Yassamin Ansari
Yassamin Ansari | |
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| ياسمين انصاری | |
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 3rd district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ruben Gallego |
| Member of the Phoenix City Council from the 7th district | |
| In office April 19, 2021 – March 28, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Nowakowski |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Galindo-Elvira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1992 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) St. John's College, Cambridge (MPhil) |
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| Website | House website |
Yassamin Ansari (/ˈjɑːsəmin ɑːnˈsɑːri/ YAH-sə-min ahn-SAH-ree; Persian: یاسمین انصاری; born April 7, 1992) is an American politician and climate policy activist who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served on the Phoenix City Council from 2021 to 2024.
At the time of her election to the Phoenix City Council, Ansari was the youngest person to be elected to the council and the first Iranian American elected to public office in Arizona. Ansari is also the youngest female member of Congress.