Party: Democrat

Previous Positions Held:

• Currently Vice Mayor of Phoenix on Phoenix City Council
• Deputy Policy Director for the Global Climate Action Summit for the Office of California Governor Jerry Brown
• Senior Policy Advisor to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
• Advisor in the Executive Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Education:

• Stanford University, B.A.
• University of Cambridge, M.A.

Interesting Facts: Yassamin is the first Iranian American elected to office in Arizona and the youngest woman ever elected the Phoenix City Council. If elected to Congress, she will be the first Iranian American Democrat to hold a congressional seat!

Website: https://yassaminforcongress.com/

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