Stephen P. "Steve" Pougnet (born April 27, 1963) is an American businessman and politician.

A member of the Democratic Party, Pougnet served as the mayor of Palm Springs, California from 2007 to 2015.

Pougnet earned his Bachelor of Arts in business from Michigan State University in 1985 and was elected to the Palm Springs City Council in 2003.

[2] In 2017, he was accused of receiving $375,000 in bribes from John Wessman and Richard Meany, land and property developers of the Palm Springs area.

In the November 2010 election, he ran against American Independent Bill Lussenheide and Republican incumbent, Mary Bono Mack.