U.S. House candidate · Louisiana 1st District
Steve Scalise
Overview
Poliscope ↗$10.6M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
17%
Small-dollar share
20%
In-state share
13
Flags
Steve Mr Scalise is a Republican Representative from LA (District 01). Scalise's campaign has raised $10.6 million from 3,906 donors. Funding includes 17.3% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 30.0% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Finance & Investment, Legal Services, Real Estate. Campaign committees include SCALISE FOR CONGRESS, SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Marc Andreessen gave $7,000 (2026)
- Ben Horowitz gave $7,000 (2026)
Backed by Paul Singer
- Paul Singer gave $7,000 (2026)
Backed by Ken Griffin
- Kenneth Griffin gave $6,600 (2024)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $4,994 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $120,564 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $5,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $9,900 (2024)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #1 donor sector ($139K from individual donors)
Real estate money
- Real Estate is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($89K from individual donors)
Gambling industry money
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- Boyd Gaming PAC gave $3,500 (2026)
- Boyd Gaming PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Union PAC money
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $7,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 1 gift or travel filing
Mostly out-of-state money
- 80% of itemized money from out of state
Money
Poliscope ↗$10.6M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.41M
From individuals
$326K unitemized
$172K
From PACs
3,906
Donors
avg $141
64%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008 849 donors$1.83M
- 2010 747 donors$1.36M
- 2012 698 donors$1.44M
- 2014 939 donors$2.62M
- 2016 946 donors$3.58M
- 2018 9,606 donors$13.6M
- 2020 32,578 donors$38.2M
- 2022 7,120 donors$18.6M
- 2024 5,411 donors$14.7M
- 2026 4,220 donors$10.6M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 15,735 gifts · 7%$464K
- $200-$499 158 gifts · 67%$48K
- $500-$999 129 gifts · 1%$75K
- $1,000-$2,899 378 gifts · 9%$637K
- $2,900+ 555 gifts · 83%$5.83M
- Refunds / negative records 623 gifts$-134K
Top donor industries and employers
- Finance & Investment 62 gifts$139K
- Legal Services 153 gifts$110K
- Real Estate 269 gifts$89K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 352 gifts$74K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 38 gifts$30K
- Transportation 32 gifts$25K
- Construction 114 gifts$25K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 7 gifts$20K
- Insurance 87 gifts$18K
- Business & Professional Services 18 gifts$15K
- Agriculture 90 gifts$14K
- Technology & Internet 39 gifts$11K
- Manufacturing 35 gifts$10K
- Education 167 gifts$8K
- Energy & Natural Resources 2 gifts$6K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORDELON, GEMI | individual | LA | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| SPEARS, JOHN D | individual | FL | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| BORDELON, BENJAMIN GERALD | individual | LA | $50,000 | — | 1 |
| ASKEW, WHITAKER MR. | individual | VA | $40,000 | — | 2 |
| REISER, MARTIN MR. | individual | DC | $30,000 | — | 6 |
| FRAZEE, ELIZABETH | individual | VA | $30,000 | — | 2 |
| WHITE, LETITIA H. MRS. | individual | MD | $25,000 | — | 2 |
| FENECH, BILL | individual | FL | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| Fehsenfeld, Fred | individual | IN | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| MANOCHERIAN, JED | individual | NY | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| CHAPPELL, MICHAEL F. | individual | DC | $25,000 | — | 2 |
| CVITANOVICH, TOMMY | individual | LA | $23,000 | — | 4 |
| HAEUSER, DANIEL L. MR. | individual | LA | $21,000 | — | 2 |
| HERSON, MICHAEL | individual | MD | $20,000 | — | 2 |
| COTE, STEPHEN | individual | DC | $20,000 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) | DC | $15,000 | 3 |
| WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| GRAIL, INC. PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | TX | $10,000 | 2 |
| EDWARD JONES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) | AR | $10,000 | 2 |
| UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) | CT | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- LA 20% · home state$1.42M
- IL 14%$973K
- FL 10%$729K
- TX 8%$590K
- NY 7%$459K
- VA 6%$392K
- DC 5%$369K
- CA 5%$365K
- CO 3%$239K
- AL 3%$237K
- MO 3%$197K
- MD 2%$175K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,870 roll calls on record: 807 yea, 381 nay, 128 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6963 | To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic". | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jul 16, 2026 | — |
| 7296 | SAVE America Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jan 30, 2026 | — |
| 58 | Denouncing the horrors of socialism. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Dec 1, 2025 | — |
| 719 | Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Sep 19, 2025 | — |
| 21 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jan 24, 2025 | — |
| 4 | Rescissions Act of 2025 | sponsor | Economics and Public Finance | Jul 24, 2025 | Yes |
| 3 | Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. | sponsor | Congress | Jan 3, 2025 | — |
| 2 | To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk. | sponsor | Congress | Jan 3, 2025 | — |
| 82 | Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 | cosponsor | Social Welfare | Jan 5, 2025 | Yes |
| 4563 | ACE Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jan 3, 2025 | — |
| 7 | No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 | cosponsor | Health | Dec 17, 2024 | — |
| 6951 | College Cost Reduction Act | cosponsor | Education | Nov 18, 2024 | — |
| 9921 | To amend the Delta Development Act to include the parish of Terrebonne as a Delta Regional Authority area. | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Oct 5, 2024 | — |
| 9462 | Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 | cosponsor | Taxation | Oct 4, 2024 | — |
| 8282 | Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act | cosponsor | International Affairs | Sep 11, 2024 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCALISE FOR CONGRESS | C00394957 | H / P | principal | $44.4M |
| SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUND | C00568162 | N / J | jfc | $11.0M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | start | state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-03 | http://scalise.house.gov/ | rep | Republican | 2008-05-07 | LA |
| 2011-01-03 | http://scalise.house.gov/ | rep | Republican | 2009-01-06 | LA |
| 2013-01-03 | http://scalise.house.gov/ | rep | Republican | 2011-01-05 | LA |
| 2015-01-03 | http://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2013-01-03 | LA |
| 2017-01-03 | http://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2015-01-06 | LA |
| 2019-01-03 | https://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2017-01-03 | LA |
| 2021-01-03 | https://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2019-01-03 | LA |
| 2023-01-03 | https://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2021-01-03 | LA |
| 2025-01-03 | https://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2023-01-03 | LA |
| 2027-01-03 | https://scalise.house.gov | rep | Republican | 2025-01-03 | LA |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | United Kingdom (Aug 6, 2023 – Aug 11, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Finance & Investment, Legal Services, Real Estate, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Hospitality & Entertainment. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $10.6M |
| 2024 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $14.7M |
| 2022 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $18.6M |
| 2020 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $38.2M |
| 2018 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $13.6M |
| 2016 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $3.58M |
| 2014 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $2.62M |
| 2012 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $1.44M |
| 2010 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $1.36M |
| 2008 | House | LA | 01 | H0LA01087 | $1.83M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.