Sam Park
| Sam Park | |
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 101st district | |
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Assumed office January 09, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Valerie Clark |
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| Born | October 1, 1985 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Lawrenceville, Georgia |
| Alma mater |
Georgia State University (B.A., B.S., J.D.) American University (L.L.M.) |
Samuel Lauderdale Park is an American politician, who was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2016 elections.[1] A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 101st district.[2]
Park won the district despite his opponent, incumbent Republican Valerie Clark, being favored during the campaign.[1] He is the first openly gay man to be elected to the state legislature in Georgia;[1] his only gay predecessor, Rashad Taylor, was not out as gay during his election campaigns in 2008 or 2010, but was outed in the middle of his second term by a scandal and was defeated when he ran for reelection in 2012. Park will also be the only Asian American serving in Georgia's state legislature in the 2017-19 term.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Meet Sam Park, First Openly Gay Man Elected to Georgia's General Assembly". NBC News Asian America, November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Sam Park Is the First Openly Gay Man Elected to the Georgia Legislature". Out, November 9, 2016.
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