COMMUNITY PROFILE:
This district serves the community of Portland (partially).
There are 6,642 actively registered voters within this district:
CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE:
Samuel Zager, a Democrat from Portland. Rep. Zager is a physician and has served in the state legislature since being elected in November 2020.
Rep. Zager is a Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, with an honors degree in history. He attended the University of Oxford as a FitzGerald scholar, completing his dissertation on race and earning a master of philosophy in economic and social history. While in England, he also worked at the U.S. Embassy in London, and was a collegiate rower. During 11 years in uniform, Rep. Zager served at sea and ashore, including assignments with other military branches and federal departments. Designated a naval intelligence officer, he also qualified as a military parachutist, submarine crew member and aircraft carrier conning officer. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, and received numerous awards and commendations.
Rep. Zager resigned his commission to become a community-based doctor. He became a staff family physician at Martin’s Point Health Care, where he is currently practicing, as well as a volunteer doctor at the Deering High School-based health center. Rep. Zager has also helped train new physicians for Maine as a Tufts University School of Medicine assistant clinical professor. Rep. Zager has published research and writings focused on the social determinants of health and the structure of healthy communities. He is a lifetime fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and has served on the boards of the Portland Public Library and the Maine Academy of Family Physicians.
Rep. Zager serves on the elections committee and on the health and human services committee, the latter which covers the Department of Health and Human Services; MaineCare/Medicaid; children’s welfare and mental health services; child care; maternal and infant health; public health; lead and water testing; immunization; tobacco and e-cigarette sale and use; medical use of marijuana; eating, lodging and campground licensing and inspection; opioid medications and limits; state health system planning; health care facilities; health care workforce; telemedicine; oral health and dental care; substance use disorder; mental health; developmental disability; aging; elderly and disability issues; home and community-based longterm care; nursing facilities and residential care; palliative and end- of-life care; and public assistance.
Information for this lawmaker’s biography has been compiled from numerous public sources, including pages maintained by political parties, individual lawmakers and the Maine Legislature.
Contact this lawmaker: Sam.Zager@legislature.maine.gov or 207-400-6846
ELECTIONS 2024:
This seat is on the ballot during the 2024 election cycle. Running for the seat is Samuel Zager (D).
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LEGISLATIVE WORK:
The following chart is a compilation of legislation sponsored by Rep. Zager during the 131st Legislature. To learn more about each legislation and see where it is in the legislative process, click on the bill ID in the first column. View each vote cast by Rep. Zager.
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