EducationUniversity of California, Irvine — B.A. in 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 in the 2026 election cycle. He has described himself as a Syrian American researcher and union organizer, and has worked in a research role at Harvard Law School. He filed federal candidacy paperwork in November 2025 and is affiliated with the principal campaign committee Tarik for Congress.