Shammas Malik
Shammas Malik | |
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Mayor of Akron, Ohio | |
Assumed office January 1, 2024 | |
Member of the Akron City Council-Ward 8 | |
In office January 1, 2020 – November 7, 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | April 10, 1991
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Ohio State University Harvard Law School (JD) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | www |
Shammas Iqbal Qammar Malik (born April 10, 1991) is an American lawyer and politician who is currently serving as the 63rd mayor of Akron, Ohio since January 1, 2024. He previously served as the city councilor of Ward 8 from January 1, 2020, until November 7, 2023. He was an assistant director of the Akron Law Department from 2016 to 2018.
Life
Shammas Iqbal Qammar Malik was born and raised in Ward 8, Northwest
Career
Akron Law Department
From 2016 to 2018, Malik was an assistant director of the Akron Law Department.[5][4] For almost a year, he worked as an associate at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease.[4]
Akron City Council
In the 2019 Akron City Council Ward 8 Democratic primary on May 7, 2019, Malik won the nomination, prevailing over Curtis T. Walker, Sr.[1][4] On November 5, 2019, Malik was elected, defeating Republican Brian N. Fortney.[4] He started his term on January 1, 2020, succeeding Marilyn Keith.[1][4] In the role, he advocated for a civilian oversight board for the Akron Police Department.[1] He served on four council committees, Public Safety, Budget and Finance, Parks and Recreation, and Rules.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shammas Malik | 2,058 | 80.64 | |
Democratic | Curtis T. Walker, Sr. | 494 | 19.36 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shammas Malik | 3,815 | 73.37 | |
Republican | Brian N. Fortney | 1,385 | 26.63 |
2023 mayoral election
In the 2023 Akron mayoral
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shammas Malik | 8,303 | 43.15 | |
Democratic | Marco Sommerville | 4,944 | 25.70 | |
Democratic | Tara Mosley | 3,361 | 17.47 | |
Democratic | Jeff Wilhite | 1,549 | 8.05 | |
Democratic | Mark Greer | 816 | 4.24 | |
Democratic | Keith Mills | 143 | 0.74 | |
Democratic | Joshua Schaffer | 124 | 0.64 | |
Total votes | 19,240 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shammas Malik | 12,603 | 96.73 | |
Write-in | 426 | 3.27 | ||
Total votes | 13,029 | 100 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mills, Emily (May 3, 2023). "Who is Shammas Malik? Meet Akron's new presumptive mayor". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "How Shammas Malik's Akron upbringing shaped the city's". Akron Beacon Journal. May 11, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ Huntsman, Anna; Marshall, Abbey; Bottar, Abigail (2023-05-03). "Shammas Malik wins Akron mayoral primary, in line to be the first person of color as mayor". Ideastream Public Media. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Smith, Cassaundra (2020-01-09). "Malik bringing younger perspective to City Council". Akron.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ a b Livingston, Doug (May 18, 2023). "Most of presumptive Mayor Shammas Malik's transition team didn't work his campaign". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "Shammas Malik | Akron City Council". www.akroncitycouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- ^ "May 7, 2019 Primary/Special Election Results". Summit County Board of Elections. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "November 5, 2019 General Election Results". Summit County Board of Elections. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "May 2, 2023 Primary/Special Election Results". Summit County Board of Elections. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "November 7, 2023 General Election Results (Unofficial)". Retrieved November 8, 2023.