Dallas C. Sams (August 30, 1952 – March 5, 2007) was an American politician and farmer. From

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, Sams graduated from

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with a degree in agriculture education. He was a farmer and farm business management instructor. From 1991 to 2006, he served in the

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as a member of the

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. He died in

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from brain cancer.

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1952 births 2007 deaths People from Staples, Minnesota University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences alumni Democratic Party Minnesota state senators 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in Minnesota 21st-century members of the Minnesota Legislature {{Minnesota-MNSenate-stub