“Steem Representative” isn’t actually a first‐class concept in the Steem protocol the way “Super Rec­ipients” are on TRON or “Bakers” on Tezos. What you’re almost certainly hearing about are the people (or services) you delegate your stake to—in Steem’s case these are called “witnesses” (block-producers), or more informally “delegates.”

A quick rundown of how it works on Steem:

1. Delegated Proof-of-Stake
• Every STEEM Power (SP) holder has weight in governance proportional to their SP.
• You use that weight to vote for up to 30 block-producers, called witnesses.

2. Witnesses = Steem’s “Representatives”
• The top 20 by vote – plus a few on standby – produce and sign blocks, feed price oracles, propose hard forks.
• They’re paid in STEEM inflation to cover hosting, development, etc.
• If you vote for a witness, you’re effectively “representing” your stake by backing that node.

3. Delegation for Curation/Voting Services
• You can also delegate SP (via the protocol) to bots or curation services (e.g. SteemAuto, @null, @curie) and let them use your stake to upvote content.
• Those services often call themselves “delegates” or “representatives” in a loose sense because they’re acting on your behalf.

4. Community “Reps” vs. Protocol Terms
• Sometimes local meet-up organizers, regional ambassadors or community managers will style themselves “Steem Representatives,” but that’s purely an informal/community title, not a blockchain role.

If you came across a tool or account calling itself “Steem Representative,” check whether they mean:
– A witness you can vote for (block-producer)
– A bot/service you can delegate SP to for automated curation
– Or simply a community ambassador

For the core protocol, the proper term is always “witness.” You can browse the current list, their signing keys, URLs and vote counts here:
https://steemworld.org/witnesses (or on any Steem‐aware block explorer)

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