Meet Steve Gaw

Steve Gaw served on the Missouri Public Service Commission from March 2001 until September 2007. On November 3, 2003, Gaw was named Chairman by Governor Bob Holden, and served in that capacity until January 2005.

Prior to his appointment to the PSC, Gaw was Speaker of the Missouri House and served as State Representative of the 22nd District representing Randolph County as well as parts of Howard, Chariton, and Boone Counties. Gaw was first elected to the Missouri House in 1992, became Speaker in 1996 and served until 2001.

When on the Public Service Commission, the state agency that regulates Missouri’s investor-owned utilities, Gaw advocated for Missouri's consumers. He also served as President of the Organization of MISO States (OMS).

As House Speaker, Gaw was instrumental in bringing new technology to the chamber, as the Missouri House became the first state legislative body to broadcast its proceedings live over the Internet. As a Legislator and Speaker, Gaw focused on education, public safety, agricultural issues and economic development. His work on education earned him several awards including the prestigious Geyer Award, the Horace Mann Friend of Education for Legislation Award and the Distinguished Legislator Award from the Missouri Community College Association. He also passed stronger sentences for violent felony offenders particularly sex offenders, juvenile justice reform, school safety measures, a “No Call” list for telemarketers, and legislation lowering taxes on Missouri families including the elimination of the general sales tax on groceries.

Gaw graduated summa cum laude in 1978 from Truman State University with a bachelor’s degree in physics and he earned a law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981. Gaw has served as the City Prosecutor of Moberly and practiced law with the firm of Schirmer, Suter, & Gaw also in Moberly.

Gaw and his wife, Fannie, have a daughter, Skylar.

Steve, Fannie and Skylar Gaw