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 been identified in news coverage and campaign finance filings as a Harvard Law School research associate and a Cambridge resident. He has called for increased investment in housing, health care, and child care, and has pledged to oppose U.S. weapons transfers to Israel and support recognition of a Palestinian state.