“When Mike and I settled into our home in the woods, we truly fell in love with not only Weston, but the surrounding towns. This is a sleepy place sometimes, so Westonites set our roots in the towns around us as well! I feel confident that I can provide insight and perspective that will serve our district well in Hartford.”
For the Community We Call Home and the Future We Deserve
Meet Sam
Sam is currently serving her third term as First Selectwoman in Weston, where she lives with her husband, Mike, and their two teenage boys, Finn, a college sophomore, and Gavin, a high school freshman. As First Selectwoman, Sam has worked collaboratively with all the towns in the 26th District through the Western Council of Governments (WESTCOG), building a keen understanding of their shared strengths and concerns, as well as their unique needs.
Sam began her career in public service in 2017, when she was first elected to Weston’s Board of Education, and then to the Board of Selectmen. In 2021, she ran for and was elected First Selectwoman of Weston. Sam’s leadership, in her nearly three terms in office, has been transformative. She has brought over $36 million in grants to the Town, allowing her to complete long-imagined projects throughout Weston. Thse projects include necessary improvements to facilities for Weston Police and Fire personnel, modernized emergency communications systems, solar energy projects that defray the cost of energy for town facilities, new sidewalks in the center of town, and a brand new community pickleball center. She has also initiated and undertaken the largest road paving and maintenance project in Weston’s history, addressing long-neglected roadways, making life smoother and safer for visitors and residents. She has also developed and assisted public/private partnerships that resulted in the new Weston Dog Park and the Offutt Center at Lachat Town Farm.
In the process of acquiring and administering these grants and completing these projects, Sam formed deep, productive relationships with State leadership across many departments and agencies, relationships she will bring with her to the State Senate.
Prior to taking office as First Selectwoman, Sam had a successful career in marketing, communications, and publishing. She has written two books of her own, and launched her own communications and marketing business, working with both for-profit and non-profit clients.
Sam says, “As much as I loved what I was doing for work, I found my way to public office in 2017, and I knew that I had finally ended up where I belonged.”
Sam is a proud graduate of Cornell University and The Campaign School at Yale.