Amish Shah
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. Shah was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in in the 2024 election, losing to incumbent Republican David Schweikert. He is again seeking the Democratic nomination in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2026 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. 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 is an emergency physician at the Mayo Clinic Arizona as of 2023.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 the state Senate. Alston and Clark chose to support John Glenn to fill Alston's open seat. 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.U.S. House campaigns
2024
Shah announced his intention to run for U.S. Congress in in the 2024 [United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona|2024 elections] on April 3, 2023. He resigned from the Arizona House in February 2024 to focus on his campaign. 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
Shah is again seeking the Democratic nomination in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2026 election.Electoral history
2018
2020
2022
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