Indira Sheumaker

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  1. "Rekha Basu: From BLM activist to City Council candidate, Indira Sheumaker is a Des Moines force". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  2. "Cyclone Spotlight: Indira Sheumaker". Iowa State Daily . Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. Charged with chokehold on officer
  4. "Felony protest-related charges dropped against activist Indira Sheumaker. She pleaded guilty to a lesser offense". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  5. "Des Moines police officers accuse council member of assault in lawsuit over 2020 protests". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  6. "Iowa council member countersues police over protest arrest". Associated Press. August 17, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. "Council member Indira Sheumaker's counterclaims against Des Moines police dismissed as untimely". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  8. "Election 2021: Who's running for Des Moines City Council?". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. "They joined Black Lives Matter protests in Des Moines, Iowa. It changed their lives". NBC News. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  10. "Black Lives Matter activist wins in Iowa on a 'defund the police' platform". NBC News. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  11. "Sheumaker Sworn In As Newest Member of Council". www.dsm.city. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  12. "Indira Sheumaker's absences raise questions about Des Moines' council". Axios. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  13. "Indira Sheumaker says depression after COVID kept her away from Des Moines City Council". Des Moines Register. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  14. "Council Meetings and Agendas". City of Des Moines . Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  15. "'She never responded': Petition started to remove Sheumaker from Des Moines City Council". KCCI. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  16. "After string of absences, Des Moines City Council member Indira Sheumaker hospitalized". Des Moines Register. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  17. "Constituents call for Indira Sheumaker to resign from Des Moines City Council". Des Moines Register. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  18. "7-17-23 City Council". City of Des Moines YouTube Channel . Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  19. "Citizens formally ask Des Moines to remove councilperson from office". Axios. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  20. "Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie sends letter to Indira Sheumaker, calls for her to respond or step down". KCCI. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  21. "Des Moines City Manager: Indira Sheumaker has not responded to mayor's letter, city council to 'proceed accordingly'". weareiowa.com. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  22. "Des Moines council member Indira Sheumaker resigns after extended absence". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
Indira Sheumaker
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Des Moines City Council Member Indira Sheumaker addressing the council
Member of the Des Moines City Council
from the 1st Ward
In office
January 3, 2022 August 31, 2023