MA-05 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCongressional candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationMassachusetts
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BackgroundCongressional candidate
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine — B.A., Political Science (international relations focus) (2020)
Notable personal detailsTarik Samman is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Massachusetts’s 5th Congressional District (2026). He has worked in academia, including in a research role at Harvard Law School, and has been involved in organizing and labor activity connected to Harvard’s academic workers. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Irvine (2020) and an M.S. in data science from Columbia University (2022).
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Positions
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 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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