Steve Scalise
Congressman 1st
District, Louisiana
Elected 2004
Committees:
Energy and Commerce
Republican Study Committee: considers itself the conservative conscience of the GOP
- The RSC has more than 160 members
Republican Congressmen lose Committee assignments
Representative Steve Scalise defends Republican leadership
from conservative criticism.
“What they fail to mention is that Mick Mulvaney got a seat
on Financial Services; Raul Labrador was fighting real hard to get elevated to
Judiciary Committee so he can be more involved in the debate on immigration,
and he got that post, so I don’t think anybody would question the conservative
credentials of Mick and Raul.”
Steve Scalise (LA, R)
“If Congressman Scalise sells out conservatives in the House
to work with House leadership who've just sold out their own principles in the
name of looking reasonable, conservatives will need to find a new home outside
the Republican Study Committee.”
Erick Erickson
“Steve acknowledged that we had just gotten beat in an
election, and now more than ever we have to coalesce as a conservative
organization.
If it really was a result of their conservative votes, I
would be amongst them, in fact… they wouldn’t have put me on Financial
Services. You look at my voting record
compared to their voting record and I’m not any less conservative, maybe even
more conservative.”
Freshman Rep. Dennis Ross (FL, R)
Ratings for 2010:
Liberal: less
defense spending
protect
civil liberties, human rights
ACLU American Civil
Liberties Union 13
Protect
individuals from legal infringements on rights
Liberal
labor
LCV League of
Conservation Voters 20
Pro-environmental
protection
Promote
electronic commerce and innovation
NTU National
Taxpayers Union 89
Pro-taxpayer
rights
Pro-business
Conservative: foreign policy
social
and budget issues
CFG Club for Growth 98
Pro-tax
limitation
Conservative: promotes marriage and family
oppose
abortion
Votes in 111th Congress: 2009 - 2010
No Overturn Ledbetter
Extend
statute of limitations in pay discrimination
No $820 billion stimulus
Funds to
revive U.S.
Yes Let guns in national parks
Permit
people carrying guns in parks
No Cap and Trade
Industry
measure to reduce greenhouse gases
Yes Bar federal abortion funds
No federal
funds for health plans covering abortion
No Health Care Bill
Provides
insurance for people without health insurance
No Financial Firm
Regulation
Regulations
on financial services firms
No Pass tax cuts for some
Bush era
tax cuts to continue for incomes under $250,000
Yes Stop detainee transfers
Prohibit
defense funds used to transfer detainees to U.S.
No Legalize Immigrants’ Kids
Give
children of illegal parents path to legal status
No Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Lift ban on
openly gay people in military
No Limit Campaign Funds
Requires
sponsors of campaign ads to identify themselves
Year Candidate Vote Campaign
Chest
2010 Steve
Scalise (R) 157,182 79% 1,358,024
Myron
Katz (D) 38,416
19 64,420
2008 Steve
Scalise (R) 189,168 66% 1,628,134
Jim
Harlan (D) 98,839
34 2,158,185
2008 special Steve
Scalise (R) 33,867
75%
Gilda
Reed (D) 10,142 23
2008 primary Steve
Scalise (R) 19,338
58%
Tim
Burns (R) 13,958
42
I Independent Party
I Independent Party
Population 2010: 686,961
Change since 2000: up
7.6%
Urban: 80%
Rural: 20
Median Income: 50,810
Median Home Value: 191,900
Private Employment: 79%
Government Employment: 14
Self-Employed: 7
Blue Collar: 21
White Collar: 63
Median Age: 39
Over 65: 14%
Under 18: 23
High School Graduates: 86%
College Graduates: 29
Graduate Degree: 9
Veterans: 10%
White: 73%
Black: 16
Hispanic: 8
Asian: 2
2008 Presidential Vote:
John McCain (R) - 222,090 73%
Barack Obama (D) - 79,326 26
2004 Presidential Vote:
George W. Bush (R) - 215,538 71%
John Kerry (D) - 87,009 29
Steve Scalise's Voting History
Votes in 110th Congress: 2007 – 08
* Increase Minimum Wage
Raise
minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour
* Expand SCHIP
Expand State Children’s Health
Insurance Program
* Raise CAFE Standards
Increase
fuel efficiency to 35 mpg by 2020
No Bail Out Financial Markets
$700
billion to bail out financial industry
* Share Immigration Data
Bar funds
to governments refusing to share immigration information
* Foreign Aid Abortion Ban
Bar funds
for abortions in foreign aid programs
* Ban Gay Bias in Workplace
Prohibit
job discrimination based on sexual orientation
Yes Repeal
DC
Repeal
local prohibition of firearms
* Withdraw Troops 8/08
Requires
withdrawal of troops by August, 2008
* No
Operations in Iraq
Bar
military funds for contingency operations in Iraq
* Free Trade with Peru
Implement
free trade agreement with Peru
Yes Overhaul FISA
Overhaul
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
* Absent –
member by Special Election during 110th Congress
