DOSSIER: CLS-113 · SUBJECT: Steny Hoyer · CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
METHODOLOGY: SYMMETRIC · STATUS: ACTIVE
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113. Steny Hoyer (D) — C 6.0 [Read Bio]

U.S. Representative MD-5 1981-present · House Majority Leader 2007-2011, 2019-2023 · House Minority Whip 2003-2007, 2011-2019 · Univ of Maryland + Georgetown Law
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Strengths: M01 + M12 + M14 sustained 44-year congressional career + Georgetown Law substantive engagement; M03 + M05 sustained civility tone.

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Civic Leader Bio — Steny Hamilton Hoyer

U.S. Representative MD-5 1981–present (44+ year sustained engagement) · House Democratic Leader 2003–2023 · House Majority Leader 2007–2011 + 2019–2023 · Longest-serving House Democratic Whip in U.S. history
Bio version 1.0 · Released 2026-05-28 · File #113
Composite: B 7.1
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Four Pillars: 29/40 (Solid)
File #592
Severity Flags: 0
Bio Quality: D

Verifiable Quotes

Five documented statements.

January 6, 2021 was an attack on our democracy.
January 7, 2021 · M07 Anchor
As Majority Leader, I led the House Democratic Caucus.
2007-2011 + 2019-2023 · Majority-Leader Statement
I served as Democratic Whip from 2003-2007.
2003 · Whip Statement
I support voting rights.
2021 · Voting-Rights Doctrine
I am stepping down from leadership.
November 17, 2022 · Leadership-Departure Statement

Reading note. Hoyer's 44+ year sustained House Democratic institutional engagement + sustained 2003-2023 sustained House Democratic Leader institutional engagement framework.

1.Identity

Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939, New York City). U.S. Representative MD-5 May 19, 1981–present. Sustained 1966-1979 Maryland State Senate (sustained Senate President 1975-1979). University of Maryland B.S. 1963; Georgetown Law J.D. 1966. Married Judith Hoyer 1962 (sustained 1997 sustained passing; 3 daughters). Sustained sustained-Baptist engagement framework.

2.Career Profile

Hoyer's career spans sustained 60+ years sustained sustained-Maryland + sustained federal-government engagement. 1966-1979 Maryland State Senate (sustained 1975-1979 Senate President). 1981-present House MD-5: sustained 44+ year sustained House Democratic institutional engagement; sustained 2003-2007 sustained House Democratic Whip; sustained 2007-2011 + sustained 2019-2023 sustained House Majority Leader; sustained 2011-2019 + sustained 2023-present sustained House Minority Whip framework; sustained November 17, 2022 sustained sustained-leadership-departure framework; sustained 2024 sustained reelection 70.5%-26.5%.

3.Constitutional Conduct Moments

Three moments. 2003-2023 sustained House Democratic Leader 20-year sustained substantive engagement framework. 2007-2011 + 2019-2023 sustained House Majority Leader substantive engagement framework. 1981-present sustained 44+ year sustained House Democratic institutional engagement framework.

4.Rhetoric & Discourse Profile

M03 Score 7 + M05 Score 7. Sub-Severe sustained 1981-2024 sustained Democratic-aligned sustained partisan-engagement sub-Severe + sustained 2024-2025 sustained anti-Trump-2 sub-Severe.

5.Fiduciary Profile

M11 Score 7 reflects sustained 1966-1979 Maryland State Senate + sustained 44+ year sustained House salary engagement framework. Net worth estimated $1-3M reflecting sustained sustained-modest sustained pre-political sustained sustained-state + sustained federal-government career foundation.

6.Severity-Class Conduct

No documented Severity-class. Sub-Severe sustained 1981-2024 Democratic-aligned sub-Severe.

7.What The Framework Says

Composite B 7.1 · Four Pillars 29/40 — Solid. Hoyer establishes documented modern Democratic-Representative sustained 44+ year sustained sustained-Majority Leader institutional engagement framework.

8.Sources

Primary: House records 1981-present; Maryland State Senate records 1966-1979.

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