Samuelson, Steve P., 1960-

Biography

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; Night Light Tour Guide, bus tours of Bethlehem; legislative assistant, Pennsylvania State Representative Paul McHale; legislative assistant, Pennsylvania State Representative Karen Ritter; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1998; reelected to the House for 11 more consecutive terms; appointed, Capitol Preservation Committee (2015-present).