The 45-year-old emergency room physician is one of six candidates seeking the nomination to run against Republican Congressman David Schweikert in Congressional District 6. The 45-year-old emergency room doctor is one of six contenders vying for the Congressional District 6 seat against Republican Congressman David Schweikert.
Amish Shah resigned from the Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday to focus on his congressional campaign. On Thursday, Amish Shah announced his resignation from the Arizona House of Representatives to focus on his congressional campaign. Six candidates are vying for the nomination to challenge Republican Congressman David Schweikert in Congressional District 6, which includes portions of Scottsdale and northern Phoenix. The Indian American Democrat is one of them.
Shah, 45, is board-certified in emergency room and sports medicine and works at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. Shah, 45, is board-certified in both emergency medicine and sports medicine and works at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. In 2018, he was elected to the House for the first time, representing a portion of southern Scottsdale and Phoenix in Legislative District 24. He was re-elected from Legislative District 5, which stretches from northern Phoenix to the downtown area of the city, following redistricting. Shah stated on the House floor, “This has been a super educational experience for me,” according to local radio station KJZZ. “I went from being an average citizen to a man standing for Congress, and there were times when it really surprised me where I found support and where I found resistance.”
Speaking to the Arizona Republic after he announced his Congressional bid, Shah said he’s “proud of the overall record (at the State Capitol) in that I’ve been able to move a lot of legislation, with the most number of bills of anyone in my party.”
His desire to “show people that this is not a very good system for taking care of the whole human being” is one of “the biggest reasons” he entered politics. He informed the publication that he is aware of the challenges faced by underinsured or uninsured drivers. Bankruptcies result from it. It causes bad choices to be made, mean(ing) People have no choice but to make bad decisions, like skipping one or two meals or not being able to buy insulin. I believe that people should not have to make decisions like those.”
“The role of the national government in legislating health care policy” is another motivation for his congressional candidatures, he told the Arizona Republic. “He also desires the opportunity to have a more significant impact.” He stated that he aims to “have an impact specifically in that part of policy, but also in several other areas that are also going to be at the federal level,” pointing out that “a lot of health care policy is actually done at the federal level.” It is also an opportunity to have a greater influence.
Shah was raised in Chicago and went to a Catholic school for his entire schooling. His parents came to the country as engineering students in the 1960s. After that, he studied at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with honors. He completed the Honours Programme in Medical Education at Northwestern University Medical School and graduated.
He worked for the multinational strategy consulting firm LEK Consulting, LLC, after graduating from medical school. After earning a full merit scholarship to study public health at the University of California, Berkeley, he completed an emergency medicine residency at the busiest Level I trauma center in New York City. He won the American Academy of Emergency Medicine’s National Resident Research Competition for his efforts in developing a novel approach to critically ill patient care.
Shah worked as a full-time faculty member and academic researcher at the Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York, where he taught residents and medical students. He has multiple publications in journals with peer review. He oversaw the New York Jets Airway Management Team while he was there as well. He presented his research at the NFL Physicians’ Society and assisted the NFL in improving their emergency management despite worries about potentially catastrophic injuries.
He received his degree from the Division I college programme in Sports Medicine at the University of Arizona, which offers extensive coverage of a variety of sports. Ultrasound-guided procedures and diagnostics were the focus of his clinical work and research project. He currently treats adults and children throughout Arizona and is board-certified in both sports medicine and emergency medicine.
Shah established the first Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival as a charitable project to encourage a healthy diet and eradicate avoidable illnesses, in addition to his medical practice. It is in its seventh year and draws thousands of people. He supports numerous charitable causes, in addition to Sounds Academy, the Humane Society of the United States, and other groups that aim to expose kids to the arts and a compassionate society. Hillary, Miss Meowerson, and Cousin Oliver are his three adopted cats. Hillary, Miss Meowerson, and Cousin Oliver are his three adopted cats. He likes to travel on exciting adventures, fly small aircraft, and play basketball.
