Ammie Akin

Ammie Akin's first teaching job involved students with disabilities at a Hoover high school, where she helped organize their first prom and teach skills for employment.¹ Some of her former students went on to jobs in shops and restaurants, while others continued their education through Unless U.¹

Akin earned degrees at the University of Alabama and Samford University, including graduate qualifications in educational leadership.² Her work has included teaching, school administration and educating future school leaders.² She and her husband, Will, have three sons and have built their family life in Alabama.¹

The couple is developing Hub in the Hills, a privately financed project converting a former elementary school into shared space for nonprofits and community programs.¹ The plan includes programs serving families and adults with disabilities, with organizations sharing facilities and resources.¹ Her earlier nonprofit work included helping raise funds for an Unless U campus.¹

Akin proposes reducing unnecessary regulation and controlling federal spending to address living costs.³ She also emphasizes rural hospitals, access to medical providers, support for emergency responders and collaboration among parents, teachers and school leaders.³ She faces Democratic incumbent Terri Sewell in Alabama's 7th District, offering an education and community development background to the contest.⁴