Susan Page will be the moderator at Wednesday's vice presidential debate #VPDebate

Here's what you should know about her career, her family, and an event she drew criticism for latimes.com/entertainment-…
Page is the longtime Washington bureau chief for USA Today.

She has covered six administrations and 11 national campaigns. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Page, a native of Kansas, is married to Carl Leubsdorf, a columnist and former Washington bureau chief for the Dallas Morning News.

One of her two sons also used to be a journalist: latimes.com/entertainment-…
“The Matriarch,” her 2019 biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, was a well reviewed bestseller.

Her next book, set for publication in spring 2021, looks at the life of Nancy Pelosi. latimes.com/entertainment-…
One last thing: Page sparked controversy with a party she threw for a Trump administration official

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Why is there only one vice presidential debate? How do I watch? What safety precautions are being taken?

All your #VPDebate questions answered latimes.com/politics/story…
Here's what moderator Chris Wallace had to say after the much-discussed first presidential debate latimes.com/politics/story…

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