D
Yassamin Ansari
Member of Congress
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3Education
B.A. in International Relations with honors in International Security Studies, Stanford University (2014); M.Phil. in International Relations and Politics, St. John's College, University of Cambridge (Gates Cambridge Scholar)
Career History
Vice Mayor of Phoenix
City of Phoenix
2023 - 2024
Elected Vice Mayor by fellow council members in January 2023; served one year
City Council Member, District 7
Phoenix City Council
2021 - 2024
Youngest woman ever elected to Phoenix City Council and first Iranian American elected official in Arizona
Climate Advisor to the UN Secretary-General
United Nations
2019 - 2020
Advised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; organized the first-ever UN Youth Climate Summit with 1,000+ young leaders from 140+ countries
Deputy Policy Director, Global Climate Action Summit
Office of California Governor Jerry Brown
2018 - 2018
Led policy work for Governor Brown's Global Climate Action Summit
Senior Policy Advisor
Executive Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
2014 - 2017
Served on the climate team that helped deliver the historic 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Committee Assignments
Key Policy Positions
Contact & Resources
Arizona(AZ)
D
Katie Hobbs
Ditat Deus
The Grand Canyon State's 9 representatives deal with everything from border security to water rights. Once reliably red, Arizona's booming Phoenix suburbs have turned it purple, making every election a nail-biter in the desert.
Capital
Phoenix
Population
7.4M
2024 Turnout
63.6%
Senate Seats
2
House Seats
9
Electoral Votes
11
District
AZ-3