About Samuel
Sam brings more than two decades of combined public and private sector government relations experience to Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies’ Pennsylvania practice. At CPS, his practice spans a wide-range of issues, with a focus on health care insurance, Medicaid, taxation and general business matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Sam was the vice president of government affairs for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, overseeing the Chamber’s lobbying, political, and public affairs efforts. During his 15-year tenure, he played a central role in advancing dozens of bills that became law across nearly every area of public policy.
Sam also has extensive experience in the public sector, serving in executive capacities under the gubernatorial administrations of Tom Ridge, Mark Schweiker, and Ed Rendell. Most recently, he was director of the Office of Legislative Affairs for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, where he served as a member of the senior management team and as legislative director for the administration. Prior to that, he was director of the Office of Legislative Affairs for the Pennsylvania Department of State, where he led Governor Rendell’s Prescription for PA program related to medical professional licensure. He also served as a member of then-Governor-elect Tom Corbett’s health care policy committee and transition team for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and Office of Health Care Reform.
Sam serves on, and previously chaired, of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
Sam earned his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Scranton, and his law degree from Widener University School of Law, where he was a Law and Government Fellow.