Amish Shah
American politician (born 1977)
- 24th district (2019–2023)
- 5th district (2023–2024)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Northwestern University (BA, MD)
- University of California, Berkeley (MPH)
- Politician
- physician
Amish Shah is an American politician and physician who served as the Arizona House of Representative 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 is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2024 election.[3]
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.[4] 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 University of California, Berkeley and earned a Master of Public Health degree.[5]
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.[6]
During his time in New York, Shah also worked as a team physician for the New York Jets football team.[1] He later served as the chief medical officer of Urgent Consult.[5] Shah is an emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic of Arizona as of 2023.[4]
Arizona House of Representatives
Elections
2018
In 2018, Amish 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.[7] Shah and another newcomer, Jennifer Longdon, defeated Clark, Glenn, and others to advance to the general election.[8] In the 2018 general election, Shah and Jennifer Longdon were elected to the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating David Alger, Sr.[9]
2020
In 2020, Shah and fellow incumbent Jennifer Longdon won the 24th District's Democratic primary.[10] In the 2020 general election the pair defeated Robyn Cushman and David Alger to win re-election.[11]
2022
After the 2022 redistricting in Arizona was completed, Shah's home Legislative District was changed from District 24 to District 5.[12] 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.[13] Shah and Representative Jennifer Longdon prevailed in the 2022 general election.[12]
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. He resigned from the Arizona House in February 2024 to focus on his campaign.[14]
Electoral history
2018
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
2020
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
2022
| 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% | ||
| 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% | ||
References
- ^ a b Kavaler, Tara. "State Rep. Amish Shah announces he is running for Congress". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ Leingang, Rachel (August 29, 2018). "Incumbents in the Arizona Legislature lose out as insurgent wave takes hold". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on August 30, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ Sievers, Caitlin (August 2, 2024). "Amish Shah wins crowded Democratic race for Arizona's First Congressional District". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Kumar, Arun (July 17, 2023). "Amish Shah raises $530,000 for Congressional run from Arizona". The American Bazaar. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Indian American doctor Amish Shah running for US Congress from Arizona". The Times of India. April 25, 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ Dutt, Ela (April 23, 2023). "Indian-American State Representative Dr. Amish Shah, declares run for US Congress in Arizona | News India Times". www.newsindiatimes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2018 Maricopa County Final Election Results" (PDF). November 6, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Maricopa County Final Primary Election Results" (PDF). August 4, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Maricopa County Final Election Results" (PDF). November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "2022 Maricopa County Final Official Election Results" (PDF). November 8, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Maricopa County Final Primary Election Results" (PDF). August 8, 2022.
- ^ Stern, Ray (January 31, 2024). "Arizona's House down 4 Democrats as Amish Shah turns focus to congressional run". AZ Central. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
External links
- Campaign website
- Profile at Vote Smart
