Introduction
Ako Abdul-Samad (born 1951) is the Iowa State Representative from the 35th 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 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.
Abdul-Samad is founder and president of the African-American Islamic Association.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 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 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 District 66 | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 District 66 Turnout: 10,303 | Democratic hold | Ako Abdul-Samad* | Democratic | 6,734 | 65.36% | ||
| Chris Moeller | Republican | 1,889 | 18.33% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 District 66 Turnout: 1,304 | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad* | Democratic | 912 | 69.94% | ||
| Clair E. Rudison, Jr. | Democratic | 306 | 23.47% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 District 66 | Democratic hold | Ako Abdul-Samad* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 District 35 | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 District 35 Turnout: 10,889 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Ako Abdul-Samad* | Democratic | 7,508 | 68.95% | ||
| Terrance Williams | Republican | 2,727 | 25.04% | ||||