Sumbul Siddiqui

Quick Facts

Current Position: City Councillor (incumbent)
Candidate Status: Undeclared, likely running for reelection
Website: https://www.votesumbul.com/
Committee Registration: OCPF ID 16556

From the Candidate’s Website

Siddiqui immigrated with her family to the United States from Pakistan at age two. Her family won a lottery to enter the Cambridge affordable housing system and were placed in Rindge Towers in North Cambridge and later in Roosevelt Towers in East Cambridge. She attended Cambridge Public Schools, including Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School where she was Student Body President. After high school, Siddiqui attended Brown University where she studied public policy, then received her law degree from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She then returned to Cambridge where she worked as an attorney at Northeast Legal Aid, representing low-income entrepreneurs and small business owners.

I am honored to advocate for you and our community by representing your interests in City Hall. As a city, we must reflect upon where we have come from to shape our way forward in the future. I am aware of our city’s amazing resources – I benefited from affordable housing, public education, and the thriving, diverse community of which I am proud to be a product.

At the same time, I am aware of the challenges that prevent Cambridge from being an inclusive place for all. The issues that matter most to me—affordable housing, the health of small businesses, civic engagement and government accountability, the sustainability of our city, and the health and safety of our neighbors— demand our best efforts. It is an honor and a privilege to give mine.

Previous Work and Positions

Co-founder of the Cambridge Youth Involvement Subcommittee, now the Cambridge Youth Council
AmeriCorps fellow at New Profit
Attorney at Northeast Legal Aid
National Organization of Legal Services Workers (UAW Local 2320) union member
Mayor of Cambridge 2020 to 2023