Meet Yassamin
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari is representing Arizona’s Third Congressional District which is one of the most diverse districts in the country and includes the fifth-largest and fastest growing city. Yassamin is the Democratic Freshman Class President and also the youngest woman serving in the 119th Congress.
The proud daughter of immigrants and graduate of Stanford and Cambridge universities, Yassamin led the charge to pass the city’s landmark Climate Action Plan, has fought for the protection of reproductive rights, and secured millions in free tuition for students pursuing community college and good jobs in the trades.
News & PRESS
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Yassamin Ansari denounce ‘immoral’ Iran war
“In the past six months since Donald Trump started his illegal war in Iran, 120 children died after a US military strike hit their school, 18 American servicemembers have been killed, Americans have endured record high gas costs, and Donald Trump and his sons have profited endlessly from investing in
Rep. Ansari Says “Send Trump to Prison” as He Dismisses Family Concerns Over USS Lincoln’s Record-Length Deployment, Saying “Not Nearly Long Enough”
“He is absolutely insane, out of touch & evil. A conman who’s grifted his way to the presidency and is now actively stealing from us every day says that American service members at sea ‘have been deployed for not nearly long enough.”
Ansari Calls for Miller to Be ‘Investigated and Prosecuted’ for Illegal Push to End Birthright Citizenship
“Stephen Miller architected the entirety of Trump’s racist and fascist mass deportation agenda, and he’s the one pushing relentlessly to end birthright citizenship—which is illegal,” said Rep. Yassamin Ansari.
Yassamin Ansari calls for closure of Texas ICE detention center after oversight visit
The Arizona congresswoman visited the Texas ICE facility and called conditions for detained women, children and families “nothing short of horrific.”