The Democrat Party has long marketed itself as the defender of democracy and integrity. Yet, in Missouri’s largest county, the party’s highest-ranking official now faces serious criminal charges for abusing the public trust.
On Wednesday, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page was indicted on four counts for allegedly misusing taxpayer dollars to sway voters against an April ballot measure designed to check his power.
The case, brought forward by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office, is a concerning reminder of how entrenched corruption has become in Democrat-controlled local governments.
According to the indictment, Page, who has been in office since 2019, directed $35,000 in county funds to produce and distribute more than 50,000 flyers and mailers opposing Proposition B.
The ballot initiative would have given the St. Louis County Council more oversight authority, including the ability to remove department heads appointed by the executive.
Page’s office used taxpayer dollars to distribute a mailer warning that the proposal could result in department heads being “fired during emergencies like snowstorms” or dismissed for “political reasons.”
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In other words, public money was spent not to inform voters neutrally, but to protect Page’s political power.
The charges include two felony counts of stealing more than $750 and two misdemeanor election offenses. Combined, they carry penalties of up to 13 years in prison and fines as high as $24,000.
Bailey, a Republican, was clear in his statement: “Public officials must follow the law, and my office will work to ensure that they always do.”
He added that any intentional misuse of taxpayer funds to influence an election amounts to “rigging the outcome.”
Missouri law could not be clearer. Since 1988, political subdivisions have been barred from using taxpayer money to advocate for or against ballot measures.
Local governments are permitted to provide factual information about proposals, a common practice when school boards pursue bond issues or local governments seek tax changes.
But they cannot campaign. Page’s decision to cross that line—and then claim that his materials were “neutral”—is a textbook example of corruption hidden under the disguise of governance.
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The indictment lands in a county already scarred by scandal. Page’s predecessor, Democrat Steve Stenger, resigned in 2019 after pleading guilty to bribery, mail fraud, and theft of honest services.
Stenger was sentenced to four years in prison. Page was supposed to represent a clean break from that culture of corruption, but instead, he may face the same fate.
The fact that two consecutive county executives are now indicted underscores how deeply corruption runs through the Democrat machine in St. Louis County.
Proposition B itself was the product of growing tension between Page and the county council. Six of the seven council members opposed Page, and the measure would have stripped his unilateral control over department leadership.
Despite the misuse of taxpayer dollars, voters still rejected the measure by more than 60 percent.
Ironically, Page’s illegal use of public funds may not even have been necessary, but that makes the offense no less serious. If anything, it demonstrates how far some Democrats will go to protect their own authority—even when the outcome is already leaning in their favor.
Democrats frequently accuse Republicans of “attacking democracy” whenever election laws are tightened or ballot security measures are enforced.
Yet in Missouri, it is a Democrat who stands accused of breaking election law for personal gain. The indictment of Sam Page is not just a local scandal—it is a warning. When public officials believe they can misuse taxpayer funds to manipulate elections, democracy itself is undermined.
Missouri voters deserve accountability, and if Page is convicted, his downfall will mark another chapter in the Democrat Party’s long history of corruption in St. Louis County.
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