Steve Scalise is United States House of Representatives Majority Whip, representative for Louisiana's first congressional district, and a member of the Republican party.

Mr Scalise, 51, is reported to have been shot by an unidentified gunman at a baseball practice close to Washington DC on Wednesday morning.

Prior to joining the House of Representatives, Mr Scalise served in the Louisiana State Senate for four months and spent twelve years in the Louisiana House of Representatives.