Don Samuelson (Minnesota politician)

Don Samuelson
8th President of the Minnesota Senate
In office January 3, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Preceded by	Allan Spear
Succeeded by	James Metzen
Minnesota State Senator
In office January 1983 – January 2003
Minnesota State Representative
In office January 1969 – January 1983
Personal details
Born	(1932-08-23) August 23, 1932 Brainerd, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Spouse	Nancy
Children	Steve, Chris, Paula, and Laurie
Residence	Brainerd, Minnesota
Occupation	Bricklayer

Donald M. Samuelson (born August 23, 1932, in Brainerd, Minnesota) is a Minnesota legislator and a former President of the Minnesota Senate. A bricklayer by trade, Samuelson was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1968, where he served seven terms. In November 1982, he won election to the Minnesota Senate.

In the Senate, Samuelson served as chair of the Health and Human Services Finance subcommittee, and in 2001, he was selected to serve as the body's president.

Samuelson retired from the legislature in 2003.