Steve Scalise

Scalise was born in New Orleans,{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/10/07/who-is-steve-scalise-the-republican-running-for-house-majority-leader/|title=Who is Steve Scalise, the Republican running for House Majority Leader?|newspaper=The Washington Post|first=Elise|last=Viebeck|date=October 7, 2015|language=en|access-date=August 10, 2018}} one of three children of Alfred Joseph Scalise, a real estate broker who died on October 8, 2015, at the age of 77, and Carol Schilleci. His siblings are Glenn and Tara Scalise.{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-joseph-scalise&pid=176066622|title=Alfred Joseph Scalise|work=The Times-Picayune|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=October 10, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040442/http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=alfred-joseph-scalise&pid=176066622|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}

Scalise's great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Italy in the late 1800s.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/who-rep-steve-scalise-house-majority-whip-wounded-alexandria-shooting-n772116|title=Who Is Rep. Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Wounded in Alexandria Shooting?|work=NBC News|first=Mary Emily|last=O'Hara|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=March 16, 2021}} He graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_77ab6821-63a7-5763-b48c-9a8850311bca.html|title=Steve Scalise, Rummel's alumnus of the year, recalls how Metairie school nurtured his faith|first=Drew |last=Broach|website=NOLA.com|date=March 27, 2018 }} and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge with a major in computer science and a minor in political science.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/steve_scalise_lsu_speech.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181102/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/steve_scalise_lsu_speech.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2018|title=Steve Scalise gives LSU graduates a lesson in politics: Stay civil, look to cooperate|agency=Associated Press|website=NOLA.com|date=May 16, 2023 }}{{cite news|last1=Pierce|first1=Charles|title=Home / Blogs / The Politics Blog The Politics Blog The Republicans' New Debt Ceiling "Menu"|url=http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-debt-ceiling-menu-070813|access-date=December 8, 2014|work=Esquire|date=July 8, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911060311/http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/paul-ryan-debt-ceiling-menu-070813|archive-date=September 11, 2013}} At LSU, Scalise was a member of the Acacia Fraternity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.acacia.org/notable-acacians|title=Notable Acacians|website=Acacia Fraternity}} He serves on the board of the American Italian Renaissance Foundation, servicing the American Italian Cultural Center.

In 1995, Scalise was recruited by Louisiana Republicans to run for Republican (formerly Democratic) state representative Quentin Dastugue's District 82 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives after Dastague made an unsuccessful bid for governor of Louisiana. Scalise won the seat and was re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He served until 2007.{{cite web |last=Bridges |first=Tyler |date=May 7, 2015 |title=Steve Scalise, Take Two |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/steve-scalise-take-two-117642_Page2.html#.VgHk20bi_8d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060524/http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/steve-scalise-take-two-117642_Page2.html#.VgHk20bi_8d |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2015 |work=Politico}}[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=27339 Scalise, Steve J.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090104/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=27339 |date=March 4, 2016 }} ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

On October 20, 2007, Scalise was elected in a nonpartisan blanket primary to the District 9 seat in the Louisiana Senate vacated by the term-limited Ken Hollis of Metairie. Scalise received 19,154 votes (61 percent) in a three-way contest. Fellow Republican Polly Thomas, an education professor at the University of New Orleans who subsequently won a special state House election in 2016, polled 8,948 votes (29 percent). A Democrat, David Gereighty, polled 3,154 votes (10 percent) in the heavily Republican-oriented district.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nola.com/elections/index.ssf/2007/10/scalise_cruising_to_victory_in.html|title=Scalise cruising to victory in the 9th Senate District|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US}} Scalise, who was term-limited out of the House, was succeeded in the state House by his aide, Cameron Henry of Metairie.

In the special election on November 4, 2008, to fill the remaining three and one-half years in Scalise's state Senate term, Conrad Appel defeated Polly Thomas, 21,853 (52.1 percent) to 20,065 (47.9 percent). Thomas had also lost the race for the seat in 2007 to Scalise.Louisiana Secretary of State, November 4, 2008, election results: {{cite web |url=http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp%3Delcms3%26rqsdta%3D110408 |title=Louisiana Secretary of State--Multi-Parish Elections Inquiry |access-date=November 8, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081128141036/http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms3&rqsdta=110408 |archive-date=November 28, 2008 }}

File:President Bush with Congressman Scalise.jpg George W. Bush in 2008]]

File:Donald Trump with Steve Scalise.jpg Donald Trump in 2018]]

;2008 special election

{{main|2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election}}

In 2004, Scalise announced that he would run for the 1st congressional district, but deferred to the preference of party leaders and supported Bobby Jindal, who won the position vacated by the successful U.S. senatorial candidate, David Vitter.

In 2007, when Jindal was elected to the governorship of Louisiana, Scalise announced his intentions to seek the House seat again. This time he received Republican party backing.

Scalise was sworn in on May 7, 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/gallery/2014/05/steve-scalises-career-001666?slide=0|title=Steve Scalise's career|website=Politico|date=May 15, 2014 |language=en|access-date=August 23, 2018}}

;2008 general election

{{main|2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1}}

In the regularly scheduled election, Scalise was reelected over Democrat Jim Harlan, 66 percent to 34 percent.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/scalise_opens_early_lead_on_ha.html|title=Steve Scalise coasts to congressional victory|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US}}

;2010

{{main|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1}}

Scalise defeated the Democratic nominee, Myron Katz, and an Independent, Arden Wells, in his 2010 bid for reelection.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105195822/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2010|title=Scalise cruises to easy victory in 1st Congressional District race|work=NOLA.com|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US}}

;2012

{{main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1}}

In his own 2012 congressional race, Scalise prevailed with 193,490 votes (66.6 percent) over four opponents, the strongest of whom was the Democrat M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza, who finished with 61,979 votes (21.3 percent). A second Republican, Gary King, received 24,838 votes (8.6 percent). Independent Arden Wells ran again and received 4,285 votes (1.5 percent) in his second race against Scalise.{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11062012/11062012_Congressional.html|title=Louisiana election returns, November 6, 2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109222006/http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11062012/11062012_Congressional.html|archive-date=November 9, 2012|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2012}}

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
• Subcommittee on Energy and Power
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis (Ranking Member){{Cite web|title=Steve Scalise will be top Republican on new coronavirus committee|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-scalise-will-be-top-republican-on-new-coronavirus-committee|last=Schultz|first=Marisa|date=May 7, 2020|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=May 8, 2020}}

• Congressional Western Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm|publisher=Congressional Western Caucus|access-date=June 25, 2018}}
• Republican Study Committee{{Cite web|date=December 6, 2017|title=Membership|url=https://rsc-banks.house.gov/about/membership|access-date=March 28, 2021|website=Republican Study Committee|language=en}}
• Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans{{cite web|title=Members of the Caucus on U.S. - Türkiye Relations & Turkish Americans|author=|url=https://www.tc-america.org/in-congress/caucus.htm|format=|publisher=Turkish Coalition of America|date=|accessdate=27 March 2025}}

In 2011, Scalise became a co-sponsor of Bill H.R. 3261, otherwise known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (withdrawn January 23, 2012).[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3261 Bill H.R.3261] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316212131/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3261 |date=March 16, 2012 }}; GovTrack.us; As chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Scalise dismissed Derek Khanna, a committee staffer, in December 2012 because of pressure from content industry lobbyists after the study committee published a memo advocating copyright reform.{{cite news | first = Timothy B. | last = Lee | title = Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted copyright-reform memo | date = December 6, 2012 | publisher =Condé Nast Publications |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/staffer-axed-by-republican-group-over-retracted-copyright-reform-memo/ | work=Ars Technica | access-date = December 8, 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208094558/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/staffer-axed-by-republican-group-over-retracted-copyright-reform-memo/ | archive-date = December 8, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}

In 2013, Scalise voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.{{cite news|last=Trotter|first=J. K.|title=Here's Who Voted Against the Violence Against Women Act|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/heres-who-voted-against-violence-against-women-act/62633/|newspaper=The Atlantic|date=February 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302004130/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/02/heres-who-voted-against-violence-against-women-act/62633/|archive-date=March 2, 2013}} Also in 2013, Scalise sponsored a bill called the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act. The bill makes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) consolidate several of their reports into one report.Harrison, Julie, [http://riponadvance.com/news/scalises-fcc-consolidation-bill-sails-through-house/4712 "Scalise's FCC consolidation bill sails through House"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105132235/http://riponadvance.com/news/scalises-fcc-consolidation-bill-sails-through-house/4712 |date=January 5, 2015 }}, The Ripon Advance, 9-12-13. (Retrieved 9-12-13).

In December 2017, Scalise voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.{{cite web|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=1|website=The New York Times|access-date=December 31, 2017|date=December 19, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227122506/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=1|archive-date=December 27, 2017}} Scalise says that the bill will "put more money in the pockets of hard-working families."{{cite web|last1=Rampbell|first1=Catherine|title=You own this tax bill, Republicans. Good luck.: Catherine Rampell|url=http://www.goerie.com/opinion/20171229/you-own-this-tax-bill-republicans-good-luck-catherine-rampell|website=Go Erie|publisher=The Washington Post|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231104058/http://www.goerie.com/opinion/20171229/you-own-this-tax-bill-republicans-good-luck-catherine-rampell|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}

Scalise was the ranking Republican on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis during the May 19, 2021, hearings involving Emergent BioSolutions founder Faud El-Hibiri and its CEO Robert G. Kramer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/before-the-pandemic-top-contractor-received-billions-from-government-to-help-prepare-the-nation-for-biowarfare/2020/06/17/38d9ad3a-a41b-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html|title=Before the pandemic, Emergent BioSolutions received billions from government to help prepare the nation for biowarfare - The Washington Post|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618025535/https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/before-the-pandemic-top-contractor-received-billions-from-government-to-help-prepare-the-nation-for-biowarfare/2020/06/17/38d9ad3a-a41b-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html|archive-date=June 18, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/politics/johnson-johnson-coronavirus-vaccine.html|title=Factory Mix-Up Ruins Up to 15 Million J&J Coronavirus Vaccine Doses - The New York Times|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512194418/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/politics/johnson-johnson-coronavirus-vaccine.html|archive-date=May 12, 2021|last1=Lafraniere|first1=Sharon|last2=Weiland|first2=Noah}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/20/congressional-investigation-launched-into-emergent-biosolutions-federal-vaccine-contracts-.html|title=Congressional investigation launched into Emergent BioSolutions' federal vaccine contracts|first=Rich|last=Mendez|date=April 20, 2021|website=CNBC}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/us/politics/emergent-vaccine-house-hearing.html|title=Leaders of Emergent, Whose Factory Ruined Vaccines, Will Testify Before House Panel - The New York Times|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512124650/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/12/us/politics/emergent-vaccine-house-hearing.html|archive-date=May 12, 2021|last1=Stolberg|first1=Sheryl Gay}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/05/18/breaking-news/troubled-coronavirus-vaccine-maker-and-its-founder-gave-2-million-in-political-donations/|title=Troubled coronavirus vaccine maker and its founder gave $2 million in political donations|agency=The New York Times |date=May 19, 2021|website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser}}{{Cite web|url=https://coronavirus.house.gov/news/press-releases/emergent-biosolutions-executives-testify-select-subcommittee-vaccine-failures|title=Emergent BioSolutions' Executives to Testify Before Select Subcommittee on Vaccine Failures|date=May 12, 2021|website=House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis}}{{Cite web|url=https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/maloney-and-clyburn-launch-investigation-into-emergent-biosolutions-profits-and|title=Maloney and Clyburn Launch Investigation into Emergent BioSolutions' Profits and Performance Under Federal Vaccine Contracts|date=April 19, 2021|website=House Committee on Oversight and Reform}}

Being the most senior member in the House GOP leadership, Scalise plays the role of elder statesman offering his institutional knowledge to younger members and leaders.Paul Kane. (24 May 2025). "Steve Scalise leads outside the glare of the House speakership." [https://wapo.st/4k9IkPg Washington Post website] Retrieved 24 May 2025.

In the aftermath of Rep. Eric Cantor's unexpected defeat by Dave Brat on June 10, 2014, Scalise launched a campaign to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the position of majority whip of the House; McCarthy himself would replace Cantor as House majority leader. Scalise's ascent to leadership built on his "come-from-behind win in 2012 to become chairman" of the Republican Study Committee.Joachim, David S., [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/us/politics/steve-scalise-of-louisiana-gets-lift-from-fellow-southern-lawmakers.html "Louisianan Seeks to Extend Rapid Rise in House G.O.P."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109052513/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/us/politics/steve-scalise-of-louisiana-gets-lift-from-fellow-southern-lawmakers.html |date=November 9, 2015 }}, New York Times, June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014. Scalise subsequently won a three-way race for whip, winning on the first ballot despite the efforts of fellow candidates Peter Roskam and Marlin Stutzman.Parker, Ashley, and Jeremy W. Peters, [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/us/kevin-mccarthy-elected-house-majority-leader.html "House Republicans Name McCarthy as Cantor's Replacement"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001072949/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/us/kevin-mccarthy-elected-house-majority-leader.html |date=October 1, 2015 }}, New York Times, June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.{{cite news|last1=Sherman|first1=Jake|last2=Bresnahan|first2=John|last3=Palmer|first3=Anna|title=Inside the House GOP leadership shake-up|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/inside-the-house-gop-leadership-shake-up-108103.html?hp=f2|access-date=June 20, 2014|work=Politico|date=June 19, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812201704/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/inside-the-house-gop-leadership-shake-up-108103.html?hp=f2|archive-date=August 12, 2014}} He came under fire for using the assistance of a federal lobbyist, John Feehery, when hiring staff for the Majority Leader's Press Office.{{cite web|last1=Palmer|first1=Anna|last2=Sherman|first2=Jake|title=To pick staff, Scalise turns to lobbyist|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/steve-scalise-staff-john-feehery-109739.html?hp=t1_3|work=Politico|date=August 5, 2014 |access-date=August 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811152942/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/steve-scalise-staff-john-feehery-109739.html?hp=t1_3|archive-date=August 11, 2014}}

{{main|Congressional baseball shooting}}

On June 14, 2017, at 7:09{{nbsp}}am EDT, Scalise and three other people were shot and wounded by James Hodgkinson, a left-wing extremist with a record of domestic violence,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/virginia-shooting-suspect-james-t-hodgkinson-leftwing-activist|title=Virginia shooting: gunman was leftwing activist with record of domestic violence|last1=Laughland|first1=Oliver|last2=Swaine|first2=Jon|date=June 15, 2017|work=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=June 7, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-virginia-shooter-profile-20170614-story.html|title=Virginia gunman hated Republicans, and 'was always in his own little world'|last1=Pearce|first1=Matt|last2=Tanfani|first2=Joseph|website=Los Angeles Times|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 7, 2018}} who opened fire with a rifle during a baseball practice of the Republican team for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. The practice was taking place at the Eugene Simpson Baseball Fields in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. Scalise, the only member of Congress to be hit, was shot in the hip. Representative Mo Brooks, who was also at the practice, witnessed the attack and said he saw someone with a rifle behind the third base dugout. Brooks then heard Scalise scream from second base. Scalise crawled into right field, bleeding. Senator Jeff Flake and Representative Brad Wenstrup, a former podiatrist, ran to assist Scalise after Hodgkinson was shot.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/scalise-critical-shooter-idd-as-james-hodgkinson |title=Scalise critical, shooter ID'd as James Hodgkinson |date=June 14, 2017 |publisher=Fox News |access-date=June 15, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615012911/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/14/virginia-gop-baseball-practice-shooting-multiple-people-shot.html |archive-date=June 15, 2017 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html|title=Rep. Scalise shot in Virginia|author=Karl de Vries and Eugene Scott|website=CNN|access-date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614121916/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html|archive-date=June 14, 2017}} Senator Rand Paul, also a witness, said he heard "as many as 50 shots".{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/gop-house-whip-shot-during-baseball-game-625499|title=Republican Steve Scalise Shot at Alexandria Baseball Practice|website=Newsweek|date=June 14, 2017}}

Initially conscious, Scalise went into shock while being taken to MedStar Washington Hospital Center{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_facing_more_surg.html|title=Steve Scalise facing more surgeries, hospital update says|work=NOLA.com|access-date=June 15, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615040248/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_facing_more_surg.html|archive-date=June 15, 2017}} in critical condition, where he underwent immediate surgery. He was hit by a single rifle bullet that "travelled across his pelvis, fracturing bones, injuring internal organs, and causing severe bleeding".{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-scalise-critical-condition-update-congressional-baseball-shooting-2017-6?r=US&IR=T |title=Scalise doctor: He came in with an 'imminent risk of death,' recovery now a good possibility |website=Business Insider |date=June 16, 2017 |first=David |last=Choi |access-date=June 17, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118000343/http://uk.businessinsider.com/steve-scalise-critical-condition-update-congressional-baseball-shooting-2017-6?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=January 18, 2018 }} Dr. Jack Sava at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center said that "when he arrived, he was in critical condition with an imminent risk of death". By June 16, although still in critical condition, Sava said, "We have controlled internal bleeding and his vital signs have stabilized." On June 17, it was announced that his condition had improved to "serious" and he was responsive enough to talk with his family.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scalise-shooting-gop-congressman-upgraded-from-critical-to-serious-condition|work=Fox News|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=June 17, 2017|title=Scalise Shooting: GOP congressman upgraded from 'critical' to 'serious' condition|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618015844/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/17/scalise-shooting-gop-congressman-upgraded-from-critical-to-serious-condition.html|archive-date=June 18, 2017}} On June 21, the hospital issued a press release stating: "Congressman Steve Scalise continues to make good progress. He is now listed in fair condition and is beginning an extended period of healing and rehabilitation."{{Cite web|url=https://www.medstarwashington.org/news/2017/06/21/congressman-steve-scalise-update/#q=%7B%7D|title=Condition Update: Rep. Steve Scalise|date=June 21, 2017|website=MedStar Washington Hospital Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713055618/https://www.medstarwashington.org/news/2017/06/21/congressman-steve-scalise-update/#q=%7B%7D|archive-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/health/steve-scalise-fair-condition-shooting-bn/index.html|title=Rep. Steve Scalise is now in 'fair' condition after shooting|last=Howard|first=Jacqueline|date=June 21, 2017|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714083847/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/21/health/steve-scalise-fair-condition-shooting-bn/index.html|archive-date=July 14, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=July 13, 2017}}

On July 5, 2017, Scalise returned to the intensive care unit after becoming ill with an infection related to the shooting.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-steve-scalise-re-admitted-to-intensive-care-unit|title=Rep. Steve Scalise re-admitted to intensive care unit|first=David|date=July 6, 2017|website=Fox News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706081617/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/05/rep-steve-scalise-re-admitted-to-intensive-care-unit.html|archive-date=July 6, 2017|url-status=live|author=Choi|access-date=July 13, 2017}}

On July 13, 2017, it was reported that Scalise had undergone additional surgery and that his condition had been upgraded to fair.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scalise-undergoes-new-operation-bullet-wound-condition-fair-n782746|title=Rep. Steve Scalise has new operation after shooting, condition fair|work=NBC News|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715021341/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scalise-undergoes-new-operation-bullet-wound-condition-fair-n782746|archive-date=July 15, 2017}} He was discharged from the hospital on July 26 and went through a period of inpatient rehabilitation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html|title=Scalise discharged from hospital|work=CNN|access-date=July 26, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726164407/http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html|archive-date=July 26, 2017}} On September 28, to applause and cheers, he returned to the House of Representatives, where he gave a speech about his experience related to the traumatic events.{{cite news|title=Steve Scalise returns to Capitol|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-scalise-returns-to-capitol/|agency=CBS News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194234/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-scalise-returns-to-capitol/|archive-date=October 9, 2017}}

Hodgkinson, 66, was killed by police at the scene. He was married and lived in Belleville, Illinois, where he owned a small business doing home inspections, mold testing, and air-quality testing. He had encounters with police involving violence or firearms in 2006 and 2017; he was registered as a firearms owner in Illinois. In January 2017 he closed down his business. In the months before the shooting he was living in a car near the Alexandria baseball field and regularly visited a nearby YMCA.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/homepage2/james-hodgkinson-profile/index.html|title=Suspect in congressional shooting was Bernie Sanders supporter, strongly anti-Trump|last=Pagliery|first=Jose|date=June 15, 2017|work=CNN|access-date=September 13, 2020}} He was a Bernie Sanders supporter and volunteer, and a fierce critic of Trump and the Republican Party on social media, in letters to the editor, and in phone calls to his representative. Virginia attorney general Mark Herring concluded Hodgkinson was "fueled by rage against Republican legislators" and the shooting was "an act of terrorism."{{Cite web |url=https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/commattorney/info/17-001%20-%20Simpson%20Field%20Shooting%20-%20FINAL%2010.06.17.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 8, 2018 |archive-date=October 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008071727/https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/commattorney/info/17-001%20-%20Simpson%20Field%20Shooting%20-%20FINAL%2010.06.17.pdf |url-status=dead }}

The Republicans lost their majority in the 2018 House of Representatives elections, and Scalise was elected as House minority whip, with Kevin McCarthy of California as Minority Leader. While as Majority Whip he was the third-ranking House Republican behind Speaker Paul Ryan and McCarthy, as Minority Whip he is second in command behind McCarthy.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/14/republican-kevin-mccarthy-elected-house-minority-leader-over-jim-jordan.html|title=Rep. Kevin McCarthy elected GOP leader in the House for next Congress

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On January 6, 2021, Scalise voted to de-certify President-elect Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania.{{cite web |date=January 6, 2021|title=Roll Call 10|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202110|access-date=October 10, 2021|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|language=en}}{{cite web |date=January 7, 2021 |title=Roll Call 11 |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202111 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=October 10, 2021}}

Scalise condemned the Capitol attack as terrorism and compared it to the Congressional baseball shooting. "It would ... be naive to think the [2017] shooter arrived at his decision in a vacuum", Scalise said, adding, "It would be equally naive to think that the Capitol rioters arrived at their decisions in a void. Violent rhetoric helps radicalize people. Republicans and Democrats alike must have the moral clarity to call this language out whenever it is spoken, not only when it comes from the other side of the political aisle."{{cite news|last1=Axelrod|first1=Tal|date=January 13, 2021|title=Scalise labels Capitol rioting 'domestic terrorism'|language=en|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534001-scalise-labels-capitol-rioting-domestic-terrorism/|access-date=January 13, 2021}}

In February 2021, more than a month after Joe Biden's inauguration, Scalise refused to acknowledge that the election was not stolen or fraudulent.{{Cite web|date=February 24, 2021|title=PolitiFact - Steve Scalise won't say election was not stolen. Who else won't?|url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/24/scalise-wont-say-election-was-not-stolen-who-else-/|access-date=March 22, 2021|website=PolitiFact|language=en-US}} In May 2021, he called for the ouster of Liz Cheney as House Republican Conference chair due to her vote to impeach Trump for inciting a mob to attack the U.S. Capitol.{{Cite web|last=Holzberg|first=Melissa|title=Steve Scalise Supports Replacing Cheney With Stefanik|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissaholzberg/2021/05/05/steve-scalise-supports-replacing-cheney-with-stefanik/|access-date=May 5, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}} On May 19, 2021, Scalise and the seven other House Republican leaders voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol Complex. Thirty-five House Republicans and all 217 Democrats present voted to establish such a commission.[https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021154 Roll Call 154 Bill Number: H. R. 3233 117th Congress, 1st Session], United States House of Representatives, May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/19/jan-6-commission-vote/ How Republicans voted on a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot], Washington Post, May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

In October 2021, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace interviewed Scalise. In the aftermath of controversy surrounding the 2020 presidential election, Scalise refused to acknowledge the loss of president Donald Trump. His refusal to admit Trump's loss was viewed as fear of Trump's vindictiveness and willingness to kowtow to Trump in order to avoid being targeted by Trump.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-wallace-grills-steve-scalise-who-still-refuses-to-admit-2020-election-wasnt-stolen|title = Wallace Grills Scalise for Still Refusing to Say Trump Lost 2020|newspaper =The Daily Beast|date = October 10, 2021|last1 = Baragona|first1 = Justin}}

The House Republican Conference elected Scalise to serve as Majority Leader during the 118th Congress. Scalise was unopposed for the position.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Sabrina |date=November 15, 2022 |title=House Republicans unanimously back Steve Scalise for majority leader |url=https://www.fox8live.com/2022/11/15/house-republicans-unanimously-back-steve-scalise-majority-leader/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=fox8live.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2022 |title=House Republicans unanimously back Steve Scalise for majority leader |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/scalise-wins-majority-leader |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Washington Examiner |language=en}}

{{See also|October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election}}

On October 3, 2023 Kevin McCarthy was removed as Speaker of the House. Days later, House Republicans chose Scalise over Jim Jordan as their candidate for Speaker of the House, by a margin of 113 to 99.{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=Kristina Peterson and Siobhan |title=Republicans Nominate Steve Scalise for House Speaker Over Jim Jordan |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/republican-speaker-vote-jim-jordan-stevescalise-2419cbf6 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}[https://wtop.com/congress/2023/10/when-will-the-house-vote-on-steve-scalise-as-speaker/ When will the House vote on Steve Scalise as speaker?] WTOP News. By Mitchell Miller. October 11, 2023. Accessed 10-12-2023. After failing to consolidate the necessary 217 Republican votes to become the Speaker of the House, Scalise withdrew his name from consideration as a nominee for the Speakership.{{Cite news |last=Broadwater |first=Luke |date=2023-10-12 |title=Scalise Withdraws as Speaker Candidate, Leaving G.O.P. in Chaos |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/us/politics/scalise-jordan-house-speaker.html |access-date=2023-10-13 |issn=0362-4331}}

Scalise supported President Donald Trump's 2017 executive order temporarily banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. He stated, "It's very prudent to say, 'Let's be careful about who comes into our country to make sure that they're not terrorists.'"{{cite web|last1=Blake|first1=Aaron|title=Coffman, Gardner join Republicans against President Trump's travel ban; here's where the rest stand|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/|website=Denver Post|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129222238/http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/29/republicans-on-trump-travel-ban/|archive-date=January 29, 2017}}

Scalise opposes the Affordable Care Act. He applauded a Texas district court ruling the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional in its entirety.{{Cite web|url=https://politi.co/2Ex0rOW|title=GOP feels heat in wake of Obamacare ruling: 'It's all the downsides'|last1=Demko|first1=Paul|last2=Cancryn|first2=Adam|website=Politico|date=December 15, 2018 |language=en|access-date=December 16, 2018}}

Scalise has been an opponent of gun control and was given an "A+ rating" and endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund.{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Louisiana |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104203936/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |archive-date=November 4, 2014 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Louisiana |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109191551/http://nrapvf.org/grades/louisiana |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/steve-scalise-top-ranking-republican-louisiana-gun-rights|title=Steve Scalise: Republican wounded in baseball shooting is key figure in House|last=Beckett|first=Lois|date=June 14, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 8, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707180902/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/14/steve-scalise-top-ranking-republican-louisiana-gun-rights|archive-date=July 7, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/14/1671772/-Th-irony-of-Scalise-and-Gun-Control|title=Th irony of Scalise and Gun Control|work=Daily Kos|access-date=July 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617210226/http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/14/1671772/-Th-irony-of-Scalise-and-Gun-Control|archive-date=June 17, 2017}} After being shot, and in the wake of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Scalise said on Meet the Press that he is still a gun rights supporter: "Don't try to put new laws in place that don't fix these problems. They only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own a gun." Scalise has described the Second Amendment as being "unlimited".{{cite web|last1=Ruiz|first1=Michelle|title=Gunned Down at Baseball Practice and Saved by a Lesbian Cop, Rep. Steve Scalise Remains Pro-Gun and Anti-LGBTQ|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/steve-scalise-gunned-down-saved-lesbian-cop-still-pro-gun-anti-lgbt|website=Vogue|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=December 31, 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212154/https://www.vogue.com/article/steve-scalise-gunned-down-saved-lesbian-cop-still-pro-gun-anti-lgbt|archive-date=December 31, 2017}}

In 2018, Scalise co-sponsored a bill to "strengthen school safety and security", which required a two-thirds vote for passage given that it was brought up under an expedited process known as Suspension of the Rules. The House voted 407–10 to approve the bill, which would "provide $50 million a year for a new federal grant program to train students, teachers and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence". Entitled the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Act, it would "develop anonymous telephone and online systems where people could report threats of violence." At the same time, it would authorize $25 million for schools to improve and harden their security, such as installing new locks, lights, metal detectors and panic buttons. A separate spending bill would be required to provide money for the grant program.{{cite web|last1=Zanona|first1=Melanie|title=House passes school safety bill amid gun protests|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/378415-house-passes-school-safety-bill-amid-gun-protests/|website=The Hill|date=March 14, 2018|access-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314203317/http://thehill.com/homenews/house/378415-house-passes-school-safety-bill-amid-gun-protests|archive-date=March 14, 2018|url-status=live}}

According to the Washington Blade, Scalise has one of "the most anti-LGBT reputations of any lawmaker". He opposed the repeal of the US military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, stating "military leaders we've spoken with feel strongly that this policy should not be repealed"{{Cite web |title='Don't ask, don't tell' repeal supported by Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao and his expected challengers |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-supported-by-rep-anh-joseph-cao-and-his-expected-challengers/article_83e93f07-0043-5bc9-a5a4-d00da933ee5f.html |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=NOLA.com |date=February 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507013151/https://www.nola.com/news/politics/dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-supported-by-rep-anh-joseph-cao-and-his-expected-challengers/article_83e93f07-0043-5bc9-a5a4-d00da933ee5f.html/ |archive-date=2023-05-07|url-status=live}} and including sexuality under hate crime legislation, voting against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.{{Cite web |title=Here are the members of Congress who voted against protecting gay people from hate crimes |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=Vox |date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409015436/https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law/ |archive-date=2023-04-09|url-status=live}} He also opposes same-sex marriage, having praised the 2014 Robicheaux v. Caldwell ruling. Scalise condemned the Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which held that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitution.{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://votesmart.org/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |website=Vote Smart}} Scalise's voting record has a zero rating from the LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Chris|title=Rep. Scalise among victims in Va. shooting|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/06/14/anti-lgbt-lawmaker-steve-scalise-victim-in-alexandria-shooting/|website=Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights|access-date=December 31, 2017|date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021141111/https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/06/14/anti-lgbt-lawmaker-steve-scalise-victim-in-alexandria-shooting/|archive-date=October 21, 2017}}

Scalise rejects the scientific consensus on climate change.{{Cite web|title=Scalise sidesteps climate change debate: Earth's temperature "goes up and down"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scalise-sidesteps-climate-change-debate-earths-temperature-goes-up-and-down/|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=June 14, 2019 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2021|title=Republicans' Cop26 hopes undermined by colleagues' climate disdain|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/08/republicans-cop26-glasgow-un-summit-climate-talks|access-date=November 8, 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}} He has on multiple occasions stated that scientists predicted global cooling in the 1970s.{{Cite web|title=Republicans slam Biden's methane 'overregulation'|url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/republicans-slam-bidens-methane-overregulation/|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=E&E News|date=November 3, 2021|language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |title=Another Ice Age? -- Printout -- TIME |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/printout/0,8816,944914,00.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |magazine=Time}}

In 2002, Scalise was a speaker at a convention for the European-American Unity and Rights Organization (EURO), a group which was founded by David Duke. This became known in 2014 after political blogger Lamar White, Jr. uncovered anonymous comments from 2002 on Stormfront, a white supremacist website, which made reference to Scalise as a 2002 speaker at the convention.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-majority-whip-scalise-confirms-he-spoke-to-white-nationalists-in-2002/2014/12/29/7f80dc14-8fa3-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html | title=House Majority Whip Scalise confirms he spoke to white nationalists in 2002 | newspaper=The Washington Post | access-date=December 29, 2014 | author=Costa, Robert | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229232831/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-majority-whip-scalise-confirms-he-spoke-to-white-nationalists-in-2002/2014/12/29/7f80dc14-8fa3-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html | archive-date=December 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/politics/steve-scalise-white-supremacist-group-speech/ | title=GOP leadership stands by Scalise after white supremacist speech | work=CNN| date=December 31, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | author1=Jaffe, Alexandra | author2=Walsh, Deirdra | name-list-style=amp | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230200045/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/politics/steve-scalise-white-supremacist-group-speech/ | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-leader-steve-scalise-may-have-addressed-supremacist-rally | title=GOP leader Steve Scalise may have addressed supremacist conference | work=MSNBC| date=December 29, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | last=Sarlin|first=Benjy | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230033524/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/gop-leader-steve-scalise-may-have-addressed-supremacist-rally | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/29/steve-scalise-euro-conference_n_6392036.html | title=House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Spoke At White Supremacist Conference In 2002 | work=HuffPost | date=December 29, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | author1=Reilly, Mollie | author2=Grim, Ryan | name-list-style=amp | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229215627/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/29/steve-scalise-euro-conference_n_6392036.html | archive-date=December 29, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://cenlamar.com/2014/12/28/house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-was-reportedly-an-honored-guest-at-2002-international-white-supremacist-convention/|title=House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Was Reportedly an Honored Guest at 2002 International White Supremacist Convention|date=December 28, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229214722/http://cenlamar.com/2014/12/28/house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-was-reportedly-an-honored-guest-at-2002-international-white-supremacist-convention/|archive-date=December 29, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/lamar-white-jr-scalise-blogger_n_6397078.html | title=How Louisiana Blogger Lamar White, Jr. Landed The Steve Scalise White Supremacist Scoop | work=HuffPost | date=December 30, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | author=Calderone, Michael | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231114315/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/lamar-white-jr-scalise-blogger_n_6397078.html | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }} Scalise confirmed that he had spoken at the EURO conference in 2002 and stated at the time he did not know of the "racist nature of the group". Scalise said he spoke about state tax legislation and that EURO was "one of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation," further stating that this is a group "whose views I wholeheartedly condemn." Scalise apologized for speaking to the group, saying, "It was a mistake I regret, and I emphatically oppose the divisive racial and religious views groups like these hold."{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/us/politics/scalises-speech-to-white-supremacist-group-clouds-republicans-plans.html | title=Republicans Try to Fix Damage Scalise's 2002 Speech Could Do in 2016 | work=The New York Times | date=December 31, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | last1=Martin|first1=Jonathan | last2=Calmes|first2=Jackie | name-list-style=amp | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231045655/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/us/politics/scalises-speech-to-white-supremacist-group-clouds-republicans-plans.html | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }} After Scalise's attendance at the conference was publicized in 2014, journalist Stephanie Grace alleged that Scalise had once called himself "David Duke without the baggage".{{cite web |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/stephanie_grace/article_5d6ad63a-caed-5ad7-a377-c5cb0d41d1ac.html | title=Stephanie Grace: Scalise's pitch to Duke supporters seems plausible| work=The Advocate| date=December 31, 2014 | access-date=October 6, 2022| author=Grace, Stephanie}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-WB-51902 | title=White House Tries to Link Steve Scalise to David Duke| work=The Wall Street Journal| date=January 5, 2015 | access-date=October 6, 2022| author=Tau, Byron}}

Various Louisiana politicians, including Republican governor Bobby Jindal and Democratic congressman Cedric Richmond, defended Scalise's character.{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/steve_scalise_white_supremacis.html | title=Steve Scalise attended white nationalist event, but says he wasn't aware of group's views | work=The Times-Picayune | date=December 29, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | author=O'Donoghue, Julia | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230001311/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/steve_scalise_white_supremacis.html | archive-date=December 30, 2014 | df=mdy-all }} Speaker of the House John Boehner voiced his continued confidence in Scalise as Majority Whip saying that he had "made an error in judgment" and was "a man of high integrity and good character."{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/john-boehner-steve-scalise_n_6396798.html | title=John Boehner Backs Steve Scalise Amid Controversy Over White Supremacist Meeting | work=HuffPost| date=December 30, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | first=Jennifer| last=Bendery| author-link=Jennifer Bendery | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231080032/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/30/john-boehner-steve-scalise_n_6396798.html | archive-date=December 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }} Several Democratic members of Congress, as well as Mo Elleithee, a spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), criticized Scalise and challenged his statement that he was not aware of the group's affiliation with racism and anti-Semitism.{{cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/democrats-demand-answers-steve-scalises-ties-david-duke|title=Steve Scalise: Speaking at supremacist event 'a mistake I regret'|first=Benjy|last=Sarlin|date=March 19, 2015|work=MSNBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231031647/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/democrats-demand-answers-steve-scalises-ties-david-duke|archive-date=December 31, 2014}} Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center called upon Scalise to step down from his leadership position as Majority Whip.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/30/splc-calls-for-congressman-who-spoke-to-white-supremacist-group-to-step-down-from-leadership/ | title=SPLC calls for congressman who spoke to white supremacist group to step down from leadership | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=December 30, 2014 | access-date=December 31, 2014 | author=Berman, Mark | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101020115/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/30/splc-calls-for-congressman-who-spoke-to-white-supremacist-group-to-step-down-from-leadership/ | archive-date=January 1, 2015 | df=mdy-all }}{{cite news|last1=Scileifstein|first1=Mark|title=Steve Scalise denials not believable and he should resign as whip, civil rights group says|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/scalise_denials_not_believable.html|access-date=June 15, 2017|newspaper=The Times-Picayune|date=December 30, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311152609/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/12/scalise_denials_not_believable.html|archive-date=March 11, 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Peter|title=Civil rights group: Scalise must go|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/228268-civil-rights-group-calls-on-scalise-to-resign-as-whip/|access-date=June 15, 2017|work=The Hill|date=December 20, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618165455/http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/228268-civil-rights-group-calls-on-scalise-to-resign-as-whip|archive-date=June 18, 2017}}

In 2020, Scalise spread a video that was doctored to depict the political activist Ady Barkan, who is disabled and uses a speech-generating device, asking 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden whether he supported defunding police, to which Biden appeared to reply in the affirmative. Barkan asked Scalise to delete the video, which was flagged by Twitter as manipulated media, and apologize. Scalise deleted the video; his spokesperson said that editing the video in this manner was "common practice."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/31/ady-barkan-steve-scalise-doctored-video-disability-biden|title=Activist Ady Barkan tells top Republican to apologise over doctored video|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|first=Tom|last=McCarthy|work=The Guardian}}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/31/politics/twitter-scalise-tweet-manipulated-media/index.html|title=Twitter labels Scalise tweet of Biden interview about police funding 'manipulated media' before he took it down|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020|publisher=CNN|first1=Donie|last1=O'Sullivan|first2=Sarah|last2=Mucha|first3=Greg|last3=Clary}} NowThis News posted the interview section on Police Reform on YouTube showing in fact Barkan asked Biden about police reform, including defunding them and Biden agreed stating he proposed that kind of reform.{{Citation |title=Joe Biden and Ady Barkan Discuss Police Reform and Mental Health Care {{!}} NowThis | date=July 11, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEIPXpdeia8 |access-date=2023-10-04 |language=en}}

A Roman Catholic,{{citation |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=2023-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090407/https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |archive-date=2023-03-16 |language=en |url-status=live}} Scalise married Jennifer Ann Letulle on March 19, 2005.{{cite news|date=2006|title=Marriage Annacouments|work=Times Picayune|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/marriages/paper/tp-s.txt|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231212806/http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/vitals/marriages/paper/tp-s.txt|archive-date=December 31, 2014}} They have two children.{{cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Congressman Steve Scalise |url=https://scalise.house.gov/about/biography |website=scalise.house.gov |access-date=14 April 2024 |language=en |date=3 January 2021}}

On August 29, 2023, Scalise announced he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He said the cancer was detected early and was "very treatable".{{cite news|url=https://rollcall.com/2023/08/29/scalise-being-treated-for-blood-cancer-plans-to-keep-working/|title = Scalise being treated for blood cancer, plans to keep working|last = Papp|first = Justin|work=Roll Call|date = August 29, 2023|accessdate = August 29, 2023}}

On September 14, Scalise returned to work, having begun chemotherapy, and reported that his treatment was "going well."{{cite news| last = Pandolfo| first = Chris| date = September 14, 2023| title = GOP leader Steve Scalise gives update on cancer treatment, reveals wife knew something was wrong over phone| newspaper =Fox News| page = |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-leader-steve-scalise-update-cancer-treatment-reveals-wife-knew-something-wrong-phone| access-date = September 14, 2023 | quote =}}

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