Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., was reportedly rushed to the hospital Wednesday after sustaining a serious injury on his property.
“Congressman Steube was involved in an accident on his property late this afternoon and has sustained several injuries,” the representative’s office said in a statement. “We will provide additional updates when possible. Please pray for the Congressman and his family.”
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Local media have been covering this developing story. Insiders told Florida Politics that Steube had fallen off his roof.
On Thursday, Steube’s office confirmed the reports and thanked an onlooker for calling 911.
Steube spent the night in the intensive care unit where doctors are still assessing several serious injuries suffered in Wednesday 25-foot (7.6-meters) fall. His injuries are not considered life-threatening, a statement posted on Twitter said.
“He is making progress and in good spirits,” the statement said.
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The Congressman spent the night in the ICU where several serious injuries are still under assessment but not life threatening at this time. He is making progress and in good spirits.
— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) January 19, 2023
Additionally, our team expresses thanks to members of the media who waited patiently to accurately report the incident before releasing falsities to the public. Accurate updates about Rep. Steube’s current condition will be found on his official Twitter account.
— Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) January 19, 2023
Local sources tell @Fla_Pol that Republican US @RepGregSteube fell off his roof this afternoon and is being taken to a Sarasota region hospital.
Developing…#FlaPol
— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) January 18, 2023
Steube represents Florida’s 17th district, a constituency rated R+10 and anchored by Sarasota County in south-central Florida.
He was first elected to the U.S. House in 2018 and just began his third term. Prior to that, he served six years in the Florida House and two years in the Florida Senate.
A member of the Freedom Caucus, Steube achieved national attention in 2021 for introducing CASE-IT: the Curbing Abuse and Saving Expression in Technology Act. Steube introduced the bill following Twitter’s decision to ban then-President Donald Trump.
“Through this legislation, we can reform Section 230 and ensure that Big Tech will be held accountable for revoking accounts and selectively censoring conservative content on a partisan basis,” Steube said in a statement obtained by Florida Politics.
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Colleagues of both parties wished Steube a speedy recovery. Florida Democrat Nikki Fried, the state’s former agriculture commissioner, expressed her sympathies in a tweet.
Christian Zeigler, the state GOP’s vice chair, said, “Our country, state & local community needs him to recover and get back to fighting for us in Congress ASAP.”
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Thinking of you and hope for a speedy recovery.
— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) January 19, 2023
The Horn editorial team and the Associated Press contributed to this article.