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Sam Zager
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Member of the Maine House of Representatives 116th district
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
Preceded byRichard Pickett
In office
December 2, 2020 – December 7, 2022
Preceded byErik Jorgensen
Succeeded byVictoria Doudera
Constituency41st district
Personal details
Born
Samuel Lewis Zager

Subic Bay, Philippines
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
University College, Oxford (MPhil)
Harvard University (MD)
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

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]

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]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maine State House of Representatives - University College Oxford - Univ". University College Oxford. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ "Samuel Zager, MD, M.Phil., FAAFP - Family Medicine in Portland, Maine - MartinsPoint.org". martinspoint.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  3. ^ "Representative Samuel Lewis Zager". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ "Samuel Zager". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-06.