Steve Samuelson
Steve Samuelson | |
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 Samuelson in 2021 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 135th district | |
| Assumed office January 5, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Lisa Boscola |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1960 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Steve Samuelson |
Steven Samuelson (born September 21, 1960) is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He was elected to his 13th term in November 2022 and is the chair of the Finance Committee.[1]
Early life
[edit]Samuelson is from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Liberty High School as part of its class of 1978 and received a B.A. in Government from Lehigh University as part of their class of 1986.[1] Samuelson served as legislative aide and clerk for the Lehigh County Commissioners board from 1989 to 1998. He also was a legislative aid to representatives Paul McHale and Karen Ritter.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
[edit]Samuelson was elected to the Pennsylvania House district 135 in 1998, taking office at the opening of the next legislative session in 1999.[2] During his 23 years in office he has sponsored 578 bills.[3] Some of his more notable bills include House Bill 1260 which he co-authored that increased the income limits for the PACENET program by $6,000 to increase access to prescription medicine for senior citizens. It is estimated that due to this expansion 20,000 more Pennsylvanians have access to the PACENET program.[4][5] Additionally he authored House Bill 2560 which utilized a portion of left over COVID-19 relief money to increase rent rebate payments for an estimated 477,000 Pennsylvanians, mostly above the age of 65.[6][7] Additionally Samuelson has been pivotal in securing funding for renovation projects in Bethlehem including a $500,000 grant to the National Museum of Industrial History, $30,000,000 to renovate the ruins of the Bethlehem Steel plant in the South Side, and $9,100,000 to renovate the Goodman Building.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Steve Samuelson". www.legis.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ >"SESSION OF 1999 - 183D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1999-01-05.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Bills sponsored by Steve Samuelson". openstates.org. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "House Bill 1260; Regular Session 2021-2022". www.legis.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania general assembly. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Governor signs bill co-authored by Samuelson to expand PACENET eligibility". www.pahouse.com. PA House Democrats. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Regular Session 2021-2022 House Bill 2560". www.legis.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Samuelson proposes doubling Property Tax/Rent Rebate payments". www.pahouse.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "PA REPRESENTATIVE STEVE SAMUELSON ANNOUNCES $500,000 IN STATE FUNDING FOR NMIH". www.thevalleyledger.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Bresswein, Kurt. "Bethlehem Steel ruins among 18 Lehigh Valley projects awarded $30M for redevelopment". www.lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Bresswein, Kurt. "Bethlehem's Goodman Building goes from blighted with 'stalactites of mold' to a $9.1M investment". www.lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
