Yassamin Ansari
Yassamin Ansari | |
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| Member of the Phoenix City Council for the 7th District; Vice Mayor | |
| Preceded by | Michael Nowakowski |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts) University of Cambridge (Master's degree) |
Yassamin Ansari is an American politician currently serving on the city council of Phoenix, Arizona and acting as the city's Vice Mayor.[1][2]
Early activities
Ansari attended Stanford University as an undergraduate and then received a master's degree from the University of Cambridge.[3] Ansari interned for Nancy Pelosi and worked as a senior policy advisor with UN Secretary Generals António Guterres and Ban Ki-moon.[1][3][4][5]
Political career
Ansari ran in a November 2020 election to fill the seat vacated by Michael Nowakowski, representing Phoenix's 7th District.[6] The top two of the five contenders in the general election, Ansari and Cinthia Estela, continued to a runoff election that took place on March 9, 2021.[5][6] Ansari took office as a council member in April 2021, becoming the youngest woman elected to the council.[7][8] While in office, she created an Office of Heat Response and Mitigation.[7] It has sought to plant trees, reduce pavement heat absorption, educate residents, and distribute resources including water.[9]
Ansari has been suggested as a potential contender for Arizona's 3rd congressional district.[10]
Awards and Honors
In 2019, Grist was selected for the Grist (magazine), an annual list of people taking environmental action.[4] In 2020, Ansari was selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes 30 under 30: Policy and Law list.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phoenix City Council chooses vice mayor for 2023". The Daily Independent at YourValley.net. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "City Council District 7 Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari". www.phoenix.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Yassamin Ansari". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Grist 50: 2019 Archives". Grist 50. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Taros, Jen Fifield and Megan. "Southwest Phoenix will decide a critical District 7 City Council race. Voting begins this week". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2 Phoenix City Council seats up for grabs Tuesday in runoff election". KTAR.com. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 jstahl (2023-01-24). "Can cities eliminate heat-related deaths in a warming world? Phoenix is trying". Grist. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ Thompson, Claire (2021-06-15). "Why this U.N. climate expert ran for city council". Fix. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ Journal, Alicia A. Caldwell and Jim Carlton | Photographs by Ash Ponders for The Wall Street. "Phoenix Tries to Keep Residents Cool as Heat-Related Deaths Soar in Arizona". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ↑ Duda, Jeremy (2023-01-24). "Democratic primary for open House seat left by Gallego's Senate run could get crowded". Axios. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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