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Also known as: Steny Hamilton Hoyer
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Steny Hamilton Hoyer
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June 14, 1939, New York City, New York, U.S. (age 85)
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Democratic Party

Steny Hoyer (born June 14, 1939, New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician, a representative from Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981– ), where he served as majority leader (2007–11; 2019–23) and minority whip (2011–19). In 2007 he became the longest-serving member of the House from Maryland. In 2024 Hoyer comfortably won reelection against Republican challenger Michelle Talkington. Hoyer first became interested in politics when he heard John F. Kennedy give a campaign speech at the University of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 1963). He later attended law school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ...(100 of 514 words)

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