Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14 1939), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing the 5th District of Maryland. He was born in New York City, was educated at the University of Maryland and Georgetown University, and was a lawyer and member of the Maryland Senate before entering the House. He was chair of the House Democratic Caucus 1989 to 2003 and has been House Minority Whip since 2003.

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