Sam Steiger

Sam Steiger
Steiger in November 1973
Mayor of Prescott, Arizona
In office
November 23, 1999 – November 21, 2001
Preceded byPaul Daly
Succeeded byRowle Simmons
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byGeorge F. Senner Jr.
Succeeded byBob Stump
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Yavapai County district
In office
January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1965
Serving with David H. Palmer
Preceded byCharles H. Orme Sr.
Succeeded byBoyd Tenney
Personal details
Born
Samuel Steiger

(1929-03-10)March 10, 1929
New York City, U.S.
DiedSeptember 26, 2012(2012-09-26) (aged 83)
Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Other political
affiliations
Libertarian
Alma materColorado A&M
OccupationRancher
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsKorean War
AwardsSilver Star
Purple Heart

Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929 – September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Prescott, Arizona. Steiger also made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate, served as a special assistant to Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, and hosted political talk shows on both radio and television. Despite these accomplishments, Steiger is best known for two incidents: one, while he was a sitting congressman, was the 1975 killing of two burros; the second was painting a crosswalk between Prescott's courthouse and nearby Whiskey Row.