Ako Abdul-Samad

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Ako Abdul-Samad
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 66th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2007
Preceded by Ed Fallon
Personal details
Political party Democrat
Residence Des Moines, Iowa
Occupation CEO
Religion Islam
Website Abdul-Samad's website

Ako Abdul-Samad is the Iowa State Representative from the 66th District. 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 is the founder and CEO of Creative Visions Human Development Institute, a non-profit organization in Des Moines.

Abdul-Samad currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Education committee; the Labor committee; the State Government committee; and the Human Resources committee, where he is vice chair. He also serves on the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee.

Abdul-Samad also serves on the Health and Human Services Committee of the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments.[1]

Abdul-Samad was elected in 2006 with 3,459 votes (61%), defeating Republican opponent Jack Whitver, Libertarian opponent Brett Blanchfield, and Independent opponent Jeff Johannsen.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ HHS Committee Roster CSG Midwest
  2. ^ 2006 Election Results, Iowa Secretary of State

[edit] External links

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ed Fallon
66th District
2007 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent


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