# Steny Hoyer

Steny Hoyer is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Maryland’s 5th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Maryland’s 5th district
- Serving since: 1981-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H000874
- FEC candidate IDs: H2MD05155

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H000874 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Hoyer raised $396.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Hoyer says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,346 classified statements: 849 posts on X, 380 press releases, 79 Congressional Record speeches, 38 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hoyer | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.6% | 6.6% | 78 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.7% | 27.5% | 58 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 82.7% | 73.2% | 16 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.7% | 9.8% | 19 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 26.8% | 22.7% | 62 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.8% | 1.9% | 39 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 36% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Democrats 16%); Health 18% (House Democrats 26%); International Affairs 18% (House Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.95 (standard error 0.01), from 3,362 donors and 7,280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.5% (96.4%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 144.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10443: American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10443
- H.R. 9867: Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024 (in committee, 2024-09-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9867
- H.Con.Res. 43: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. (passed both chambers, 2023-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/43
- H.Res. 1507: Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. (passed one chamber, 2022-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1507
- H.Res. 1270: Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling… (in committee, 2022-11-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1270
- H.Con.Res. 88: Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. (passed both chambers, 2022-06-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/88
- H.R. 5830: AMAZON21 Act (in committee, 2021-11-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5830
- H.Res. 552: Recognizing the importance of independent living for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling… (in committee, 2022-11-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/552
- H.R. 3005: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a… (passed one chamber, 2022-05-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3005
- H.R. 2024: Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act (passed one chamber, 2022-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2024

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $396.5K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Press release · Hoyer Sends Letter to Armed Services Committees Requesting an Investigation on Starlink and Starshield Restrictions in Ukraine · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-sends-letter-armed-services-committees-requesting-investigation-starlink
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepStenyHoyer/status/2112345245593530731
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepStenyHoyer/status/2112187735112876489
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepStenyHoyer/status/2112327784777339008
- 2026-10-19 · Press release · Hoyer Statement on Suspicious Letter Received at District Office · labels: policy discussion · https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-statement-suspicious-letter-received-district-office
- 2026-10-18 · Press release · Hoyer Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Waive Sanctions Against Russia · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-statement-trumps-executive-order-waive-sanctions-against-russia
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStenyHoyer/status/2110769071981473963
- 2026-10-14 · Press release · Maryland Delegation Members Release Statement on Judge Ruling Halting Trump Administration Efforts to Close BARC in Beltsville, Maryland · labels: policy discussion · https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-members-release-statement-judge-ruling-halting-trump
- 2026-10-14 · Press release · Hoyer Statement on Unannounced Starlink Terminal Restrictions in Ukraine · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://hoyer.house.gov/media/press-releases/hoyer-statement-unannounced-starlink-terminal-restrictions-ukraine
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepStenyHoyer/status/2110054134896586995

## Links

- Official site: https://hoyer.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepStenyHoyer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhipHoyer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repstenyhoyer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/LeaderHoyer
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000874

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H000874