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Steny Hoyer
Maryland, 5th

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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer is serving his 13th term in the United States House of Representatives, where he represents the Fifth Congressional District of Maryland. He is regarded by Members on both sides of the aisle as an effective leader and committed consensus builder who knows how to get things done.

In November 2004, Congressman Hoyer was unanimously re-elected by his colleagues in the Democratic Caucus to serve as the House Democratic Whip, the second-ranking position among House Democrats. In this leadership position, Congressman Hoyer helps House Democrats determine their legislative agenda and strategy; build unity for the Party's positions; and craft and deliver the Democratic message in Washington and the nation generally.

He is now the longest-serving House Member from Southern Maryland in history, as well as the highest-ranking Member of Congress in Maryland history.

Congressman Hoyer is a Senior Member of the Appropriations Committee, and currently serves on the Transportation and Treasury and Independent Agencies Subcommittee and the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee.

He also serves on the Democratic Steering Committee, and was Chairman of the Democratic Caucus from 1989 to 1994.

In Congress, Steny Hoyer is a recognized champion for Federal employees, and is well known as a leader on education issues and a respected voice on human and civil rights. He is perhaps best known for serving as the lead House sponsor of historic Federal election reform (the "Help America Vote Act"), which President Bush signed into law on October 29, 2002, and for guiding the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) to passage in 1990.

Public service has always been at the center of Steny Hoyer's professional life. He won a seat in the Maryland Senate at the age of 27.  At the age of 35, was elected President of the Senate, the youngest ever in state history.

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