Amish Shah | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Clark |
| Constituency | 24th district (2019–2023) 5th district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA, MD) University of California, Berkeley (MPH) |
Amish Shah is an American doctor, politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 5 since January 9, 2023. He previously represented District 24 from 2019 to 2023. Shah defeated incumbent State Representative Ken Clark.[1]
Shah was born in Chicago to immigrant parents from India. He received degrees from Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Congressional candidacy
Shah announced his intention to run for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2024 elections on April 3, 2023.
Electoral history
| Arizona House of Representatives 5th District Election, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Amish Shah (incumbent) | 49,006 | 40.2% | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Longdon (incumbent) | 48,436 | 39.7% | |
| Republican | Jennifer "Jenn" Treadwell | 24,262 | 19.9% | |
| - | Write-In | 302 | 0.2% | |
| Majority | 122,006 | 100% | ||
After the 2022 redistricting in Arizona was completed, Shah's home Legislative District was changed from District 24 to District 5. Shah and Representative Jennifer Longdon prevailed in the general election.[2]
| Arizona House of Representatives 5th District Democratic Primary, 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Amish Shah (incumbent) | 15,629 | 31.8% | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Longdon (incumbent) | 11,956 | 24.4% | |
| Democratic | Sarah Liguori (incumbent) | 9,104 | 18.6% | |
| Democratic | Brianna Westbrook | 7,181 | 14.6% | |
| Democratic | Aaron Márquez | 5,213 | 10.6% | |
| Majority | 49,083 | 100% | ||
Following redistricting in Arizona, Shah, fellow District 24 Representative Jennifer Longdon, and District 28 Representative Sarah Liguori were placed in the new District 5. The Representatives also faced activist Brianna Westbrook and Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board member Aaron Márquez in the district's Democratic Primary. Shah and Longdon advanced to the general election, defeating Liguori, Westbrook, and Márquez.[3]
| Arizona House of Representatives 24th District Election, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Amish Shah (incumbent) | 61,639 | 35.9% | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Longdon (incumbent) | 60,233 | 35.1% | |
| Republican | Robyn Cushman | 26,099 | 15.2% | |
| Republican | David Alger Sr. | 23,548 | 13.7% | |
| - | Write-In | 170 | 0.1% | |
| Majority | 171,689 | 100% | ||
| Arizona House of Representatives 24th District Democratic Primary Election, 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Longdon (incumbent) | 21,932 | 50.3% | |
| Democratic | Amish Shah (incumbent) | 21,547 | 49.4% | |
| - | Write-In | 117 | 0.3% | |
| Majority | 43,596 | 100% | ||
Shah and fellow incumbent Jennifer Longdon won the 24th District's Democratic Primary.[4] In the general election the pair defeated Robyn Cushman and David Alger to win re-election.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives 24th District Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Longdon | 40,520 | 40.9% | |
| Democratic | Amish Shah | 39,363 | 39.7% | |
| Republican | David Alger, Sr. | 18,853 | 19.0% | |
| - | Write-In | 351 | 0.4% | |
| Majority | 99,087 | 100% | ||
In the general election, Shah and Jennifer Longdon were elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating David Alger, Sr.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives 24th District Democratic Primary Election, 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Amish Shah | 10,820 | 28.5% | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Longdon | 8,041 | 21.2% | |
| Democratic | Ken Clark (incumbent) | 6,890 | 18.2% | |
| Democratic | Denise Link | 3,605 | 9.5% | |
| Democratic | Marcus Ferrell | 3,402 | 9.0% | |
| Democratic | John Glenn | 3,377 | 8.9% | |
| Democratic | Fred Dominguez | 1,730 | 4.6% | |
| - | Write-In | 67 | 0.2% | |
| Majority | 37,932 | 100% | ||
Shah entered the Democratic Primary to represent Arizona's 24th Legislative District in 2018. A newcomer, he faced incumbent Representative Ken Clark. The other incumbent for the 24th District, Lela Alston, decided to run for State Senate. Alston and Clark chose to support John Glenn to fill Alston's open seat.[7] Shah and another newcomer, Jennifer Longdon, defeated Clark, Glenn, and others to advance to the general election.[8]
References
- ↑ Leingang, Rachel (August 29, 2018). "Incumbents in the Arizona Legislature lose out as insurgent wave takes hold". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ↑ "2022 Maricopa County Final Official Election Results" (PDF). November 8, 2022.
- ↑ "2022 Maricopa County Final Primary Election Results" (PDF). August 8, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 Maricopa County Final Primary Election Results" (PDF). August 4, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Maricopa County Final Election Results" (PDF). November 3, 2020.
- ↑ "2018 Maricopa County Final Election Results" (PDF). November 6, 2018.
- ↑ Gardiner, Dustin. "Democrats in deep-blue central Phoenix sparring a year before election". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ↑ "2018 Maricopa County Final Primary Election Results" (PDF). August 28, 2018.
