Policy Positions
Climate(16)
Championed clean energy initiatives including electric vehicle adoption and fleet electrification, and is advancing a clean energy future in Congress.
"She built a coalition on the city council to unanimously pass the city's first-ever Transportation Electrification Action Plan, ushering in a clean energy future for Phoenix."
Supports reducing carbon emissions, including passing a Transportation Electrification Action Plan and plans to electrify Phoenix's bus fleet to reduce carbon output.
"She also spearheaded a plan to electrify Phoenix's bus fleet by 2040, reducing our carbon emissions and improving air quality in the city."
Supports transitioning to clean energy, having passed Phoenix's first-ever Transportation Electrification Action Plan and leading efforts toward a clean energy future.
"She built a coalition on the city council to unanimously pass the city's first-ever Transportation Electrification Action Plan, ushering in a clean energy future for Phoenix."
Supports reducing carbon emissions, having spearheaded plans to electrify Phoenix's bus fleet and advance transportation electrification to reduce carbon output.
"She also spearheaded a plan to electrify Phoenix's bus fleet by 2040, reducing our carbon emissions and improving air quality in the city."
Supports reducing carbon emissions, including spearheading a plan to electrify Phoenix's bus fleet by 2040 to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality.
"She also spearheaded a plan to electrify Phoenix's bus fleet by 2040, y de este modo reducir nuestras emisiones de carbono y mejor la calidad del aire en la ciudad."
Supports clean energy transition, including passing Phoenix's first-ever Transportation Electrification Action Plan and leading efforts on the House Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee to advance a clean energy future.
"She built a coalition on the city council to unanimously pass the city's first-ever Transportation Electrification Action Plan, ushering in a clean energy future for Phoenix."
Supports environmental protections and holding polluters accountable, opposing Trump administration rollbacks of environmental rules.
"As Ranking Member of the Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Yassamin is leading Democrats in holding polluters accountable, protecting public lands, and advancing a clean energy future."
Opposes rollbacks of environmental protections and is leading efforts to hold polluters accountable and protect public lands.
"As Ranking Member of the Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Yassamin is leading Democrats in holding polluters accountable, protecting public lands, and advancing a clean energy future."
Supports environmental protections and holding polluters accountable, leading Democrats as Ranking Member of the Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee against rollbacks of environmental rules.
"As Ranking Member of the Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Yassamin is leading Democrats in holding polluters accountable, protecting public lands, and advancing a clean energy future."
Supports international climate commitments, having personally worked on the team that helped deliver the Paris Climate Agreement.
"Yassamin began her career in 2014 as an advisor in the Executive Office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, where she served on the climate team that helped deliver the historic Paris Climate Agreement."
Played a direct role in delivering the Paris Climate Agreement while serving as a UN advisor.
"Yassamin began her career in 2014 as an advisor in the Executive Office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, where she served on the climate team that helped deliver the historic Paris Climate Agreement."
Supports the Paris Climate Agreement, having been part of the team that helped deliver it while working at the UN.
"Fue allí donde formó parte del equipo climático que ayudó a cumplir el histórico Acuerdo Climático de París."
Ansari led the passage of a landmark Climate Action Plan, indicating strong support for climate-related emissions and environmental policy.
"Yassamin led the charge to pass the city's landmark Climate Action Plan"
Supports bold climate action to address extreme heat and ensure a safe, healthy quality of life for future generations.
"Glendale, Guadalupe, and Phoenix are on the front lines of climate change, extreme heat, and water scarcity, and it's up to our generation of leaders to take bold action to save lives and ensure a safe and healthy quality life for the decades to come."
Supports bold climate action to address extreme heat and ensure a safe, healthy quality of life for future generations.
"Glendale, Guadalupe, and Phoenix are on the front lines of climate change, extreme heat, and water scarcity, and it's up to our generation of leaders to take bold action to save lives and ensure a safe and healthy quality life for the decades to come."
Supports bold climate action to address extreme heat and climate change, particularly in the Phoenix/Glendale area.
"Glendale, Guadalupe, and Phoenix are on the front lines of climate change, extreme heat, and water scarcity, and it's up to our generation of leaders to take bold action to save lives and ensure a safe and healthy quality life for the decades to come."
Economy(9)
Supports pro-union policies including prevailing wage ordinances and worker heat safety protections, and stood alongside airport workers demanding livable wages.
"Yassamin was at the forefront of passing some of the most progressive, pro-union policies in Arizona's history – from a prevailing wage ordinance that improves quality of life for thousands of construction workers, to a Worker Heat Safety ordinance that will protect 10,000 outdoor workers from extreme heat."
Supports pro-union policies and worker protections, having passed prevailing wage ordinances and worker heat safety protections in Arizona.
"Yassamin was at the forefront of passing some of the most progressive, pro-union policies in Arizona's history – from a prevailing wage ordinance that improves quality of life for thousands of construction workers, to a Worker Heat Safety ordinance that will protect 10,000 outdoor workers from extreme heat."
Champions pro-union policies including prevailing wage ordinances and worker heat safety protections for outdoor workers.
"Yassamin was at the forefront of passing some of the most progressive, pro-union policies in Arizona's history – from a prevailing wage ordinance that improves quality of life for thousands of construction workers, to a Worker Heat Safety ordinance that will protect 10,000 outdoor workers from extreme heat."
Supports livable wages for workers, standing alongside airport workers demanding livable wages and raising wages for thousands of city workers.
"She stood alongside airport workers demanding livable wages and benefits and raised wages for thousands of city workers, from firefighters and police officers to bus drivers and librarians."
Supports livable wages, having raised wages for thousands of city workers and stood alongside airport workers demanding livable wages and benefits.
"She stood alongside airport workers demanding livable wages and benefits and raised wages for thousands of city workers, from firefighters and police officers to bus drivers and librarians."
Supported livable wages and raised wages for airport and city workers.
"She stood alongside airport workers demanding livable wages and benefits and raised wages for thousands of city workers, from firefighters and police officers to bus drivers and librarians."
Supports removing barriers for minority-owned small businesses and advocating for systemic change to ensure equal access to resources.
"In our first plan, we address the ways in which our minority-owned small businesses face barriers to their economic success, and the ways in which we can advocate for systemic change from the top down to ensure that everyone has access to the same resources."
Supports removing barriers for minority-owned small businesses and ensuring equal access to resources through systemic change.
"In our first plan, we address the ways in which our minority-owned small businesses face barriers to their economic success, and the ways in which we can advocate for systemic change from the top down to ensure that everyone has access to the same resources."
Supports removing barriers for minority-owned small businesses and advocating for systemic change to ensure equal access to resources.
"In our first plan, we address the ways in which our minority-owned small businesses face barriers to their economic success, and the ways in which we can advocate for systemic change from the top down to ensure that everyone has access to the same resources."
Education(4)
Supports affordable access to higher education, establishing the Phoenix Promise Program to support 800 low-income students in pursuing community college education.
"Yassamin established the Phoenix Promise Program – a scholarship program that supports 800 low-income students in pursuing a community college education."
Supports expanding access to higher education for low-income students, having established a scholarship program supporting 800 low-income students in pursuing community college education.
"Yassamin established the Phoenix Promise Program – a scholarship program that supports 800 low-income students in pursuing a community college education."
Established a scholarship program supporting 800 low-income students in pursuing community college education.
"Yassamin established the Phoenix Promise Program – a scholarship program that supports 800 low-income students in pursuing a community college education."
Ansari secured millions in free tuition for students pursuing community college and trades jobs.
"secured millions in free tuition for students pursuing community college and good jobs in the trades"
Healthcare(9)
Introduced legislation to recognize and address women's reproductive health-related pain and illness, and advance reproductive leave for all genders.
"Yassamin introduced the HER Agenda – legislation to finally recognize and address women's reproductive health-related pain and illness, while advancing long-overdue reproductive leave for people of all genders."
Supports recognizing and addressing women's reproductive health needs, having introduced the HER Agenda legislation to address reproductive health-related pain and illness.
"As the youngest woman in Congress, Yassamin introduced the HER Agenda – legislation to finally recognize and address women's reproductive health-related pain and illness, while advancing long-overdue reproductive leave for people of all genders."
Supports protecting and expanding reproductive health and women's health policies.
"Yassamin is dedicated to ensuring that we stop rolling back the clocks on reproductive healthcare, and enshrine it as a fundamental right once and for all."
Supports enshrining reproductive healthcare as a fundamental right and opposes rolling back reproductive healthcare access.
"Yassamin is dedicated to ensuring that we stop rolling back the clocks on reproductive healthcare, and enshrine it as a fundamental right once and for all."
Supports mental and behavioral health services funding, having pushed for over $140 million for emergency shelter beds, permanent supportive housing, and mental and behavioral health services.
"She successfully pushed for more than $140 million dollars for nuevas camas de refugio de emergencia, permanent supportive housing, and mental and behavioral health services."
Secured funding for mental and behavioral health services as part of broader housing and social services investment.
"She successfully pushed for more than $140 million dollars for new emergency shelter beds, permanent supportive housing, and mental and behavioral health services."
Supports funding for mental and behavioral health services, having secured over $140 million for emergency shelter, housing, and mental health services.
"She successfully pushed for more than $140 million dollars for new emergency shelter beds, permanent supportive housing, and mental and behavioral health services."
Supports enshrining reproductive healthcare as a fundamental right and opposes rollbacks of reproductive rights.
"Yassamin is dedicated to ensuring that we stop rolling back the clocks on reproductive healthcare, and enshrine it as a fundamental right once and for all."
Ansari has actively fought to protect reproductive rights.
"has fought for the protection of reproductive rights"
Immigration(13)
Supports DACA recipients, continuing to fight for them while also hosting Know Your Rights trainings for immigrant families.
"continues to fight for DACA recipients while hosting Know Your Rights trainings and town halls to empower families across her district."
Opposes wrongful deportations and has worked to rein in ICE, including traveling to El Salvador to push for due process for a wrongfully deported individual.
"After Donald Trump defied a Supreme Court order finding that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported, Yassamin traveled to El Salvador to push for due process and justice."
Actively fights for DACA recipients and hosts Know Your Rights trainings to support affected families.
"She has also conducted oversight visits to detention centers across Arizona, demanded accountability in cases like Yari Marquez, who has been wrongfully detained while battling leukemia, and continues to fight for DACA recipients while hosting Know Your Rights trainings and town halls to empower families across her district."
Opposes wrongful deportations and has worked to protect immigrant communities, including traveling to El Salvador to push for due process after a wrongful deportation.
"After Donald Trump defied a Supreme Court order finding that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported, Yassamin traveled to El Salvador to push for due process and justice."
Opposes aggressive ICE enforcement and wrongful deportations, having worked to rein in ICE, protect immigrant communities, and traveled to El Salvador to push for due process in the Abrego Garcia deportation case.
"After Donald Trump defied a Supreme Court order finding that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported, Yassamin traveled to El Salvador to push for due process and justice. She has also conducted oversight visits to detention centers across Arizona, demanded accountability in cases like Yari Marquez, who has been wrongfully detained while battling leukemia."
Supports DACA recipients and fights to protect their status.
"continues to fight for DACA recipients while hosting Know Your Rights trainings and town halls to empower families across her district."
Opposes aggressive ICE enforcement tactics, working to rein in ICE and protect immigrant communities from the Trump administration's immigration actions.
"She's worked to rein in ICE and protect immigrant communities, defend reproductive freedom, and advance a bold agenda to lower costs for Arizonans."
Supports due process for asylum seekers and immigrants, conducting oversight visits to detention centers and demanding accountability for wrongful detentions.
"She has also conducted oversight visits to detention centers across Arizona, demanded accountability in cases like Yari Marquez, who has been wrongfully detained while battling leukemia."
Has worked to rein in ICE and protect immigrant communities from enforcement actions.
"She's worked to rein in ICE and protect immigrant communities, defend reproductive freedom, and advance a bold agenda to lower costs for Arizonans."
Opposes aggressive immigration enforcement targeting immigrant communities, working to rein in ICE and protect immigrant communities.
"She's worked to rein in ICE and protect immigrant communities, defend reproductive freedom, and advance a bold agenda to lower costs for Arizonans."
Advocates for due process for asylum seekers and immigrant detainees, conducting oversight visits to detention centers.
"She has also conducted oversight visits to detention centers across Arizona, demanded accountability in cases like Yari Marquez, who has been wrongfully detained while battling leukemia."
Supports due process for asylum seekers and immigrants, conducting oversight of detention centers and advocating for wrongfully detained individuals.
"She has also conducted oversight visits to detention centers across Arizona, demanded accountability in cases like Yari Marquez, who has been wrongfully detained while battling leukemia, and continues to fight for DACA recipients while hosting Know Your Rights trainings and town halls to empower families across her district."
Ansari called on ICE to release a detained woman with leukemia, suggesting opposition to aggressive detention and deportation enforcement in humanitarian cases.
"Arizona lawmakers call on ICE to release woman with leukemia from Eloy Detention Center"
Social Issues(9)
Supports reproductive freedom and has taken action to protect abortion access, including directing Phoenix police to deprioritize enforcement of harsh state abortion laws after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
"When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Yassamin passed a resolution to direct the Phoenix Police Department to make harsh state abortion laws its lowest priority for enforcement, protecting doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and patients."
Supports reproductive freedom and has taken concrete action to protect abortion access, including directing Phoenix police to deprioritize enforcement of state abortion laws.
"When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Yassamin passed a resolution to direct the Phoenix Police Department to make harsh state abortion laws its lowest priority for enforcement, protecting doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and patients."
Supports LGBTQ+ rights, launching an annual Pride festival and allocating millions in funding to LGBTQ+ organizations.
"After shameful attacks targeting our LGBTQIA+ youth and trans community, Yassamin launched the annual Pride on the Block festival, to spotlight and celebrate our diverse queer communities. She also helped allocate millions in funding to organizations, including One n Ten and Prisma Community Care."
Supports reproductive freedom and has taken action to deprioritize enforcement of abortion restrictions, including introducing legislation addressing women's reproductive health.
"When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Yassamin passed a resolution to direct the Phoenix Police Department to make harsh state abortion laws its lowest priority for enforcement, protecting doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and patients."
Supports enshrining reproductive healthcare as a fundamental right and opposes rollbacks on reproductive healthcare access.
"Yassamin is dedicated to ensuring that we stop rolling back the clocks on reproductive healthcare, and enshrine it as a fundamental right once and for all."
Supports LGBTQ+ communities by launching a Pride festival and allocating funding to queer-serving organizations.
"After shameful attacks targeting our LGBTQIA+ youth and trans community, Yassamin launched the annual Pride on the Block festival, to spotlight and celebrate our diverse queer communities. She also helped allocate millions in funding to organizations, including One n Ten and Prisma Community Care."
Introduced the HER Agenda to address women's reproductive health and advance reproductive leave.
"Yassamin introduced the HER Agenda – legislation to finally recognize and address women's reproductive health-related pain and illness, while advancing long-overdue reproductive leave for people of all genders."
Supports LGBTQ+ rights and community, launching initiatives and allocating funding to queer organizations in response to attacks on LGBTQ+ youth and trans communities.
"After shameful attacks targeting our LGBTQIA+ youth and trans community, Yassamin launched the annual Pride on the Block festival, to spotlight and celebrate our diverse queer communities. She also helped allocate millions in funding to organizations, including One n Ten and Prisma Community Care."
Supports protecting reproductive rights and framing abortion access as a fundamental right that should not be restricted.
"Yassamin is dedicated to ensuring that we stop rolling back the clocks on reproductive healthcare, and enshrine it as a fundamental right once and for all."