as the running mate of then acting Governor Blair Lee III, but he lost to Samuel Bogley 37%–34%. In the same year, Hoyer was appointed to the Maryland Board of Higher Education, a position he served in until 1981.


U.S. House of Representatives


Elections

Fifth district Congresswoman Gladys Spellman fell into a coma shortly before the 1980 election. She was reelected, but it soon became apparent that she would never regain consciousness, and Congress declared her seat vacant by resolution in February 1981. Hoyer narrowly won a crowded seven-way Democratic primary, beating Spellman's husband Reuben by only 1,600 votes. He then defeated a better-funded Republican, Audrey Scott, in the May 19 special election by 56%–44%, earning himself the nickname of "boy wonder".Shailagh Murra
"Political Pragmatism Carried Hoyer to the Top"
. ''
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'', page A6. Friday, November 17, 2006.
In the 1982 general election, Hoyer won reelection to his first full term with 80% of the vote. He has faced only one relatively close contest since then, when he defeated future
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Larry Hogan with just 53% of the vote in 1992. His second lowest margin of victory was his 1996 bid against Republican State Delegate John Morgan, when he won reelection with 57% of the vote. Hoyer has been reelected 14 times with no substantive opposition, and is the longest-serving House member ever from southern Maryland.


Tenure


Domestic issues

Hoyer supports and has led on the ''Make It In America'' plan linking domestic manufacturing industry and overall US economic success. Hoyer is pro-choice on abortion rights. He voted against the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in 2003. (However, at the height of national polarization after the Supreme Court's intention to overturn ''
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'' had been leaked, Hoyer controversially endorsed an anti-abortion incumbent House member over his pro-choice primary challenger.) Hoyer supports affirmative action and
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. Hoyer is rated F by the
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, indicating a pro-gun-control voting record. In 2008, Hoyer said he opposed providing immunity to telecom companies, but then negotiated a bill, described by Senators Patrick Leahy and
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as a "capitulation", that would provide immunity to any telecom company that had been told by the Bush administration that their actions were legal. "No matter how they spin it, this is still immunity," said Kevin Bankston, a senior lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a privacy rights group that has sued over President George W. Bush's wiretapping program. "It's not compromise, it's pure theater." In a 2009 ''
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'' opinion piece regarding healthcare reform, Steny Hoyer wrote that " owning out opposing views is simply un-American." In June 2010, Hoyer brought up the idea that Congress would extend only temporarily middle-class tax cuts that were set to expire at the end of the year, suggesting that making them permanent would cost too much. President Obama wanted to extend them permanently for individuals making less than $200,000 a year and families making less than $250,000. Hoyer voted against the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1999. In 2019, Hoyer voted for the impeachment of President Trump. In 2021, Hoyer voted for the second impeachment of President Trump. In February 2021, Hoyer made a passionate speech in Congress which has been viewed online more than two million times, criticising an incendiary Facebook post by new Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The post featured a gun-toting Greene next to three members of the "Squad"—congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib, with the caption "Democrats' Worst Nightmare". In his speech he compared Greene's words with those of Republican Congressman Steve King, who was removed from the Judiciary and Agriculture Committees in 2019 after comments he made to the New York Times questioning why white supremacy was considered offensive. Hoyer made the point that Taylor Greene's words both in that post and other posts she had made promoting baseless conspiracy theories, were far more offensive and incendiary than the comment which led Republicans to strip King of his committee roles. He asked his colleagues to on both sides of the aisle to "do the decent thing" and strip Taylor Greene of her committee roles. The eventual vote succeeded, but only eleven Republicans joined Democrats to pass the motion by 230–199 to remove.


Foreign issues

Hoyer supports civilian nuclear cooperation with India. Hoyer initially supported the
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and was even recognized by the DLC for his vocal leadership on this issue. After the war became publicly unpopular, Hoyer said he favored a "responsible redeployment". However, he has repeatedly supported legislation to continue funding for the war without deadlines for troop withdrawal, most recently in return for increased funding of domestic projects. Hoyer is a supporter of Israel, and has often been allied with American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In September 2007, he criticized Rep. Jim Moran for suggesting that AIPAC "has pushed (the Iraq) war from the beginning", calling the comment "factually inaccurate". In January 2017, Hoyer voted for a House resolution condemning the UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which called Israeli settlement building in the occupied
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a flagrant violation of international law and a major obstacle to peace. Hoyer supported President
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's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Hoyer has stated that a nuclear Iran is "unacceptable" and that the use of force remains an option. In January 2019, Hoyer opposed President
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's planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and
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as "impulsive, irresponsible, and dangerous". Hoyer supports former President
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's call for authorizing limited but decisive military action in response to the Assad regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. Hoyer is a former chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.


Legislation

On February 28, 2014, Hoyer introduced the bill to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date (H.R. 4120; 113th Congress) into the
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. The bill would extend until November 9, 2016, the authority of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization, to construct a museum on federal lands within the
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honoring law enforcement officers.


Fundraising

Hoyer is a prolific fundraiser for House Democrats. He has been the top giver to fellow party members in the House. In the 2008 election cycle, he contributed more than $1 million to the party and individual candidates as of July 14, 2008.


Party leadership

Hoyer has served as chairman of the Democratic Caucus, the fourth-ranking position among House Democrats, from 1989 to 1994; the former co-chair (and a current member) of the Democratic Steering Committee; and as the chief candidate recruiter for House Democrats from 1995 to 2000. He also served as Deputy Majority Whip from 1987 to 1989. When
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resigned as Minority Whip in early 2002, Hoyer ran but lost to Nancy Pelosi. After the 2002 midterm elections, Pelosi ran to succeed Dick Gephardt as Minority Leader, leaving the Minority Whip post open again. On November 14, 2002, Hoyer was unanimously elected by his colleagues in the Democratic Caucus to serve as the Minority Whip, the second-highest-ranking position among House Democrats. Pelosi became the
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in January 2007. Hoyer was elected by his colleagues to be House Majority Leader for the 110th Congress, defeating John Murtha of
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by a vote of 149–86 within the caucus, despite Pelosi endorsing Murtha. Hoyer is the first Marylander to become Majority Leader. and became the highest-ranking federal lawmaker in Maryland history. In this post, Hoyer was the floor leader of the House Democrats and ranked second in the leadership after the Speaker who is the actual head of the majority party in the house. The day after the 2010 midterm elections in which the Democrats lost control of the House, Hoyer had a private conversation with Pelosi and stated that he would not challenge her bid for Minority Leader (for Pelosi to remain Democratic House Leader). He ran for minority whip, but was challenged by outgoing Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (the top House Democrats wanted to remain in the leadership, but the minority party in the House has one less position). Hoyer is moderate while Pelosi and Clyburn are more liberal, and a significant number of Hoyer's would-be supporters in the House who were moderate and conservative Democrats had been defeated for reelection. The Congressional Black Caucus backed Clyburn, while 30 House Democrats have supported Hoyer, and Hoyer has also raised money and campaigned for many candidates. Hoyer received further support from outgoing Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard L. Berman, Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, and outgoing Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman Pelosi intervened in the contest by supporting Hoyer as Minority Whip, while creating an "Assistant Leader" position for Clyburn which would keep him as the third-ranking Democrat in the House behind Pelosi and Hoyer (the existing "Assistant to the Leader" post formerly held by Chris Van Hollen is not officially part of the House leadership and was directly appointed by the Minority Leader). Hoyer and the DCCC have been criticized for picking their preferred candidates through an undemocratic process. In 2018, it was reported that Hoyer sought to influence the primary race in
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. Hoyer was recorded urging progressive candidate
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to drop out of the race. Hoyer acknowledged that the DCCC had already identified its choice candidate and discouraged a candid discussion about his weaknesses. On November 28, 2018, Hoyer was selected to return as House Majority Leader.


Electoral history

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, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 83,937 , , 79.58 , , , William Guthrie , , Republican , , 21,533 , , 20.42 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 1984 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 116,310 , , 72.18 , , , John Ritchie , , Republican , , 44,839 , , 27.82 , , , , , , , , , , , - ,
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 82,098 , , 81.93 , , , John Sellner , , Republican , , 18,102 , , 18.07 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 1988 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 128,437 , , 78.63 , , , John Sellner , , Republican , , 34,909 , , 21.37 , , , , , , , , , , , - ,
1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...
, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 84,747 , , 80.66 , , , Lee Breuer , , Republican , , 20,314 , , 19.34 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 1992 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 113,280 , , 55.0 , , , Larry J. Hogan, Jr. , , Republican , , 92,636 , , 45.0 , , , , , , , , , , , - ,
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...
, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 98,821 , , 58.81 , , , Donald Devine , , Republican , , 69,211 , , 41.19 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 1996 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 121,288 , , 56.92 , , , John S. Morgan , , Republican , , 91,806 , , 43.08 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 1998 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 126,792 , , 65.37 , , , Robert Ostrom , , Republican , , 67,176 , , 34.36 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 2000 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 166,231 , , 65.09 , , , Thomas Hutchins , , Republican , , 89,019 , , 34.86 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 2002 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 137,903 , , 69.27 , , , Joseph Crawford , , Republican , , 60,758 , , 30.52 , , , , , , , , , , , - , 2004 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 204,867 , , 68.67 , , , Brad Jewitt , , Republican , , 87,189 , , 29.93 , , , Bob Auerbach , ,
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, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 253,854 , , 73.6 , , , Collins Bailey , , Republican , , 82,631 , , 24.0 , , , Darlene Nicholas , , Libertarian , , 7,829 , , 2.3 , , , , , , - , 2010 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 143,620 , , 64.3 , , , Charles Lollar , , Republican , , 79,122 , , 35.6 , , , H. Gavin Shickle , , Libertarian , , 2,399 , , 1.1 , , , , , , - , 2012 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 238,618 , , 69.4 , , , Tony O'Donnell , , Republican , , 95,271 , , 27.7 , , , Bob Auerbach , ,
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, , 5,040 , , 1.5 , , , Arvin Vohra , , Libertarian , , 4,503 , , 1.3 , - ,
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, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 144,725 , , 64.0 , , , Chris Chafee , , Republican , , 80,752 , , 35.7 , , Write-ins , , 563 , 0.2 , , , , , , - , 2016 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 242,989 , , 67.4 , , , Mark Arness , , Republican , , 105,931 , , 29.4 , , , Jason Summers , , Libertarian , , 11,078 , , 3.1 , , Write-ins , , 606 , 0.2 , - ,
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, Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 213,796 , , 70.3 , , , William Devine III , , Republican , , 82,361 , , 27.1 , , , Patrick Elder , ,
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, , 4,082 , , 1.3 , , Write-ins , , 279 , 0.1 , - , 2020 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 274,210 , , 68.8 , , , Chris Palombi , , Republican , , 123,525 , , 31.0 , , write-ins , , 1,104 , 0.3 , , , , , , - , 2022 , Congress, 5th district , General , , , , Steny Hoyer , , Democratic , , 182,478 , , 65.9 , , , Chris Palombi , , Republican , , 94,000 , , 33.9 , , write-ins , , 442 , 0.2 , , , , ,


Personal life

Hoyer has three daughters, Anne, Susan, and Stefany, from his marriage to Judy Pickett Hoyer, who died of cancer in February 1997. In June 2012, after Hoyer announced his support of
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, his daughter Stefany Hoyer Hemmer came out as a lesbian in an interview with the ''
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''. His wife was an advocate of early childhood education, and child development learning centers in Maryland have been named in her honor ("Judy Centers"). She also suffered from
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, and the Epilepsy Foundation of America sponsors an annual public lecture in her name. Hoyer, too, has been an advocate for research in this area, and the Epilepsy Foundation presented him in 2002 with their Congressional Leadership Award. Hoyer serves on the board of trustees for St. Mary's College of Maryland and is a member of the board of the
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, a nonprofit that supports international elections. He is also an Advisory Board Member for the Center for the Study of Democracy. In July 2018, Hoyer was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital for
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. He is a member of a Baptist church.


References


External links


Congressman Steny Hoyer
official U.S. House website
Office of the Majority Leader
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