Ako Abdul-Samad
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| Ako Abdul-Samad | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 66th district |
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| Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Fallon |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Occupation | CEO, non-profit |
| 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, defeating Republican opponent Jack Whitver, Libertarian opponent Brett Blanchfield, and Independent opponent Jeff Johannsen. [2]
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| Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Ed Fallon |
66th District 2007 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Current Iowa Representatives | |||
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District 1: Whitead (D) |
District 26: Bukta (D) |
District 51: Roberts (R) |
District 76: De Boef (R) |
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