Sam Page
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| Dr. Sam Page | |
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Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the Missouri's 82nd legislative district district |
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| Assumed office 2003 |
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| Born | May 24, 1965 |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jenny Page |
| Children | Logan 9 Luke 6 Jake 4 |
| Residence | Creve Coeur, Missouri |
| Profession | Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist |
| Website | http://sampage.com |
Dr. Sam Page is an American politician serving his third term in the Missouri House of Representatives. On June 5, 2007, Dr. Page announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from his hometown of Van Buren, a town of fewer than 800 people near the Bootheel of Missouri.
[edit] Political career
Dr. 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, where he served on the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
- Special Committee on Healthcare Facilities
- Special Committee on Health Insurance
- Special Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing
- Interim Committee on Veterans Services
Gov. Bob Holden appointed Dr. Page to the Missouri RX board in 2002 to help improve affordability of prescription medicines for seniors.
As a state representative, Dr. Page sponsored the following legislation:
- Human Voice Contact Act to give callers to any state agency the option to talk to a human, not a machine (passed)
- Redefine variable annuities as securities to make it easier for seniors ripped off by fraudulent variable annuity sales to receive restitution (sponsored 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Make HPV vaccinations available to underinsured or uninsured women (sponsored 2007)
- Prohibit anyone convicted of a sex crime from living in a building on the campus of a public university (sponsored 2007)
- Require assisted living facilities to review and update physician orders from residents returning from a hospital or skilled nursing facility (passed)
On June 5, 2007, Dr. Page announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. The only announced Republican candidate is incumbent Peter Kinder.
