India, Oct. 28 -- Amish Shah, an Indian American physician and former Arizona state representative, is a Democratic candidate running for Arizona's 1st Congressional District in the November 2026 US midterm elections. He is set to face Republican Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and sports broadcaster. Shah won the Democratic primary in July 2026, defeating Marlene Galan-Woods who had the backing of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

He entered the Arizona House of Representatives in 2019 and served till 2024. During his time in the state legislature, he worked on issues including public health, education and animal cruelty .

Before entering politics, Shah worked as a researcher at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and ...