Dallas C. Sams (August 30, 1952 – March 5, 2007) was an American politician and farmer.
From
Staples, Minnesota
Staples is a city in Todd and Wadena counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 2,989 at the 2020 census.
History
Staples developed around a sawmill. The settlement was originally called Staples Mill, and under the latter na ...
, Sams graduated from
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...
with a degree in agriculture education. He was a farmer and farm business management instructor. From 1991 to 2006, he served in the
Minnesota State Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are hel ...
as a member of the
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Minnesota ( ) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and No ...
. He died in
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's second-most populous city a ...
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
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