Yaz Safarzadeh
Democratic · NH
Yaz Safarzadeh is an artist, educator and business owner. She emphasizes cross-party cooperation and representation shaped by local residents' needs.
Where Yaz Safarzadeh stands, based on their records
Supports
Immigration (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Published an opinion piece in Manchester InkLink criticizing the Auburn police chief's decision to join a federal immigration enforcement program with ICE (known as 287(g)) without public notice or comment.
March 15, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Also on this bill
- April 8, 2026 · Spoke during public comment at the Auburn Police Commission about the department's agreement with ICE (known as 287(g)). She asked how the agreement was approved, how people suspected of immigration status violations are detained, and how many officers were trained. (General)
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Organized a youth listening session called Youth Voices Matter at the Manchester YWCA, where she worked as a specialist for youth and underserved groups. Young people of color spoke about racism they faced in city schools while adults listened.
June 18, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Received a small business accelerator grant for her company, Yasamin Safarzadeh LLC, from the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund. The fund gave grants to 29 small business owners that day.
May 19, 2026
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Spoke during public comment at the Auburn Police Commission about the department's agreement with ICE (known as 287(g)). She asked how the agreement was approved, how people suspected of immigration status violations are detained, and how many officers were trained.
April 8, 2026
Source: auburnnh.gov
Also on this bill
- March 15, 2026 · Published an opinion piece in Manchester InkLink criticizing the Auburn police chief's decision to join a federal immigration enforcement program with ICE (known as 287(g)) without public notice or comment. (Supports Immigration)
Spoke at the Auburn Board of Selectmen meeting about the police department hiring another full-time officer. She asked whether the hire was tied to immigration enforcement with ICE and said she did not feel safe in town as a person of color.
February 9, 2026
Source: auburnnh.gov
Spoke to the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen after the city stopped a youth mural she organized at Sheehan-Basquil Park. She asked that the youth and disabled adults be allowed to finish it, and the board let the project go forward.
August 5, 2025
Source: manchester.inklink.news
As a coordinator for the Nashua nonprofit Positive Street Art, led a summer internship in which about two dozen students cleaned up and painted a mural on the Little League clubhouse at Sheehan-Basquil Park in Manchester.
August 24, 2024
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Co-curated Echoes and Shifts with Mohawk curator Margaret Jacobs and the nonprofit Positive Street Art. The exhibit showed work by Indigenous artists, with events in Manchester and Nashua in June 2024.
June 13, 2024
Source: indiantime.net
As program director at Kimball Jenkins, helped lead a summer youth internship that painted murals in the courtyard of Manchester's West High School. She hosted the mural unveiling on August 17, 2023.
August 17, 2023
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Curated the art show "All My Friends Are In This Show" at Kimball Jenkins, a community arts center in Concord. The show featured artists from across the country.
June 28, 2023
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Helped organize a multicultural festival and farmers market kickoff at Sheehan-Basquil Park in Manchester with Kimball Jenkins, Queerlective and Manchester Grows. She said the event was about food access and lifting up marginalized voices.
May 20, 2023
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Was the featured artist in the Art on the Wall series at Manchester City Hall in August 2022. By then she had painted the mural behind Dancing Lion Chocolate and helped with a mural project on the Piscataquog Rail Trail.
August 1, 2022
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Co-organized the first Art and Plant Extravaganza at Brown and Mitchell Park in Manchester. The free festival was planned by people of color, people with disabilities and LGBTQ residents, and paid young leaders for their work.
May 13, 2022
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Worked as outreach coordinator for the Manchester Community Action Coalition. She used art projects to welcome new immigrant families and families of color into its tutoring program.
April 1, 2022
Source: manchester.inklink.news
Past race Yaz Safarzadeh ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District Rockingham 31; New Hampshire