Full Name:
Samuel 'Sam' Lauderdale Park
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
10/01/1985
Birth Place:
Atlanta, GA
Home City:
Lawrenceville, GA
Religion:
Christian
LLM, Law and Government/Law, Politics, and Legislation, American University, 2013-2014
JD, Law, Georgia State University College of Law, 2010-2013
BA, Political Science, Georgia State University, 2005-2009
BS, Economics, Georgia State University, 2005-2009
Minority Whip, Georgia House Democratic Caucus, 2023-present
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 107, 2017-present
Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 107, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Ethics Committee
Member, Higher Education Committee
Member, Industry and Labor Committee
Member, Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Agribusiness, Logistics, and Manufacturing
Member, Subcommittee on Judicial
Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member Ex-Officio, Rules Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Higher Education Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Industry & Labor Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Intragovernmental Coordination, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Small Business Development Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present
Legal Analyst, Positive Impact Health Centers, 2019-present
General Counsel, Positive Impact Health Centers, 2019-present
Associate Litigation Attorney, The Semrad Law Firm, 2015-2016
Research Fellow, Jason Carter for Governor, 2014
Legal Aide for Senator Jamie Raskin, Maryland State Senate, 2014
Health Team Extern, Bipartisan Policy Center, 2013
Legal Extern, Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus, 2013
Student Advocate/Intern, Georgia House Democratic Caucus, 2012
Intern, Health Law Partnership Legal Services Clinic, 2012
Member, Asians Advancing Justice, present
Member, Gwinnett Church, present
Member, North Point Community Church, present
Vice Chair, Gwinnett State House Delegation
Awards:
2014 Judge Jerry M. Hermele Book Award for Extraordinary Committment to Public Service; 2013 Fellowship in Civil Rights and Constitutional Law; Nelson and Mullins 2012 Summer Fellowship Grant with the Health Law Partnership.