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
Personal details
Born1977/1978(age 46–47) [1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician
Website Campaign website

Amish Shah is an American politician and physician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for District 5 from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as the Representative for District 24 from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered the legislature by defeating incumbent Representative Ken Clark in 2018. [2] Shah was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2024 election, losing to incumbent Republican David Schweikert.

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Early life and education

Amish Shah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His parents immigrated from India in the 1960s while pursuing degrees in engineering. [3] He attended Northwestern University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. Shah continued his education at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree. Later, he went to the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and earned a Master of Public Health degree. [4]

Medical career

After his masters degree, Shah completed his residency in emergency medicine in New York City. He won the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s national resident research competition for developing a new method of critical care. He later served as a full-time faculty member and academic researcher at Mount Sinai Medical Center. [5]

During his time in New York, Shah worked as a team physician for the New York Jets of the National Football League. [1] He later served as the chief medical officer of Urgent Consult. [4] Shah is an emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic of Arizona as of 2023. [3]

Arizona House of Representatives

Elections

2018

In 2018, Shah entered the Democratic primary to represent Arizona's 24th Legislative District. As 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. [6] Shah and another newcomer, Jennifer Longdon, defeated Clark, Glenn, and others to advance to the general election. [7] In the 2018 general election, Shah and Jennifer Longdon were elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating David Alger, Sr. [8]

2020

In 2020, Shah and fellow incumbent Jennifer Longdon won the 24th District's Democratic primary. [9] In the 2020 general election the pair defeated Robyn Cushman and David Alger to win re-election. [10]

2022

After the 2022 redistricting in Arizona was completed, Shah's home Legislative District was changed from District 24 to District 5. [11] Fellow District 24 incumbent Representative Jennifer Longdon, and District 28 incumbent Representative Sarah Liguori were also 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. [12] Shah and Representative Jennifer Longdon prevailed in the 2022 general election. [11]

2024 U.S. House campaign

Shah announced his intention to run for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2024 elections on April 3, 2023. He resigned from the Arizona House in February 2024 to focus on his campaign. [13] He lost to Republican incumbent David Schweikert in the November 2024 general election. [14]

Electoral history

2018

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%
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%

2020

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%
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%

2022

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%
Arizona House of Representatives 5th District Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Democratic Amish Shah (incumbent)49,00640.2%
 Democratic Jennifer Longdon (incumbent)48,43639.7%
  Republican Jennifer "Jenn" Treadwell24,26219.9%
  - Write-In3020.2%
Majority122,006100%

2024

United States House of Representatives Arizona’s 1st Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%
  Democratic Amish Shah17,21423.5%
 Democratic Andrei Cherny 15,59621.3%
 DemocraticMarlene Galán-Woods15,49021.2%
 DemocraticConor O’Callaghan13,53918.5%
 DemocraticAndrew Horne8,99112.3%
 DemocraticKurt Kroemer2,3563.2%
Majority73,186100%
United States House of Representatives Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, 2024
PartyCandidate
 Republican David Schweikert (incumbent)
 DemocraticAmish Shah
 LibertarianMichelle Martin
Majority

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