Rep. May Scheve, a Democrat, represents part of South St. Louis County (District 98) in the Missouri House of Representatives.

Elected to her first term in 1990, Rep. Scheve serves as the coordinating chair of the House Special Committee on Redistricting. She is a member of the National Foundation for Women Legislators and a charter member and past president of the Women Legislators of Missouri.

Rep. Scheve's major legislative accomplishments include: cutting taxes for senior citizens by increasing the money returned through the circuit breaker tax and creating a pharmaceutical tax refund. She also led the fight to increase the dependency deduction and personal income tax exemption, extended the limits on pension deduction and cut the corporate franchise tax. Other important legislation includes campaign finance reform, motor voter registration, combat infantryman badge license plates, centralized voter registration and the reinstatement of the St. Louis County Boundary Commission.

Rep. Scheve is a member of the Board of Directors of Nurses for Newborns Foundation, the Arthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter and current member and past board member of the Affton Chamber of Commerce. Her awards include the 1992 Woman of Worth award from the Older Women's League, the 1993 Missouri Association of Counties' Legislative award, the 1993 Animal Protection Association's Legislator of the Year award, the 1996 Affton Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award and the 1999 Affton School District Superintendent's SOAR award.

Rep. Scheve received a bachelor of arts degree from Saint Louis University and a master of arts degree from Webster University. Prior to her election to the House, Rep. Scheve worked as a writer in the public relations department of Barnes Jewish Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest. She was the office manager/scheduler and press aide for Mel Carnahan in his successful bid for lieutenant governor in 1988. Prior to this, she served as coordinator of volunteers for the state of Missouri during the Dick Gephardt for President Campaign.

Born June 27, 1964, in St. Louis, Rep. Scheve resides in Grantwood Village with her husband, Daniel Patrick Reardon III, and their three children, Madeline May Reardon, Daniel Patrick Reardon IV and Erin Elizabeth Reardon.