Steve Harshman

Won adoption of two budget amendments requiring the Wyoming Supreme Court to submit budget plans with no cut, a 2% cut, and a 4% cut (House Bill 1). The court had to report those options to a legislative committee by October 1, 2013.

February 5, 2013Supports Government Efficiency

Source: wyoleg.gov

Chaired the two-day Select Committee on School Facilities meeting that took the statutorily required audit of the School Facilities Commission and the agency's response to it. The committee voted to send a letter urging the Commission to hire audit consultants to help carry out its response plan, and also took the Commission's 2011-2012 budget request and draft bills on charter schools, school district formation and district bond refunds.

September 16, 2009Supports Government Efficiency

Source: wyoleg.gov

Wrote several adopted House amendments to Wyoming's education accountability bill. They required the new select committee to recommend on school-board compensation and training, to review state law for incentives that improve student performance such as attendance, lower dropout rates and less college remediation, and to set the first-phase measures as school-level reading and math performance (Senate File 70, 2011).

February 23, 2011Supports Public Education Quality

Source: wyoleg.gov

As a longtime Wyoming state representative, Harshman repeatedly voted against Medicaid expansion in Wyoming, including during the 2021 legislative session.

March 1, 2021

Source: wyomingnews.com

Served as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives during the 2019 General Session and presided over the chamber's opening proceedings.

January 8, 2019

Source: wyoleg.gov

Voted aye in committee on legislation creating a task force and study concerning transfer of federal lands in Wyoming.

January 31, 2013

Source: wyoleg.gov