Saif most recently served as Deputy Legislative Officer to Governor Wes Moore, managing a portfolio that included energy, environment, transportation and emergency management. Across four consecutive General Assembly sessions, he helped advance the governor’s legislative agenda, build bipartisan coalitions and deliver ratepayer relief, environmental restoration and faster infrastructure permitting. 

In addition, Saif served as the primary liaison to 13 state agencies and their multi-billion-dollar budgets, aligning agency policy, regulatory and appropriations priorities and helping secure the passage of top legislative priorities. His work included securing nearly $500 million in revenue for Maryland Department of Transportation. 

Saif previously served as coordinated campaign director for the Maryland Democratic Party, leading what the party described as the most successful coordinated campaign program in modern Maryland history. The campaign helped elect the state’s first Black Governor, first immigrant Lieutenant Governor, first Black Attorney General and first woman Comptroller. Saif also raised and managed a $1.78 million budget, securing contributions from campaign partners, unions and outside organizations. 

Saif’s campaign experience also includes serving as the Director of Political Engagement for Wes Moore for Maryland during his 2021 gubernatorial campaign. In 2020, he worked as Maryland’s State Organizing Director Biden for President, driving volunteer support and voter turnout. Saif also worked on Phil Ehr’s congressional bid and Amy Klobuchar’s presidential campaign. 

He holds a dual Bachelors in Mathematics and Political Science from the State University of New York, Honors College at Geneseo.