Samuel Lauderdale Park was born on October 1,1985 and is an American politician and lawyer, who was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2016 elections.
10 Facts About Sam Park
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Sam Park went on to earn his JD degree from Georgia State University College of Law and his LL.
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Sam Park served as a legal extern for the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus during the 2013 legislative session.
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Sam Park then worked as a legal aide for Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin.
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Sam Park worked on Jason Carter's 2014 gubernatorial campaign and Jon Ossoff's 2017 campaign.
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Sam Park was inspired to run for political office after his mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and was able to receive treatment through public health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
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Sam Park is the first openly gay man to be elected to the state legislature in Georgia and the first Asian American Democrat ever elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
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In 2017, Sam Park was appointed to serve as a Deputy Whip of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus.
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Sam Park was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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Sam Park was the first Korean-American to be part of a national party convention keynote address, and he, Malcolm Kenyatta, and Robert Garcia were the first openly gay speakers in a keynote slot at a Democratic National Convention.