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Steny Hoyer

Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for since 1981. He was also a House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. Hoyer first attained office through a special election on 19 May 1981. As of 2023, he is in his 22nd House term. His 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. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Steny Hoyer has 2,675 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1983 Forum. The year with the most videos was 2013 with 136 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 7,034 views per program. Most appearances with Nancy Pelosi (268), Jim Clyburn (132), Xavier Becerra (53). Most common tags: Democratic Party, Federal Budget, House of Representatives.

Appearances by Title:May 19, 1981 - Present U.S. Representative, D-MD 5th


Majority Leader (Jan 03, 2019 - Jan 03, 2023) Minority Whip (Jan 05, 2011 - Jan 03, 2019) Majority Leader (Jan 03, 2007 - Jan 04, 2011) Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2003 - Jan 03, 2007) Democratic Caucus Chair (Jun 21, 1989 - Jan 03, 1995) Videos: 2,669

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 38
    • One Minute Speeches: 6
    • Special Orders: 5
    • Total Time Speaking: 5 hours
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