Ten Facts About Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland
14th Nov 2006, 17:38 GMT
Steny Hoyer was born June 14, 1939, in New York. He spent his childhood in New York and Florida before moving to Maryland in 1955. He is of Danish ancestry, and his first name is an adaptation of the Danish name Steen. He met his late wife, Judith, while attending Suitland High School in Prince George's County. He originally wanted to work in public relations but changed his mind after attending a campaign speech by John F. Kennedy at the University of Maryland. He graduated with a political science degree from the University of Maryland in 1963, where he was selected as "Outstanding Male Graduate." He received a law degree from Georgetown University in 1966. He was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1966 at age 27. He served as Senate president from 1975 to 1978, the youngest to hold that office in Maryland history. He ran for Congress in 1981 in a special election to fill the seat of incumbent Gladys Spellman, who was in an irreversible coma. House Speaker Tip O'Neill reprimanded him during his first speech on the House floor for acknowledging family and friends watching from the gallery. His wife died of cancer in 1997. They had three daughters and three grandchildren. He became a great-grandfather at age 67. He is the highest-ranking member of Congress in Maryland history. He is the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives in southern Maryland history.
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