Steve Scalise

Stephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise (born October 6, 1965) is an American politician. He is the United States House of Representatives Majority Leader since 2023 and representative for , serving since 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party and the chairman of the 170-member conservative House Republican Study Committee.
On June 14, 2017, Scalise was shot at a practice session for the congressional baseball team in Virginia, by James T. Hodgkinson. Later that day Scalise was reported to be in critical condition. Scalise underwent treatment for several months, returning to Congress on September 28.