About Sam

Sam Seidel was reelected in November 2009 to his second term on the Cambridge City Council.

He just received his new committee assignments, and is honored to co-chair the Ordinance Committee, which plays a key role in all matters related to zoning that come before the City Council, and the Government Operations Committee, which sets policy for the functioning of the City Council and for the government more broadly. He also chairs the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee where he is working to develop guidelines for sound planning along the Massachusetts Avenue corridor.

After serving as the president of the board of the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House for two years, Sam stepped down in 2009. The House has been a fixture in the Area 4 neighborhood for over 100 years, and has seen tremendous growth over the last few years. It serves many kids from the Area 4 neighborhood and it is the lead agency in support of Fitness Brothers, an innovative approach to men's health done in conjunction with the Cambridge Health Alliance.

An avid bicyclist, Sam lives in mid-Cambridge with his wife Ann and their dog Gus. He is an urban planner by training. He received his undergraduate degree in classics from Berkeley, and has a masters in public policy from Georgetown and a masters in urban planning from Harvard.