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Yassamin Ansari

U.S. Representative, AZ-3 (since 2025)DINCUMBENT

Race
U.S. House · Arizona's 3rd District
Result
Yassamin Ansari, projected winner
Opponents
David Redkey (G); Alan Aversa (No Labels Party); Jacob Parkman (R)
Research
In depth

Party line16 votes tracked

14With Democrats
2Against
0Didn't vote

Broke with Democrats on

With party = voted the same way as most Democrats who voted.

Said vs. did8 statements · 16 votes

Since being sworn in, Rep. Ansari has cosponsored legislation disapproving of President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords, supporting energy resiliency, protecting our federal lands, and advocating for clean energy jobs.

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

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On the ballotU.S. House · 3

2026-11-03

Yassamin Ansari Dincumbent
David Redkey Gchallenger
Alan Aversa No Labels Partychallenger
Jacob Parkman Rchallenger

Won the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports
Since being sworn in, Rep. Ansari has cosponsored legislation disapproving of President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords, supporting energy resiliency, protecting our federal lands, and advocating for clean energy jobs.

Has cosponsored legislation opposing withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords and supporting clean energy jobs, and works on climate legislation as Ranking Member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee.[5]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[6][7]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Loosen zoning rules to build more housingSupports
In places like Arizona, Rep. Ansari knows we don't have nearly enough housing to keep up with our growing population. That means the cost of living is higher, rent is going up, and we've seen a spike in homelessness which is hurting families and our economy.

Says the district does not have enough housing to keep up with population growth and has pushed for additional federal housing funding.[8]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Expand public health coverageSupports
With Medicare for All, we can provide every American with access to medically necessary healthcare.

Said at a Congressional Progressive Caucus shadow hearing she chaired that Medicare and Medicaid need protection and that Medicare for All would give every American access to medically necessary healthcare.[9]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.[6][7]
  • YESBreaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.[10]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Stricter gun lawsSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (119th Congress), which would ban the sale and manufacture of many semiautomatic assault weapons.

Documented position[11]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Raise the minimum wageSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would raise the federal minimum wage.

Documented position[12]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Protect legal access to abortionSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (119th Congress), which would establish a federal statutory right to provide and receive abortion services. Cosponsored H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (119th Congress), which would protect the ability to travel across state lines to obtain abortion services.

Documented position[13][14]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports

Cosponsored H.R. 8085, the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026 (119th Congress), which would impose an annual tax on very large household net worth.

Documented position[15]

  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[6][7]

1 of 1 vote point the same way as the statement

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroadSupports

Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 38 (119th Congress), a War Powers Resolution measure directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 40 (119th Congress), a War Powers Resolution measure directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 64 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela not authorized by Congress. Cosponsored H.Con.Res. 68 (119th Congress), directing the removal of U.S. forces from Venezuela not authorized by Congress.

Documented position[16][17][18][19]

  • YESWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[20]
  • YESWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[21]

2 of 2 votes point the same way as the statement

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22).[22]
  • NOOne Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[6][7]
Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • NOSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[23]
Broad tariffs on imported goods

No statement on this issue in our sources.

  • YESResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[24]

Biography

Yassamin Ansari is the Democratic U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District and won re-election on November 3, 2026. First elected in 2024 to succeed Ruben Gallego, who ran for U.S. Senate, she is a former United Nations climate policy advisor who served on the Phoenix City Council, where she became vice mayor. In the House she serves on the Natural Resources and Oversight and Government Reform committees.[1][2][3][4]

Ansari was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she attended Chaparral High School. Her parents immigrated from Iran and moved to the Phoenix area in 1997, according to her Ballotpedia survey, and her office describes her as a daughter of immigrants.[2][1][25] She earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 2014 and a master's degree from the University of Cambridge in 2015, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar.[2][1][25] She began her career in international climate policy and says she was the youngest advisor on the UN Secretary-General's climate team under both Ban Ki-moon and Antonio Guterres, working on the Paris Agreement and later leading youth engagement for the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit.[2]

Ansari won a March 9, 2021, runoff for the Phoenix City Council's District 7 seat. Her office says she was the youngest woman ever elected to the council, she took office on April 19, 2021, and she later served as vice mayor.[2][1][25] On the council she created what her campaign describes as the nation's first Office of Heat Response and Mitigation. She announced in March 2024 that she would resign on March 28 to focus on her congressional campaign.[2][3]

Ansari announced her run for Arizona's 3rd District on April 4, 2023, won the 2024 Democratic primary by 39 votes, and won the general election with 70.9 percent of the vote. She took office on January 3, 2025.[2][25] Her office says she was the youngest woman in the 119th Congress and the first Iranian American Democrat in Congress, and that she serves as Freshman Class President for House Democrats.[1] She is ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee's Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee and also sits on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She advanced from the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary.[1][2] She won the November 3, 2026 general election with 87.6% of the vote to Alan Aversa's 6.1% and David Redkey's 5.2%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]

Recent votes

DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212
2025-12-10Against partyvoted noNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2

Showing the 8 most recent of 16 votes.

All 16 recorded votes
DateParty lineMeasure
2026-06-03With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
2026-02-11With partyvoted yesResolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
2026-02-03With partyvoted noConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
2026-01-08With partyvoted yesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
2025-12-17With partyvoted yesWar Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
2025-12-10Against partyvoted noNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
2025-11-18With partyvoted yesEpstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
2025-11-12With partyvoted noContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
2025-07-17Against partyvoted yesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
2025-07-17With partyvoted noGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
2025-07-03With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
2025-06-12With partyvoted noRescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
2025-05-22With partyvoted noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
2025-04-10With partyvoted noSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
2025-03-11With partyvoted noFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
2025-01-22With partyvoted noLaken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • actionServes on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee; Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee), the House Committee on Natural Resources (Energy and Mineral Resources; Oversight and Investigations), and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in the 119th Congress (2025-2026).[26]
  • billIntroduced a resolution celebrating the contributions of immigrants and opposing discriminatory immigration policies, her first piece of legislation in Congress.[27]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Rep. Ansari believes that the climate crisis is the defining issue of our generation... In Congress, Rep. Ansari serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and as the Ranking Member of the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee where she is committed to working with her colleagues on legislation to combat climate change and build a more sustainable future.[5]
  • Rep. Ansari knows that housing is a human right, and she is fighting to lower the costs of rent and housing across the board.[8]
Campaign money$1.4M raised · 79% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-01

Totals this cycle

Raised$1.4M
Spent$899K
Cash on hand$547K

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $1.1M
  • PACs & committees $226K
  • Own money & loans $66K

Largest committee contributions

  1. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club PAC$10K
  2. Moms Fed Up PAC$10K
  3. American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E PAC$10K
  4. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee PAC$10K
  5. International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC PAC$10K
  6. Unite Here Tip Campaign Committee PAC$10K
  7. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$10K
  8. American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (AAJ PAC) PAC$7,500
  9. Liftoff PAC PAC$6,000
  10. National Air Traffic Controllers Association PAC PAC$5,000

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/yassamin-ansari

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 3 of 465 party-divided votes on file.

  • CLARITY Act

    What it does: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 or the CLARITY Act of 2025 This bill establishes a regulatory framework for digital commodities, defined by the bill as digital assets that rely upon a blockchain for their value.

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 78–134, Republicans 215–0

    Jul 17, 2025Official record ↗

  • Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to “Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales”

    What it does: This joint resolution nullifies requirements for persons effectuating decentralized financial (DeFi) transactions to report certain information regarding digital asset sales to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 76–132, Republicans 215–0

    Mar 11, 2025Official record ↗

  • Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

    What it does: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act This bill imposes sanctions against foreign persons (individuals and entities) who assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecut…

    Voted yes · most Democrats voted no · Democrats 45–140, Republicans 197–0

    Jan 9, 2025Official record ↗

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Meet Yassamin · Office of U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari Official record
  2. 2.Yassamin Ansari · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Yassamin Ansari to resign from Phoenix City Council to focus on run for Congress · KJZZ News report
  4. 4.Arizona 3rd election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  5. 5.Climate Change · Office of U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari Official record
  6. 6.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  8. 8.Housing · Office of U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari Official record
  9. 9.Rep. Ansari Hosts Shadow Hearing on Healthcare Affordability · Office of Rep. Yassamin Ansari · 2026-07-02 Official record
  10. 10.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  11. 11.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 4099, the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act (Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.H.R. 8085, the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026 (Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  16. 16.H.Con.Res. 38 (Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.H.Con.Res. 40 (Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.H.Con.Res. 64 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  19. 19.H.Con.Res. 68 (To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  25. 25.Yassamin Ansari · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  26. 26.Yassamin Ansari · Ballotpedia Reference
  27. 27.Immigration · Office of U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari Official record