Mohammed Ali

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Mohammed Ali

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June 2, 2020

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Mohammed Ali ran for election to the Prince George's County Board of Education to represent District 4 in Maryland. He lost in the primary on June 2, 2020.

Ali completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2020
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2020
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Mohammed Ali attended the University of Maryland University College and Morgan State University.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)

#### General election

##### General election for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4

Shayla Adams-Stafford defeated incumbent Bryan Swann in the general election for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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| Shayla Adams-Stafford (Nonpartisan) |

66.4

| 23,514

| Bryan Swann (Nonpartisan) |

33.3

| 11,784
|  | Other/Write-in votes|

0.4

| 125

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 35,423

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#### Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4

Shayla Adams-Stafford and incumbent Bryan Swann defeated Mohammed Ali, Trina Brown, and Alethia Simmons in the primary for Prince George's County Board of Education District 4 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|
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| Shayla Adams-Stafford (Nonpartisan) |

42.6

| 7,688

| Bryan Swann (Nonpartisan) |

26.6

| 4,802

| Mohammed Ali (Nonpartisan) |

14.6

| 2,638

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| Trina Brown (Nonpartisan) |

10.4

| 1,874

| Alethia Simmons (Nonpartisan) |

5.8

| 1,044

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 18,046

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Mohammed Ali completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ali's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Former K-12 teacher and current Professor at Prince George's Community College. Dr. Ali is for smaller class sizes, technology in every classroom, better teacher pay and professional training as well as parent involvement with the schools. Dr. Ali wants to help bring the school system graduation rate compete with the other counties. Our students should not be a second class citizens in their own districts.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

* For students
* For teachers
* For parents

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

School funding

Race relations

Transportation

What legacy would you like to leave?

A better school system that produces students that can compete in the 21st century innovative technology environment.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was a gas station cashier and mathematics tutor. I did those two jobs until I finished college.

What is your favorite book? Why?

"The One Thing" by Gary Keller. It is more about less multitasking and doing one thing the best way possible and until it is done.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

"Dear mama" by Tupac

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ ’’Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 3, 2020’’

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