Will Mbah

Will Mbah is the Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives 34th Middlesex District in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he has served as an at-large city councilor in Somerville for nearly a decade.[3]

Will Mbah earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Buea in 2005, a graduate degree from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in 2011, and a graduate degree from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2024, according to Ballotpedia.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he came to the United States from Cameroon sixteen years ago, holds a master's in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and is raising two children in public schools with his wife.[3]

Mbah was one of four winners of the 2019 nonpartisan general election for Somerville City Council At-large, according to Ballotpedia.[2] In the survey, he said he has served as an at-large city councilor and as the council's vice president, and that he helped create the Office of Housing Stability and the Somerville Community Land Trust.[3] In the September 1, 2026 Democratic primary for the 34th Middlesex District, which has no incumbent, he received 53.9 percent of the vote and defeated Paul Ruseau and Christopher Oates.[2]

Mbah said in the survey that he is passionate about housing affordability and stability, workers' rights, climate and environmental sustainability, and transportation and infrastructure.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.