What is Paul LePage?
{{Infobox officeholder |birth_name = Paul Richard LePage |image = Paul LePage by Gage Skidmore.jpg |office = 74th [[Governor of Maine]] |term_start = January 5, 2011 |term_end = January 2, 2019 |predecessor = [[John Baldacci]] |successor = [[Janet T. Mills]] |office1 = 50th Mayor of [[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]] |term_start1 = 2003 |term_end1 = 2011 |predecessor1 = [[Nelson Madore]] |successor1 = [[Dana Sennett]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|10|9}} |birth_place = [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]], [[Maine]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] |spouse = Ann LePage |children = 4 |residence = [[Blaine House]] |alma_mater = [[Husson University|Husson College]]<br>[[University of Maine|University of Maine, Orono]] |website = }} '''Paul Richard LePage''' (born October 9, 1948) is an [[Americans|American]] businessman and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician. He served as the 74th [[Governor of Maine]] from 2011 to 2019. In April 2020, LePage announced his candidacy for governor, running against Governor [[Janet T. Mills]] in the 2022 election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul LePage says ‘I am going to challenge Janet Mills’ in 2022|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2020/04/29/politics/paul-lepage-says-i-am-going-to-challenge-janet-mills-in-2022/|accessdate=April 29, 2020|newspaper=[[Bangor Daily News]]|date=April 29, 2020}}</ref> He lost the election in November 2022. He was the [[mayor]] of [[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]] from 2003 to 2011, and was a [[city council]]or prior to that.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressherald.com/2014/07/20/the-early-years-paul-lepage/|title=The early years: Paul LePage - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram|date=2014-07-20|newspaper=The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref> He worked as general manager of the 14-store discount chain Marden's Surplus and S