Amish Shah

Amish Shah (born 1977/1978) Shah was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in in the 2024 election, losing to incumbent Republican David Schweikert. He is again the Democratic nominee in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2026 election and faces former NFL kicker Jay Feely in the general election.

Early life and education Amish Shah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His Gujarati parents immigrated from India in the 1960s while pursuing degrees in engineering. His father is Jain while his mother is Hindu. He attended Northwestern University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. Shah attended 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, earning a Master of Public Health degree.

Medical career After his masters degree, Shah completed his residency in emergency medicine in New York City. He became a faculty member and academic researcher at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

During his time in New York, Shah worked as a team physician for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He later served as the chief medical officer of Urgent Consult. Shah and another newcomer, Jennifer Longdon, defeated Clark, Glenn, and others to advance to the general election. In the general election, Shah and Longdon were elected, defeating David Alger.

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

2022 After the 2022 redistricting in Arizona was completed, Shah's home legislative district was changed from District 24 to District 5. Fellow District 24 incumbent Jennifer Longdon and District 28 incumbent 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 prevailed in the primary, defeating Liguori, Westbrook, and Márquez. Shah and Longdon won the general election. He narrowly won the Democratic nomination in a six-candidate primary with 23% of the vote compared to 21% for both former state Democratic Party Chairman Andrei Cherny and former newscaster Marlene Galán-Woods, 18% for investment banker Conor O'Callaghan, and 12% for orthodontist Andrew Horne. He lost to Republican incumbent David Schweikert in the November 2024 general election by a 52% to 48% margin.

2026 In May 2025, Shah announced that he would again be running for Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2026 election. He won the Democratic nomination on July 21, 2026, defeating Marlene Galán-Woods, who was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the Democratic primary. Shah will face former NFL kicker Jay Feely, who is running as a Republican, in the general election.

Electoral history

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2020

2022

2024