Sam was elected to represent the North Wales Electoral Region at the 2021 Welsh Parliament Elections.

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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.

ONLY the Welsh Conservatives have a plan to FIX WALES...

1: LOWER TAXES
• 1p Income Tax Cut
• Keep Council Tax Down
• Scrap Business Rates for Small Firms

2: DECLARE A HEALTH EMERGENCY
• Cut Waiting Times
• Improve Access to GPs
• Swifter Access to Emergency Care

3: SCRAP DEFAULT 20MPH SPEED LIMITS
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• Build the M4 Relief Road
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4: NO TO 36 MORE SENEDD POLITICIANS
Save £20m per year by reversing Labour and Plaid's costly vanity project

5: RESTORE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
• Cut Bad Behaviour
• Reintroduce Home Economics
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6: STAND UP FOR WELSH FARMERS
• Scrap the All-Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
• Promote Food Security
• Increase the Farming Budget by £100m