Kagen, Steven, 1949-

Steven Leslie Kagen (born December 12, 1949) is an American politician and physician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as the U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district between 2007 and 2011.

Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, he graduated from Appleton East High School there before earning B.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After training at both Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, he founded four medical clinics in Appleton, Green Bay, Fond du Lac, and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served as an assistant clinical professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and for seven years as the allergy consultant to CNN.

In 2006, Kagen was narrowly elected to the U.S. House from Wisconsin's 8th district. In Congress, Kagen supported and voted for the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, the Minimum Wage increase, the SCHIP Children's Health Bill, the "Pay As You Go" Bill, campaign and lobbying reforms, oversight of FISA warrants and terror surveillance. Re-elected in 2008, he would go on to lose his bid for a third term in 2010.