Sam Page | |
Office: | 9th County Executive of St. Louis County |
Term Start: | April 29, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Steve Stenger |
State House1: | Missouri |
District1: | 82nd |
Term Start1: | January 2003 |
Term End1: | January 2009 |
Predecessor1: | David Levin |
Successor1: | Jill Schupp |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1965 |
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Jennifer Page |
Children: | 3 |
Education: | University of Missouri, Kansas City (BS, MD) |
Sam Page is an American physician and politician serving as the County Executive of St. Louis County, Missouri since April 29, 2019, taking office following the resignation of his predecessor, Steve Stenger. A member of the Democratic Party, Page represented the 2nd district of the St. Louis County Council from 2014 to 2019.
Page was first elected to the Creve Coeur City Council in 1999, and re-elected in 2001. In 2002, he was elected to the first of three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives.
On June 5, 2007, he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. After a close race, his opponent Peter Kinder was re-elected on November 4, 2008. In 2009, Dr. Page announced his candidacy for the Missouri State Senate in the 24th District. Dr. Page ultimately lost the primary race.
In 2014, St. Louis County Councilwoman, Kathleen Kelly Burkett died midterm. Dr. Page was elected to fulfill her term in a special election held on August 5, 2014. On November 8, 2016 Councilman Page was re-elected for a four-year term commencing January 1, 2017. On January 3, 2017 Council Member Page was elected Chair of the Council for 2017. He is also Chair of the Council's Committee of the Whole.[1]
Dr. Page lives in Creve Coeur with his wife, Dr. Jennifer Page, and their three children who attend the local public schools.[2]