Samuel Zager
Sam Zager | |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives 116th district | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Pickett |
| In office December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Erik Jorgensen |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Doudera |
| Constituency | 41st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Lewis Zager |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) University College, Oxford (MPhil) Harvard University (MD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the United States Navy (official).svg United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
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Samuel Lewis Zager is an American politician and physician serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 41st district, which is part of the city of Portland. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on December 2, 2020.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Zager was born in Subic Bay, Philippines. After attending the Brookdale Community College, he earned a Bachelor of Science in naval history from the United States Naval Academy. He later earned a Master of Philosophy from University College, Oxford. After completing pre-med courses at the University of Washington Medical Center, he earned a Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Zager served as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy from 1993 to 2004. During his medical studies, Zager completed a residency in family medicine at the Maine Medical Center. He later became a family physician at Martin's Point Health Care. He has also worked as a medical volunteer at the Deering High School-Based Health Center and a professor at the Tufts University School of Medicine.[3] Zager was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on December 2, 2020.[4]
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- Living people
- Brookdale Community College alumni
- United States Naval Academy alumni
- Alumni of University College, Oxford
- Harvard Medical School alumni
- Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
- Physicians from Maine
- Tufts University School of Medicine faculty
- Politicians from Portland, Maine
- 21st-century members of the Maine Legislature