About Sam

Sam Seidel is an urban planner who has worked with cities and towns in Massachusetts to create affordable housing, revitalize their economic base, and enhance and protect their open space.

Sam received a B.A. in classics from Berkeley in 1988 and holds a public policy degree from Georgetown, and an urban planning degree from Harvard. Before moving to Cambridge, Sam worked in Washington D.C., both for the congressional Office of Technology Assessment and in the Executive Office of Science and Technology Policy. As well, he worked for a brief time as executive assistant to Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Sam is a member of many local organizations, including the Progressive Democrats of Cambridge, the Ward 6 Democratic Committee, the mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association, and the Cambridge Conservation Commission. He lives with his wife, Ann Smith, and his dog, Duncan, on Maple Avenue in Mid-Cambridge.

In memoriam: Duncan, the dog in the photo, 1996-2007. He will be missed.