Arizona — 3rd District

Yassamin Ansari

Supports ambitious clean energy transition

Ansari frames climate change as the defining issue of our time, leveraging her background as a UN climate advisor to advocate for bold environmental legislation. On the Phoenix City Council, she spearheaded the city's first Climate Action Plan and a historic Worker Heat Safety Ordinance. In Congress, she supports transitioning to a 100% clean energy grid, reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, and having FEMA classify extreme heat as a natural disaster.

• Passed Phoenix's first Climate Action Plan and Transportation Electrification Action Plan.
• Created the nation's first municipal Office of Heat Response and Mitigation and passed Phoenix's Worker Heat Safety Ordinance.
• Advocates for a 100% clean energy grid, net-zero emissions by 2050, and building high-speed transit infrastructure.
• Urges FEMA to recognize extreme heat as a natural disaster to release federal resource management support.

“The climate crisis is the defining issue of our time.”

“If we want to reduce the worst impacts of climate change and save lives, we need to reach 100% net zero by 2050 and establish programs that mitigate extreme heat.”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports codifying federal abortion rights

Ansari is a steadfast proponent of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy, actively working to shield abortion access from restrictive state measures. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, she authored a Phoenix City Council resolution directing local police to make enforcing state abortion bans their lowest priority. In Congress, she pledges to vote for codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law and supporting related gender equity measures.

• Passed a Phoenix City Council resolution directing police to make state abortion laws the lowest enforcement priority.
• Pledges to vote to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law.
• Supports the Equal Rights Amendment and funding for the Violence Against Women Act.
• Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Reproductive Freedom for All.

“Women’s rights and their bodily autonomy have been under attack across the United States and in Arizona.”

“When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Yassamin passed an ordinance to direct the Phoenix Police Department to make harsh state abortion laws its lowest priority for enforcement to protect doctors, nurses, pharmacists and patients from arrest for practicing and receiving basic healthcare.”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports middle-class investments and higher taxes on high earners

Ansari advocates for replacing trickle-down economic models with policies focused on working families, raising worker wages, and expanding the middle class. She supports raising the federal minimum wage, cracking down on corporate price gouging, and expanding tax credits for working parents. To fund investments, she calls for higher tax rates on Wall Street, corporations, and the top 1% of earners.

• Supports raising the federal minimum wage and expanding worker organizing rights.
• Advocates for permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.
• Calls for cracking down on corporate price gouging and preventing monopolistic corporate mergers.
• Voted Nay on H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation bill) in the 119th Congress.
• Supports establishing federal regulatory guidelines for blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation.

“We need to replace our trickle-down economy with one that focuses on strengthening the middle class and expanding economic mobility.”

“Tax the wealthy. It’s time for a comprehensive tax system that benefits working people and ensures the top 1%, Wall Street, and large corporations pay their fair share.”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports expanding affordable housing and federal voucher funding

Ansari views housing as a fundamental economic issue, pointing to Arizona's supply shortage as a major driver of elevated living costs and homelessness. On the Phoenix City Council, she helped allocate over $120 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds toward affordable housing development and tenant rental assistance. In Congress, she supports zoning reform, expanding Housing Choice Vouchers, and providing municipal grants for wraparound homeless services.

• Directed over $120 million in ARPA funding to affordable housing, rental assistance, and homelessness projects in Phoenix.
• Spearheaded zoning reforms in Phoenix to legalize accessory dwelling units (casitas).
• Advocates for federal funding to build affordable housing units and expand Housing Choice Vouchers.
• Supports eviction prevention programs, ending source-of-income discrimination, and funding transitional housing services.

“In Arizona and around the country, we’re facing a historic housing shortage – Yassamin is a pro-housing champion with a record of getting things done to lower rent and housing costs.”

“On the Phoenix City Council, Yassamin worked to prioritize housing solutions and has delivered for us by directing over $120 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to projects supporting affordable housing and homelessness...”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports comprehensive immigration reform and legal protections

Ansari supports comprehensive immigration reform that opens legal pathways to citizenship and protects asylum seekers, drawing on her perspective as the daughter of immigrants. She established Phoenix's Office of Refugee Support and opposes aggressive federal enforcement measures. In Congress, she voted against enforcement bills like the Laken Riley Act and DUI deportation legislation, while vocally criticizing law enforcement practices by ICE.

• Created the Office of Refugee Support in Phoenix to assist immigrants with housing, employment, and healthcare access.
• Voted Nay on the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) and the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875).
• Supports legislative pathways like the American Dream and Promise Act and the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act.
• Publicly accused ICE of executing a Colombian worker during a traffic stop in Maine in July 2026.

“Migrant families should no longer be treated as political pawns and they deserve comprehensive immigration reform.”

“Witnesses Described It as an Execution”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports federal voting protections and government ethics reform

Ansari favors sweeping federal legislation to safeguard voting rights, combat voter suppression, and eliminate dark money from elections. She advocates for reforming congressional ethics by banning lawmakers from trading individual stocks and closing the revolving door to lobbying. She also supports structural reform, including ending the Senate filibuster and expanding the Supreme Court.

• Voted Nay on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship to register for federal elections.
• Supports the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
• Advocates for banning stock trading by members of Congress and prohibiting former members from becoming lobbyists.
• Supports ending the Senate filibuster and expanding the U.S. Supreme Court.

“The Freedom to Vote Act, which ends partisan gerrymandering, cracks down on dark money in politics, establishes automatic voter registration, and combats voter suppression.”

“Prohibit members of Congress from stock trading, so that those who govern aren’t able to use private information to get wealthy”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports expanding union protections and prevailing wage laws

Ansari views strong labor unions as essential for expanding the middle class and building economic equity. In Phoenix, she supported prevailing wage ordinances and authored heat protection standards for outdoor workers. In Congress, she backs the PRO Act to strengthen collective bargaining rights nationwide.

• Authored and passed Phoenix's landmark Worker Heat Safety Ordinance protecting 10,000 outdoor workers.
• Supported prevailing wage ordinances and pay increases for Phoenix municipal employees.
• Supports the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act and Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage enforcement.
• Endorsed by major trade unions, including the Arizona AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Teamsters Local 104, and IAFF.

“Labor unions uplift the middle class and help the working class build economic power. Strengthening unions and workers’ rights is fundamental to building an equitable economy.”

“In March 2024, she led the charge to pass Phoenix’s Worker Heat Safety Ordinance, a first of its kind policy that will help protect 10,000 outdoor workers from extreme summer heat.”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports public school funding and student debt relief

Ansari prioritizes expanding access to high-quality public education and reducing financial barriers for higher education. On the Phoenix City Council, she created the Phoenix Promise program to fund tuition for community college students. In Congress, she supports increasing funding for K-12 public schools, forgiving federal student debt, and expanding rural broadband access.

• Established the Phoenix Promise program, providing tuition-free community college to 800 low-income students.
• Supports increasing federal funding for K-12 public school students and teachers.
• Advocates for federal student loan debt forgiveness.
• Supports expanding rural broadband infrastructure to ensure equal access for students.

“Access to education is a vital tool for Americans to empower themselves and their communities, but Arizonans face high barriers to entry with the quality and costs of education.”

“Forgive student loan debt so that younger generations can use their education to work towards economic freedom”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports federal anti-discrimination protections

Ansari is a strong supporter of equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, actively funding non-profits and defending anti-discrimination protections. In Congress, she advocates for passing the Equality Act and the Respect for Marriage Act while opposing restrictions on transgender participation in sports.

• Hosted downtown Phoenix Pride events and directed municipal investments to LGBTQ+ support organizations.
• Supports federal passage of the Equality Act and the Respect for Marriage Act.
• Advocates for banning conversion therapy on minors nationwide.
• Voted Nay on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28).

“Yassamin will continue to fight for a world strengthened by our diversity, where our laws and society treat all people equally.”

“The Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination in housing, employments and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports congressional oversight of military actions and diplomacy

Ansari draws on her foreign policy background as a former UN advisor to champion international cooperation and strong congressional oversight over military operations. In 2026, she publicly condemned U.S. military strikes in Iran, citing civilian casualties and leading effort pushes to hold executive branch officials accountable.

• Served as a policy advisor on the climate teams of two UN Secretaries-General.
• Publicly denounced military actions in Iran in July 2026 and revived an impeachment push against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
• Endorsed by Foreign Policy for America.

“Children were murdered in the first days of Trump’s illegal, pointless war that has wreaked havoc across the world”

Yassamin Ansari

Supports disclosure of government records and campaign finance reform

Ansari emphasizes government accountability, ethics transparency, and eliminating dark money influence in elections. In Congress, she voted for bipartisan legislation forcing the disclosure of official records concerning high-profile federal investigations.

• Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) to release unclassified DOJ records.
• Publicly criticized key administration legal officials over their handling of high-profile investigative disclosures.
• Advocates for campaign finance reform to limit corporate influence and dark money in politics.

“Without significant campaign finance reform, we'll continue seeing special interests and corporations wield more power than individuals in our elections and in Washington.”

“He belongs in jail: Dem lawmaker erupts on Blanche over Epstein files, AG confirmation vote”