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Sam Steiger
Samuel Steiger (March 10, 1929September 26, 2012) was an American politician, journalist, political pundit, and rancher. 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: The first, 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.
==Early life==
Steiger was born March 10, 1929 in New York City to Lewis and Rebecca (Klein) Steiger. He was educated in local schools before attending college.〔Johnson pp. 95〕 His first trip to Arizona occurred at age 14 when he visited a dude ranch.〔 Steiger attended Cornell University before graduating in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science from Colorado A&M.
Following college, Steiger was commissioned into the United States Army. Serving during the Korean War as a tank platoon leader, he was awarded Silver Star and Purple Heart for his actions. After leaving the army, Steiger settled in Prescott, Arizona.〔
Steiger married his first wife, Cynthia Jean Gardner, in 1954. The couple had three children: twins Lewis and Gail in April 1956, followed by Delia Rebecca in May 1959.〔 His first marriage would end in divorce, as would Steiger's marriage to his second wife, Lynda, in January 1979.
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