FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20th, 2024
Press Contact: jessica@yassaminforcongress.com (480) 688-4742
PHOENIX, AZ – Today, Congresswoman Elect Yassamin Ansari was elected as Democratic Freshman Class President.
Ansari issued the following statement:
“I’m honored by this vote of trust from my fellow freshman class. We’ve spent the last ten days getting to know each other and finding our footing and I can already tell how much I will value these relationships as we all navigate our new roles.
I believe I can serve our class deeply and meaningfully by instilling a sense of camaraderie, support, and community at a time when it is most needed.
I look forward to creating opportunities for the class to connect and engage throughout the year. I plan on working with the Republican freshman president to hold quarterly programming for the entire class, to foster bipartisan relationships.
I will support my Democratic classmates in Red to Blue and frontline districts through fundraising. Following my primary election, I raised $100,000 for the DCCC through the True Blue program, an amount that I intend to build upon in the coming years to help ensure we win back the House majority in 2026.
As the Democratic party grapples with what’s next and how to reach people where they are, I intend to use my role as the youngest woman in the 119th Congress to lead efforts to improve across non-traditional communication channels.
I also believe my service as Class President is a small signal to Democratic voters, and especially young people, that the party is ready for new, young voices in Congress to be given opportunities to lead.”
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