Jamilah Nasheed

Jamilah Nasheed
Missouri State Senate, District 7
Incumbent
In office
January 7, 2013 - present
Term ends
January 9, 2017
Years in position	6
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	35,915/year
Per diem	$104/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	2 terms (8 years)
Prior offices
Missouri House of Representatives, District 60
2007 - 2013
Personal
Birthday	10/17/1972
Place of birth	Saint Louis, MO
Profession	Owner, Sankofa Books & Gifts
Websites
Office website

Jamilah Nasheed (b. October 17, 1972) is a Democratic member of the Missouri State Senate, representing District 5 since January 9, 2013. She is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives, representing District 60 from 2007 to 2013.

Nasheed is the Owner of Sankofa Books and Gifts. She is attending Florissant Valley Community College.

Nasheed is Vice Chair of the Freshman Democratic Caucus and Women in the Democratic Caucus, Co-Chair of Concerned Citizens Coalition, and a member of the African American Heritage Society, Association of Colored Women's Club, Lexington Mentor Program, and Saint Louis Public Schools Role Model Program.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nasheed served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nasheed served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Nasheed served on these committees:

Missouri Committee Assignments, 2009
• Crime Prevention
• Appropriations - Public Safety and Corrections
• Financial Institutions
• Fiscal Review

Elections

2012

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012

Nasheed won election in the 2012 election for Missouri State Senate, District 5. Nasheed defeated incumbent Robin Wright-Jones and Jeanette Mott Oxford in the August 7 Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Missouri State Senate, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jamilah Nasheed	40.6%	8,300
Robin Wright-Jones Incumbent	30.3%	6,204
Jeanette Mott Oxford	29.1%	5,961
Total Votes		20,465

Ballot access issues

On June 13, 2012, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that Nasheed should not appear on the August 7 primary election ballot because she did not reside in the newly drawn House district in which she is seeking election. However, according to reports instead of taking action the court simply outlined its reasoning and transferred the case immediately to the Missouri Supreme Court.

On June 19, the Supreme Court ruled Nasheed could remain on the ballot since it was a redistricting year. According to the decision, "Had the drafters of the constitution wished to limit eligibility to candidates residing only in those parts of an old district that were absorbed into the new one, they could have crafted narrowing language to that effect. They did not."

2010

On November 2, 2010 Nasheed won election to the Missouri House of Representatives.

2008

On November 04, 2008, Jamilah Nasheed ran unopposed for District 60 of the Missouri House of Representatives.

Jamilah Nasheed raised $91,965 for her campaign.

Missouri House of Representatives, District 60
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jamilah Nasheed (D)		14,776	100.0%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, a year in which Nasheed was up for re-election, she collected $54,538 in donations.

Her four largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Express Scripts	$4,500
Missouri Health Care Association	$3,000
Wilson, Scott	$2,000
Missouri Bankers Association	$1,975

2008

Listed below are the five largest contributors to Jamilah Nasheed's 2008 campaign.

Donor	Amount
Missouri Bankers Association	$2,375
Concrete Strategies	$2,325
SM Wilson	$2,000
Missouri Health Care Association	$1,650
Donn Rubinn	$1,500

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• Lawmakers' Discussion Of Medicaid Could Carry Into Legislative Break - OzarksFirst.com
• From the projects to the Capitol, part two - The Missouri Times
• Missouri Ethics Panel Fines Ex-Sen. Wright-Jones $270K - CBS Local
• Tax credit bill, sales tax hike fail as Missouri legislators adjourn - STLtoday.com
• Missouri Bill Lets County Sheriffs Print Concealed Weapons Permits - CBS Local
• Senate agrees to study Medicaid expansion further - Mynwmo.com
• From the projects to the Capitol - The Missouri Times
• Mo. bill would stop scanning of personal documents - Lakenewsonline.com
• Senate advances compromise proposal to fund threatened programs - STLtoday.com
• Mo. bill would let sheriffs print gun permits - Southeast Missourian

External links

Suggest a link

• Senate office website
• Missouri House of Representatives - Rep. Jamilah Nasheed
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006

References

Political offices
Preceded by Robin Wright-Jones (D)	Missouri State Senate District 5 2013–present	Succeeded by N/A
Preceded by '	Missouri State House District 60 2007–2013	Succeeded by Jason Barnes (R)