Amish Shah

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Amish Shah
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 14, 2019 February 1, 2024
Servingwith Jennifer Longdon
122,006100%

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticAmish Shah (incumbent)15,62931.8%
 DemocraticJennifer Longdon (incumbent)11,95624.4%
 Democratic Sarah Liguori (incumbent)9,10418.6%
 Democratic Brianna Westbrook 7,18114.6%
 DemocraticAaron Márquez5,21310.6%
Majority49,083100%

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticAmish Shah (incumbent)61,63935.9%
 DemocraticJennifer Longdon (incumbent)60,23335.1%
 RepublicanRobyn Cushman26,09915.2%
 RepublicanDavid Alger Sr.23,54813.7%
 -Write-In1700.1%
Majority171,689100%
Arizona House of Representatives 24th District Democratic Primary Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticJennifer Longdon (incumbent)21,93250.3%
 DemocraticAmish Shah (incumbent)21,54749.4%
 -Write-In1170.3%
Majority43,596100%

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticJennifer Longdon40,52040.9%
 DemocraticAmish Shah39,36339.7%
 RepublicanDavid Alger, Sr.18,85319.0%
 -Write-In3510.4%
Majority99,087100%

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticAmish Shah10,82028.5%
 DemocraticJennifer Longdon8,04121.2%
 Democratic Ken Clark (incumbent)6,89018.2%
 DemocraticDenise Link3,6059.5%
 DemocraticMarcus Ferrell3,4029.0%
 DemocraticJohn Glenn3,3778.9%
 DemocraticFred Dominguez1,7304.6%
 -Write-In670.2%
Majority37,932100%

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] Shah and another newcomer, Jennifer Longdon, defeated Clark, Glenn, and others to advance to the general election. [9]

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