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Overview

Current roleResearcher

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

LocationMassachusetts

BackgroundResearcher

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EducationUniversity of California, Irvine — B.A., Political Science (International Relations focus) (2020)

Notable personal detailsTarik Samman is a Syrian American researcher and union organizer running as a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District. He has worked as a researcher at Harvard Law School and has been involved with the Harvard Academic Workers union. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Irvine (2020) and a master's degree in data science from Columbia University (2022).

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports increased public investment in housing, health care, and child care and emphasizes people-first government spending. Positions indicate preference for expanding social programs and government involvement in addressing economic needs in the district.

Healthcare

Tarik Samman’s publicly stated platform calls for greater investments in healthcare and for improving access, but available sources describe this at a high level without specific policy proposals (e.g., support for a public option, Medicare expansion, or single-payer).

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$42.8K
$32.1K
$21.4K
$10.7K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$42.8K
$28.3K
$14.6K
$809.26

Source: FEC

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