Amish Shah (D) – AZ-01 House 2026

About

Amish Shah is a former Arizona state representative and an emergency room physician who served in the Arizona House from 2019 to 2024, representing Districts 24 and 5. He won the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District and will face Republican Jay Feely in the general election. His campaign emphasizes his medical background, healthcare policy work, lowering costs for working families, protecting abortion rights, and defending democratic institutions, and he has received endorsements from the Human Rights Campaign PAC, the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Arizona, End Citizens United, and Reproductive Freedom for All.

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Positions on Key Issues

Positions of Amish Shah on key issues
Issue	Stance	Sources
Economy	Shah says costs are too high for Arizona working families and attributes rising prices for groceries, gas, cars, and housing in part to tariffs. He says he would lower costs by rolling back what he calls reckless tariffs, ensuring families can afford essentials, and restoring job growth and business investment; his campaign also cites his state legislative work cutting taxes for middle-class families and supporting small businesses.	Issues — Amish for Arizona Amish for Arizona
Climate/Energy	Shah says that, if elected to Congress, he will work to lower utility costs while protecting air and water. This statement accompanied his August 7, 2026 announcement of an NRDC Action Fund endorsement; it indicates support for environmental protection and affordability in energy policy, but does not specify a detailed energy mix, emissions target, or legislative plan.	Amish Shah announces NRDC Action Fund endorsement and states climate/energy priorities Amish Shah: NRDC Action Fund endorsement; lower utility costs and protect air and water
Healthcare	Shah's campaign describes him as a champion of universal healthcare. He says he would expand coverage, protect Medicare, reverse Medicaid cuts, reduce premiums, make care accessible, and lower prescription-drug prices; he also supports protecting reproductive healthcare access and codifying Roe v. Wade.	Issues — Amish for Arizona
Abortion & Reproductive Health	Shah says reproductive-health decisions should be made by a woman and her health-care provider, without government interference. His 2026 campaign says he has a 100% pro-choice voting record, worked across party lines in the Arizona Legislature to protect access to mifepristone, and would continue protecting abortion rights in Congress by codifying Roe v. Wade.	Amish for Arizona — Issues
Immigration	Shah said the United States should enforce its immigration laws, but argued that curtailing current U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement practices is necessary. He called for an immigration system that is humane, orderly, and fair, and said the Trump administration's approach did not meet those standards.	Democrats in CD1 agree Trump is the problem, but differ on how to take him on
Firearms & Second Amendment	Shah says he supports commonsense gun-safety measures, including expanding background checks to all gun sales, funding community-violence-intervention programs, and strengthening safe-storage requirements to keep firearms away from children. Giffords also describes him as opposing the gun lobby and endorses him for the U.S. House seat in Arizona's 1st District.	Amish Shah \| GIFFORDS
Foreign Policy	Shah is described by JStreetPAC as supporting a “pro-peace, pro-Israel agenda” on Capitol Hill. This is the clearest publicly available foreign-policy position located; the campaign’s listed policy pages were unavailable to fetch, and no specific positions on other foreign-policy issues were verified.	Amish Shah - JStreetPAC
Civil Rights & Equality	Shah's campaign frames his candidacy around fairness, freedom, justice, and representing all Arizonans. His public record includes support for LGBTQ+ equality, including work on Arizona legislation addressing conversion therapy, and the Human Rights Campaign has endorsed him as a pro-equality candidate for Arizona's 1st Congressional District.	HRC's Commitment to Arizona Equality Arizona Voter Guide
Tech & AI	Shah has expressed support for artificial intelligence as a technology, while opposing data centers that would drain Arizona’s water and other resources or shift costs onto residents. Available reporting characterizes his position as supportive of AI and data centers generally, but his campaign has also said he would stand against data centers offering little benefit to Arizona residents.	Who is Amish Shah? What to know about AZ Democratic Congress hopeful Amish Shah campaign Facebook post on data centers
Education	Shah says that all Arizona children deserve strong public education. His campaign says he would defend the U.S. Department of Education, increase funding for public schools, improve teacher pay, and lower the cost of higher education and job training to reduce student debt.	Issues — Amish for Arizona

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Economy

Shah says costs are too high for Arizona working families and attributes rising prices for groceries, gas, cars, and housing in part to tariffs. He says he would lower costs by rolling back what he calls reckless tariffs, ensuring families can afford essentials, and restoring job growth and business investment; his campaign also cites his state legislative work cutting taxes for middle-class families and supporting small businesses.

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Background

Career History

State Representative 2019 – 2024

Arizona House of Representatives

Represented District 24 (2019–2023) and District 5 (2023–2024) in the Arizona House.

Emergency Room Physician

Various hospitals

Worked as an ER physician.

Top Donors

Raised approximately $1.83M in total receipts (through July 1, 2026), with $1.19M from individual contributions and $425,769 in candidate loans. Top industries include health professionals and the legal sector, with notable PAC support from health-care-related organizations. Shah's campaign also drew significant grassroots small-dollar support, and his joint fundraising committee received top donations from Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona ($20,000).

Sources

Amish Shah Victory Fund Top Donors, 2024 - OpenSecrets Amish Shah Victory Fund Top Industries, 2024 - OpenSecrets Fundraising in Arizona's 1st Congressional District - Quiver Quantitative SHAH, AMISH DR. - Candidate overview

Voting Record

Served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024, representing District 24 (2019–2023) and District 5 (2023–2024). He maintained a 100% pro-choice voting record, winning the Women's Health Champion/Legislator of the Year award. Shah sponsored or co-sponsored dozens of bills spanning health care (prior authorization reform, telemedicine expansion, AHCCCS dental coverage), voting access (automatic voter registration, nonpartisan county recorder elections), and criminal justice reform (sentencing ranges, marijuana fines). His campaign notes he passed more bills into law than any other Arizona Democrat in the past decade.

Sources

Amish Shah — defending women's rights - Local Candidates Rep. Amish Shah Voting Record & Scorecard - LimitedGov

About this research

Data compiled from public sources and analyzed using AI. Last updated October 10, 2026. Visit candidate websites for the most current information.