Samuel Baptiste (born December 19, 1963, in Saint Croix) is a United States Virgin Islands politician and businessman.
Baptiste runs a H&R Block franchise, located in Villa La Reine on Saint Croix.
[1] He was employed at Hovensa, an oil refinery in Saint Croix, for ten years before resigning in 2010 to run for Lieutenant Governor.
[1] Baptiste served as an assistant commissioner of Property and Procurement under former U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Roy Schneider in August 1997.
[1] Donastorg and Baptiste were defeated in the 2010 Democratic primary election on September 11, 2010, by incumbent Governor John de Jongh.