Steven G. Xiarhos
Republican · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 5th Barnstable District
Steve Xiarhos is a Republican state representative, a former police officer, and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. He focuses on making Cape Cod more affordable and on public safety and support for first responders and veterans.
Where Steven G. Xiarhos stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records),
Opposes
Immigration (5 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Gun Control (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (6 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for the final 2022 clean energy and offshore wind law (H.5060). The House passed it 146-7.
July 21, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted for the final pay transparency law (H.4890), which requires larger employers to list salary ranges in job postings. The House passed it 153-5.
July 24, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 5 oppose
Voted against the PROTECT Act (H.5620), a law limiting state and local help with federal civil immigration enforcement. The House passed it 137-21.
July 30, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Publicly backed federal immigration arrests on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, saying he stands with federal law enforcement.
June 2, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: capecod.com
Filed H.2058 to require state and local police, sheriffs, and jails to honor federal immigration detainer requests.
February 27, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed H.1579 to limit the state's emergency family shelter program to Massachusetts residents.
February 27, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against overriding Governor Baker's veto of H.4805 (the Work and Family Mobility Act), which lets residents without legal immigration status get driver's licenses. The House passed it 119-36.
June 8, 2022Opposes Immigration
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 support · 4 oppose
Voted for the final fiscal 2027 state budget (H.5555), after voting the same way on the final fiscal 2026 budget (H.4240) on June 30, 2025. The House passed it 142-6.
July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the fiscal 2025 closeout supplemental budget (H.4761). The House passed it 149-9.
November 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for H.4750, a bill to borrow money for building projects at public colleges and universities. The House passed it 148-5.
November 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.4005) spending income-surtax money on education and transportation. The House passed it 140-14.
April 9, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final fiscal 2025 supplemental budget (H.58) that added money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 127-23.
February 26, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final Mass Leads Act (H.5100), a $4 billion economic development bond bill for life sciences, climate technology, and artificial intelligence. The House passed it 137-8.
November 14, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final Affordable Homes Act (H.4977), a $5.16 billion housing bond bill that also allowed small backyard in-law apartments statewide, after voting the same way on the House version (H.4707) on June 5, 2024. The House passed it 128-24.
August 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final fiscal 2024 supplemental budget (H.4582), which added $251 million for the emergency family shelter system and set a nine-month limit on most shelter stays. The House passed it 123-35.
April 25, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against a $2.8 billion fiscal 2023 closeout supplemental budget (H.4167) that included $250 million for the emergency family shelter system. The House passed it 133-25.
November 8, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final enactment of H.4052, a law making phone calls free for people held in state prisons and county jails. The House passed it 132-26.
November 8, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Filed H.3817 (CeCelia's Law) to raise the fine for failing to yield to pedestrians from $35 to $200. The House moved it to a third reading on February 19, 2026.
February 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed H.2056 (Tatiana's Law) to tighten pretrial release rules for people arrested for making or selling fentanyl.
February 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Was one of the lawmakers who filed Nero's Law after Yarmouth police Sgt. Sean Gannon was killed on duty in 2018. The law lets EMTs treat and transport police dogs hurt on duty.
February 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: capecod.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Filed H.3280 to cap yearly property tax increases on existing homes at 20 percent when assessed values rise.
February 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final Affordable Homes Act (H.4977), a $5.16 billion housing bond bill that also allowed small backyard in-law apartments statewide, after voting the same way on the House version (H.4707) on June 5, 2024. The House passed it 128-24.
August 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 oppose
Filed H.1579 to limit the state's emergency family shelter program to Massachusetts residents.
February 27, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for H.4750, a bill to borrow money for building projects at public colleges and universities. The House passed it 148-5.
November 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for H.4672, a bill on teacher preparation and student literacy instruction. The House passed it 155-0.
October 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted against the final gun-law overhaul (H.4885, An Act modernizing firearm laws), after voting the same way on the House version (H.4135) on October 18, 2023. The House passed it 124-33.
July 18, 2024Opposes Gun Control
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 oppose
Voted against H.5595, a law letting a physician perform an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy based on medical judgment, removing the list of required reasons. The House passed it 121-35.
July 31, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against S.2543, a law strengthening legal protections for people who provide or receive reproductive and gender-affirming health care, including keeping providers' home addresses out of public records. The House passed it 132-24.
July 31, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final version of H.5090, a law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortions and gender-affirming care. The House passed it 137-16.
July 26, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for H.5093, a bill to protect voters against deceptive election misinformation. The House passed it 154-3.
February 11, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: malegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Publicly urged state and federal officials to move faster on replacing the Sagamore and Bourne bridges.
May 15, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: capecod.com
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Voted against H.5469, a House bill setting public-records rules for the Legislature and defining how the state auditor may audit it; the state auditor said it narrowed the audit voters approved in 2024. The House passed it 125-28.
June 3, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against S.2581, a bill requiring schools to limit student use of cellphones and other personal devices during the school day. The House passed it 129-25.
April 8, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted for the final version of H.5350, a bill overhauling the state's cannabis laws and its Cannabis Control Commission. The House passed it 155-0.
April 8, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against H.5151, the House energy bill on energy costs, clean power, and utility rules. The House passed it 128-27.
February 26, 2026
Source: malegislature.gov
Filed H.3888, resolutions asking Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments limiting federal spending and power and setting term limits.
February 27, 2025
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the final 2024 clean energy law (S.2967) on speeding up permits for clean energy projects and upgrading the power grid. The House passed it 128-17.
November 14, 2024
Source: malegislature.gov
Endorsed fellow Republican Rep. Mathew Muratore for the Plymouth and Barnstable state Senate seat in 2024.
September 26, 2024
Source: capecod.com
Filed a bill requiring state oversight and safety rules for onshore electric infrastructure tied to clean energy projects.
June 30, 2024
Source: capecod.com
Joined the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod.
January 19, 2024
Source: capecod.com
Signed a letter with other legislators to Governor Healey voicing deep concern about her August 2023 emergency declaration on migrant family shelters, as the state weighed using a Yarmouth resort.
September 6, 2023
Source: capecod.com
Endorsed Dan Higgins for Cape and Islands district attorney in 2022, citing his years as an assistant district attorney.
October 18, 2022
Source: capecod.com
Voted against the final VOTES Act (S.2924), which made mail-in voting and early voting permanent in Massachusetts. The House passed it 126-29.
June 16, 2022
Source: malegislature.gov
Voted against the climate law (S.9) setting a state goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, after voting the same way on its first passage on January 28, 2021. The House passed it 145-14.
March 18, 2021
Source: malegislature.gov
Received endorsements from Barnstable County Sheriff James Cummings, the Massachusetts Police Association, and the Massachusetts Coalition of Police in his 2020 race.
May 27, 2020
Source: capecod.com
Past race Steven G. Xiarhos ran in:
- State Representative 5th Barnstable District · November 3, 2026 · 5th Barnstable District; Massachusetts · incumbent