15 Dec Samuel Chen on Politics

Samuel Chen spent the last decade with a front-row seat to our nation’s democracy.

He has staffed leaders in both houses of Congress and has advised and worked numerous campaigns – from local county races to congressional campaigns, to gubernatorial and presidential elections. In 2015, he founded The Liddell Group, an innovative and interdisciplinary strategy firm that has reinvented the approach to politics, public policy, and communications.

Chen additionally serves as Assistant Professor and Director of the Political Science Program at Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, where he directs the George S. McElwee Forum for Excellence in Public Service and serves with the college’s Center for Civic and Community Engagement. He is a member of the American Enterprise Institute’s Leadership Network (LN) and Conservative Education Reform Network (CERN). His research interests are in higher education, as well as constitutional law, ethics, and their impact on society.

An award-winning strategist and analyst, Chen has appeared in numerous media outlets, including NPR’s All Things Considered, Newsweek magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Algemeen Dagblad (Netherlands), among others. He sits on the advisory board for City & State PA and is a member of Spotlight PA’s Diverse Source Database.

Chen has been named in various best 30-under-30 and 40-under-40 lists for government and politics and has been awarded the Phi Theta Kappa Golden Apple Award for teaching. He serves as a judge for the prestigious Pollie Awards, hosted by the American Association of Political Consultants and dubbed by Esquire magazine as the “Oscars of political advertising”. In 2019, he was named the Pollie Awards’ “Outstanding Judge of the Year”.