“When everybody goes into their separate corners, it's just real easy to demonize the other side instead of saying, 'Okay, how can we come together and figure out how to get done what's important for the country?'”

American politician

Stephen Joseph Scalise is an American politician and Republican Party member. He has represented Louisiana's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2008 and has served as House majority leader since 2023. He was House majority whip from 2014 to 2019 and House minority whip from 2019 to 2023. His public role is rooted in congressional leadership, especially in the House, where he has held senior party positions for many years.