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Steve Scalise has served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the First Congressional District of Louisiana, since 2008. He was first elected in a special election on May 3, 2008, when he defeated Gilda Reed (D) in a special election to replace former Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-Lou.), who vacated his seat to become Governor.^[1] On November 4, 2008, Scalise defeated Democratic challenger Jim Harlan by a comfortable margin.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Related SourceWatch articles 7.2 Sources 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Bio

Scalise was born October 6, 1965, in New Orleans. He graduated from Louisiana State University and has worked as a software engineer and a technology company marketing executive. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007 and a member of the Louisiana Senate in 2008. He and his wife, former Jennifer Letulle, have a daughter.^{[2] [3]}

2008 elections

On May 3, Scalise defeated Gilda Reed (D) in a special election to replace former Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-Lou.), who vacated his seat to become Governor. As an incumbent, Scalise is seeking the Republican nomination to retain his seat in the November general election.^[4][1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Occidental Petroleum	$ 35,000
Gallo Winery	$ 20,000
Mackenzie Patterson Fuller	$ 14,800
Susman Godfrey Llp	$ 10,500
Wells Fargo	$ 10,250
AFLAC Inc	$ 10,000
American Academy of Dermatology Assn	$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice	$ 10,000
American Assn of Nurse Anesthetists	$ 10,000
American College of Cardiology	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Stephen Scalise from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Stephen Scalise from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Stephen Scalise from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Stephen Scalise from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
429 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3015 Fax: 202-226-0386 Webform email
District offices
110 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 500, Metairie, LA 70005 Ph: 504-837-1259 Fax: (none entered) 21454 Koop Drive, Suite 1E, Mandeville, LA 70471 Ph: 985-893-9064 Fax: (none entered) 112 S. Cypress St., Hammond, LA 70403 Ph: 985-340-2185 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Louisiana and the U.S. Congress

Sources

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 J. Taylor Rushing, "Dems add to majority with Cazayoux win in La.", TheHill.com, May 4, 2008.
2. ↑ "Steve Scalise," Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
3. ↑ "Bio," "SteveScalise.com"
4. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District

External resources

External articles

Semantic data (Edit data)

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