Amish Shah
Representative-elect for Arizona's 1st district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- Arizona's 1st district
- Opponent
- Jay Feely (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Economy
Says he will work to lower costs by rolling back tariffs and making groceries and essentials affordable.
“In Congress, he will fight to lower costs by rolling back these crushing tariffs, making sure families can afford groceries and essentials, and ending the chaos in Washington so job growth and business investment can rebound.”
Source for Economy, on Amish Shah’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Standing With Our Seniors
Says he will protect Social Security and Medicare, reverse Medicaid cuts and lower premiums.
“He will fight to protect Medicare for our seniors, reverse the cruel Medicaid cuts, and lower premiums while expanding access to affordable health care for all Americans.”
Source for Standing With Our Seniors, on Amish Shah’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Healthcare
Plans to expand health coverage, protect Medicare and lower prescription drug prices.
“In Congress, Amish will work to expand coverage, protect Medicare, and lower prescription drug prices.”
Source for Healthcare, on Amish Shah’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Public Safety
Says he will act to reduce gun violence, fully fund police and stop fentanyl from crossing the border.
“In Congress, he’ll continue to work to keep our communities safe by taking action to reduce gun violence, fully funding our police, and stopping the flow of fentanyl across the border.”
Source for Public Safety, on Amish Shah’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Water
Says he will seek federal drought resources and Arizona's Colorado River share, and work to stop data centers in his district.
“And he will work to stop data centers from being built in our district, unlike his opponent who wants to build them here.”
Source for Water, on Amish Shah’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Democracy
Says he will combat partisan gerrymandering, work to eliminate dark money and stop officials from enriching themselves.
“Amish will combat partisan gerrymandering, work to eliminate dark money from politics and stop corrupt politicians from enriching themselves in office.”
Source for Democracy, on Amish Shah’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Amish Shah’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Refuse campaign contributions from corporate PACs
“Amish doesn't accept contributions from corporate PACs”
Campaign website, homepage, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Codify Roe v. Wade into federal law
“Dr. Shah has a 100% pro-choice voting record, and he will continue protecting a woman’s right to choose in Congress by codifying Roe v. Wade.”
Campaign website, Issues page (Healthcare), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- OtherClock is ticking
Work to end horse slaughter for human consumption, puppy mills and staged animal fighting
“In Congress, he will fight to stop puppy mills, staged animal fighting, and horse slaughter for human consumption.”
Campaign website, Issues page (Stopping Animal Cruelty), 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Amish Mahendra Shah is an American politician and physician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 24th district from 2019 to 2023 and the 5th district from 2023 to 2024. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Raised
- $5.7M
- From individuals
- $4.1M
- Spent
- $5.5M
- Cash on hand
- $206K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Amish Shah in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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