Paul Richard LePage (born October 9, 1948) is a Maine Republican Party politician who has served as the 74th since 2011. LePage was elected governor of Maine with a plurality in a five-candidate race in 2010 and was re-elected with a stronger plurality in a three-candidate election in 2014. LePage has made eliminating Maine's income tax, fighting illegal drugs, and education reforms such as high priorities for his administration, which has garnered controversy as he has repeatedly vetoed bills r