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.

Sam Page
9th County Executive of St. Louis County
Assumed office
April 29, 2019
Preceded bySteve Stenger
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 82nd district
In office
January 2003 – January 2009
Preceded byDavid Levin
Succeeded byJill Schupp
Personal details
Born (1965-05-24) May 24, 1965 (age 59)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJennifer Page
Children3
EducationUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City (BS, MD)

Political career

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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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[2]

Electoral history

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1999 Creve Coeur City Council 3rd Ward election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sam Page 789 57.71
Nonpartisan Bob Reuther 578 42.29
2001 Creve Coeur City Council 3rd Ward Election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sam Page 647 66.56
Nonpartisan Robert Stover 325 33.44
Missouri 82nd District State Representative Election 2002[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page 7,799 51.50
Republican Diann Bomkamp 7,175 47.40
Libertarian Chris Schuster 173 3.25
Missouri 82nd District State Representative Election 2004[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page (Incumbent) 11,207 57.30
Republican Diann Bomkamp 8,358 42.70
Missouri's 82nd District State Representative Election 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page (Incumbent) 10,035 64.30
Republican Tom Cross 5,577 35.70
Missouri Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary 2008[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page 129,615 40.20
Democratic Michael E. Carter 52,630 16.30
Democratic Mary Williams 43,987 13.70
Democratic Becky L. Plattner 41,185 12.80
Democratic Richard Charles Tolbert 33,627 10.40
Democratic C. Lillian Metzger 20,984 6.50
Missouri Lieutenant Governor General Election 2008[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Kinder 1,403,706 49.90
Democratic Sam Page 1,331,177 47.30
Libertarian Teddy Fleck 49,862 1.80
Constitution James C. Rensing 29,153 1.00
Missouri 24th District State Senate Election 2010 - Democratic Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Fraser 8,965 61.50
Democratic Sam Page 5,126 35.20
Democratic Helen Steele Burton 475 3.30
2014 St. Louis County Council 2nd District special election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page 13,171 56.89
Republican Robert R. Saettele 9,981 43.11
2016 St. Louis County Council 2nd District general election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page (Incumbent) 35,410 55.45
Republican Amy Poelker 25,815 40.42
Libertarian Jeff Coleman 2,215 3.46
2020 St. Louis County Executive - Democratic Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page (Incumbent) 71,006 38.10
Democratic Mark Mantovani 55,129 29.58
Democratic Jake Zimmerman 45,665 24.50
Democratic Jamie Tolliver 14,553 7.81
2020 St. Louis County Council Executive general election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page (Incumbent) 307,154 58.27
Republican Paul Berry III 191,839 36.39
Green Elizabeth (Betsy) Mitchell 16,654 3.16
Libertarian Theo Brown 11,396 2.18
2022 St. Louis County Council Executive general election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Page (Incumbent) 189,405 51.56
Republican Mark Mantovani 168,721 45.93
Green Randall Holmes 9,193 2.50

Personal life

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Dr. Page lives in Creve Coeur with his wife, Dr. Jennifer Page, and their three children who attend the local public schools.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Missouri Secretary of State Election Results". www.sos.mo.gov.
  2. ^ "St. Louis County, Missouri".
  3. ^ "St. Louis County, Missouri".
  4. ^ "St. Louis County, Missouri".
  5. ^ a b c d e f "St. Louis County Election Results Archive".
  6. ^ "St. Louis County, Missouri".
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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
2008
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by County Executive of St. Louis County
2019–present
Incumbent