Ako Abdul-Samad

Ako Abdul-Samad
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 35th district 66th (2007–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2007
Preceded by	Ed Fallon
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 64–65) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democrat
Residence	Des Moines, Iowa
Occupation	CEO of Creative Visions
Religion	Islam
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Ako Abdul-Samad (born 1951)^[1] is the Iowa State Representative from the 35th District.^[2] He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Previously, he had been a member of the Des Moines school board. Abdul-Samad was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

Abdul-Samad is the founder and CEO of Creative Visions Human Development Institute, a non-profit organization in Des Moines.

As of May 2013, Abdul-Samad serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Administration and Rules, Education, Human Resources, and Public Safety committees.

Abdul-Samad also serves on the Health and Human Services Committee of the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments.^[3]

Abdul-Samad is founder and president of the African-American Islamic Association.^[4]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 ^[5] District 66 Turnout: 1,625	Democratic	Ako Abdul-Samad	Democratic	856	52.68%
		Frank E. Affannato	Democratic	332	20.43%
		Tre Wilson	Democratic	212	13.05%
		Paul Lay	Democratic	210	12.92%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 ^[6] District 66 Turnout: 5,672	Democratic hold	Ako Abdul-Samad	Democratic	3,459	60.98%
		Jack Whitver	Republican	1,566	27.61%
		Jeff Johannsen	Nominated by Petition	398	7.02%
		Brett Blanchfield	Libertarian	225	3.97%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[7] District 66	Democratic	Ako Abdul-Samad*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 ^[8] District 66 Turnout: 10,303	Democratic hold	Ako Abdul-Samad*	Democratic	6,734	65.36%
	Democratic hold	Chris Moeller	Republican	1,889	18.33%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[9] District 66 Turnout: 1,304	Democratic	Ako Abdul-Samad*	Democratic	912	69.94%
	Democratic	Clair E. Rudison, Jr.	Democratic	306	23.47%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[10] District 66	Democratic hold	Ako Abdul-Samad*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[11] District 35	Democratic	Ako Abdul-Samad*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[12] District 35 Turnout: 10,889	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Ako Abdul-Samad*	Democratic	7,508	68.95%
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Terrance Williams	Republican	2,727	25.04%

References

↑ http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=6284
↑ Jackson, Sharyn (November 6, 2012). "Iowa House District 35: Ako Abdul-Samad wins". The Des Moines Register.
↑ HHS Committee Roster CSG Midwest
↑ https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=6284&ga=85
↑ "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 41. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 205. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 52. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 107. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 129. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 81. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

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Abdul-Samad official Iowa General Assembly site
Ako Abdul-Samad State Representative official constituency site
Ako Abdul-Samad official campaign site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Ed Fallon	66th District 2007–2013	Succeeded by Art Staed
Preceded by Kraig Paulsen	35th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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