STEVE P. SAMUELSON

Lehigh and Northampton Counties (1999-2014), Northampton County (2015-present)

SAMUELSON, Steve P., a Representative from Lehigh and Northampton Counties; born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY, 1960; graduated, Liberty High School, 1978; B.A., government, Lehigh University, 1986; legislative aide and clerk, Lehigh County Board of Commissioners (1989-1998); reporter, Bethlehem Globe-Times; legislative assistant, State Representatives Paul McHale; legislative assistant, State Representative Karen Ritter; tour guide, bus tours of Bethlehem; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1998; reelected to the House for 10 more consecutive terms; appointed, Capitol Preservation Committee (2015-present).