Yassamin Ansari

Democratic Incumbent

Yassamin Ansari is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, first elected in 2024. A former Phoenix City Council member and UN climate policy adviser, she is the youngest woman serving in the 119th Congress and serves as Democratic Freshman Class President. Ansari has focused on climate action, reproductive rights, and affordability issues, and in April 2026 introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Background

Career History

U.S. Representative 2025 – Present

U.S. House of Representatives

Serving Arizona's 3rd Congressional District; Democratic Freshman Class President

Member, Phoenix City Council 2021 – 2024

City of Phoenix

Represented the 7th District; created Office of Heat Response and Mitigation; helped pass the city's Climate Action Plan

Senior Policy Adviser 2017 – 2021

Office of UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Advised on climate policy and the Paris Agreement

Adviser 2014 – 2016

Executive Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Served on the climate team that helped deliver the Paris Climate Agreement

Education

University of Cambridge (St. John's College) MPhil in International Relations and Politics (2018)

Stanford University BA in International Relations (2014)

Chaparral High School High School Diploma (2010)

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