Amish Shah
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]
Amish Shah | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | (redistricting) |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Clark |
| Succeeded by | Analise Ortiz (redistricting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
Shah was born in Chicago to immigrant parents from India. He received degrees from Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley and had his own medical practice prior to being elected to the state legislature.[2]
Arizona's First Congressional District Candidacy
Shah announced his intention to run for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district 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.[3]
| 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.[4]
| 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. [5] In the general election the pair defeated Robyn Cushman and David Alger to win re-election.[6]
| 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.[7]
| 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% | ||
Dr. 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.[8] Dr. Shah and another newcomer, Jennifer Longdon, defeated Clark, Glenn, and others to advance to the general election.[9]
Awards
- 2022 Women’s Health Champion / Legislator of the Year - Arizona College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 2022 and 2020 Humane Legislator of the Year - Humane Society of the United States
- 2022 Distinguished Community Service Award - Arizona Medical Association[10]
- 2022 Nursing Hero Award - Arizona Nurses Association[11]
- 2022 President's Award for Mental Health Advocacy - Arizona Psychiatric Society[12]
- 2022 Health Care Hero Finalist - Phoenix Business Journal[13]
- 2020 and 2021 Best Political Rising Star Award - Arizona Capitol Times[14]
- 2022 Local Hero Award - OneCommunity for service to the LGBT community[15]
- 2019-2022 Trailblazer Award - AZBio for supporting the Arizona Biological Sciences and Technology Sector[16]
- 2022 Legislator of the Year - Arizona College of Emergency Physicians
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.
- "Arizona Democrat Amish Shah's Background". Dr. Amish Shah Democrat for State House. 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.
- Arizona Medical Association (May 5, 2022). "Arizona Medical Association Announces 2022 Health Care Award Recipients".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Moyer, Madison (June 17, 2022). "AzNA: Two Representatives Honored by AzNA with Healthcare Hero Awards".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "APS News: DEI, Moore Equity, Incoming Executive Director and 2022-2023 Executive Officers". Arizona Psychiatric Society. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- Edgemon, Erin (June 30, 2022). "Meet the 2022 finalists for the Business Journal's Health Care Heroes awards". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- "Congratulations to the 2021 Best of the Capitol nominees and winners! | Arizona Capitol Times". June 30, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- OneCommunity (2022). "2022 Spotlight Local Heroes Awards". ONE Community. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- "AZBio to Honor Ten Arizona Legislators as Trailblazers in 2022 | AZBio". October 13, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
