mayor. On May 11, 2013, Amir Omar lost the race for Place 7 (Mayor) to fellow Councilmember Laura Maczka by a 10,167 to 4,172 vote (70.90% to 29.10%). Council Assignments Omar is the Council liaison to the Environmental Advisory Commission. Omar is the Council liaison to the Retail Committee. Omar is on the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Foundation board. Accomplishments As the Council liaison to the Environmental Advisory Commission, in 2010, Omar championed the "Tree The Town" initiative, a program in which upwards of 50,000 trees would be planted in Richardson over the next ten years. In May 2012, Omar was selected by the non-profit One Man Dallas as "the man aged 24-44 who represents the best of DFW community engagement." Education Omar received a B.A. in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University in 1996. References External links City of Richardson official website Amir Omar on Twitter Amir Omar website Amir Omar 2009 campaign website Living people People from Richardson, Texas Politicians from Milwaukee Texas A&M University alumni Texas city council members Year of birth missing (living people)