Ako Abdul-Samad (born July 25, 1951) is the Iowa State Representative from the
34th District. He has served in the
Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
since 2007. Previously, he was a member of the
Des Moines
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
school board. Abdul-Samad was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines.
Abdul-Samad is the founder and CEO of Creative Visions Human Development Institute, a nonprofit organization in Des Moines.
, Abdul-Samad serves on the Iowa House Administration and Rules, Education, Human Resources, and Public Safety committees. He also serves on the Health and Human Services Committee of the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments.
Abdul-Samad is founder and president of the African-American Islamic Association.
Electoral history
*incumbent
Voting History
During the legislative session of 2017, Abdul-Samad voted against cutting $70.1 million from the department for the Blind, the College Student Aid Commission, the Department of Education, and the Board of Regents.
References
External links
Abdul-Samad''official Iowa General Assembly site''
Ako Abdul-Samad State Representative''official constituency site''
Ako for Iowa''official campaign site''
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1951 births
Living people
Politicians from Des Moines, Iowa
Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
African-American Muslims
African-American state legislators in Iowa
21st-century American politicians
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American politicians