Amish Shah
Democratic · AZ
Amish Shah is an emergency-medicine physician who served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 until 2024. He was elected to the chamber three times.
Where Amish Shah stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Sponsored a law letting qualifying hospitals cover certain satellite outpatient treatment centers under a single group license (House Bill 2346, Chapter 89).
April 18, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: azleg.gov
Sponsored a law letting some hospitals and health professionals hand out a short emergency supply of opioid painkillers when no 24-hour pharmacy was open (House Bill 2564, Chapter 42).
April 12, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Introduced a bill to require health care employers to write violence prevention plans and train staff. The House passed it 56-3, but it was later rewritten into an unrelated law on breast implant consent (House Bill 2635).
February 23, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring Arizona's prison system to give qualifying prisoners access to their own medical records (House Bill 2339, Chapter 62).
April 17, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Co-sponsored a law widening Arizona's prison education budget to cover college courses that prepare prisoners for jobs in named industries (House Bill 2248, Chapter 119).
April 9, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: azleg.gov
Co-sponsored legislation expanding trauma-counseling eligibility to 911 dispatchers and requiring related public-safety reporting (HB 2717, Chapter 109).
May 1, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Co-sponsored a law repealing Arizona's old statutory abortion ban (House Bill 2677, Chapter 181).
May 2, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: azleg.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 1164, which banned most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy and was enacted without exceptions for rape or incest.
March 24, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: azhouse.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted against Senate Bill 1165, which barred transgender girls and women from participating on female school sports teams and was enacted as Arizona law.
March 24, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: azhouse.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 1138, which prohibited gender-reassignment surgery for minors and was enacted as Arizona law.
March 24, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: azhouse.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Received MoveOn's endorsement in the 2026 race for Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
August 24, 2026
Source: front.moveon.org
Received 314 Action Fund's endorsement for Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
March 27, 2026
Source: 314action.org
Received the Indian American Impact Fund's endorsement for Arizona's 1st Congressional District.
May 13, 2025
Source: iaimpact.org
Voted against House Bill 2853, which expanded Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Account program to all students eligible to enroll in public school and appropriated administrative funding.
June 22, 2022
Source: azhouse.gov
Past race Amish Shah ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1, Arizona