Political history
Sam was elected to represent
the North Wales Electoral Region at the 2021 Welsh Parliament Elections. He had
previously stood for the Vale of Clwyd constituency in the 2016 election, where
he secured the biggest swing to the Conservative Party in Wales. After his election Sam was appointed as the
Conservative Party’s Shadow Minister for Local Government in Wales. He was appointed the Shadow Cabinet Secretary
for Finance, Transport and Infrastructure in May 2025.
Sam is a member of the Welsh
Parliament’s Finance Committee. He also
laid a Member Bill on Outdoor Education in November 2023, which would have
guaranteed every child in Wales a residential outdoor education trip away from
home at some point during their education.
Prior to his election, Sam was
the Leader of Conwy County Borough Council between 2019 and 2021. He worked as
a Credit Risk Manager for HSBC between 2009 and 2019.
Sam was first elected to both
Conwy County Borough and Abergele Town Councils in 2008, and stood down at the
2022 Local Government Elections. He
served as Abergele’s youngest ever Mayor between 2015 and 2016.
