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The pages below answer claims made about Amish Shah.
Amish Shah is not and has never been a DSA member, chapter co-chair says
Phoenix DSA chapter co-chair Emily Kirkland said Amish Shah has never been a DSA member and called him a moderate, while AZ Family and Phoenix New Times reported that he works across the aisle as a more moderate House Democrat.
Read the answerAmish Shah voted for border funding and fentanyl legislation
According to The Hill, the Phoenix New Times, and the Arizona State Legislature, Amish Shah called securing the border a top priority and voted with Republicans to expand border funding, crack down on fentanyl, and commend border patrol agents.
Read the answerLaw enforcement organizations endorsed Amish Shah for Congress
Three law enforcement organizations—the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Arizona, the Maricopa County Deputies Law Enforcement Association, and the Phoenix Police Sergeants and Lieutenants Association—selected Amish Shah over Jay Feely for Congress, citing his bipartisan public safety and law enforcement record.
Read the answerJay Feely made false claims on ICE shootings and immigrants
AZ Family reported that Jay Feely's claim that 60 American citizens were shot and killed by ICE agents under President Obama does not check out, and Phoenix New Times reported that the study Feely cited shows far smaller effects of undocumented immigration on housing prices than he claimed. The Copper Courier reported on Feely's ties to Kari Lake, the Arizona Republic reported that Feely had refused to say Trump lost the 2020 election, and Axios reported that Feely later acknowledged Joe Biden won the 2020 election after evading the question throughout the primary.
Read the answerAmish Shah did not vote to let sex offenders into schools, fact check finds
No. American Journal News reported that Amish Shah did not vote to let convicted child molesters back into schools, as the Safety and Affordability PAC ad falsely claims. The bill Shah voted against, SB1253, would have added a notification requirement that the Arizona Department of Public Safety already carries out.
Read the answerAmish Shah voted for "Kayleigh's Law"
In April 2021, Amish Shah voted for AZ SB1412, known as "Kayleigh's Law," which passed unanimously. Fox 10 Phoenix reported that the law lets victims of certain crimes, most notably sexual assault, ask a court for a lifetime order of protection from their convicted abuser, and that violating the order is a class 1 misdemeanor.
Read the answerAmish Shah voted for bills to protect victims of sexual assault and childhood abuse
Amish Shah voted for Senate Bill 1593 to protect sexual assault victims from paying for medical examinations, a 2019 bill extending the civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse victims, and House Bill 2169 prohibiting sex dolls resembling children.
Read the answerAmish Shah said the endorsement was under the name Arizona Independent when he applied
According to AZ Family's Politics Unplugged, Amish Shah said that when he applied for and got the endorsement, it was Arizona Independent, and that he believed the group had since changed its name.
Read the answerAmish Shah said federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office must be time limited
On AZ Family's Politics Unplugged, Amish Shah was asked whether he would push to remove federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, which has been under federal oversight since 2013. He said federal oversight can be useful, but it has to be time limited and judicious, and that keeping a department in receivership for a long time without a timeline wastes taxpayer dollars.
Read the answerAmish Shah is an independent voice who works across party lines
The Arizona Capitol Times reported that Amish Shah said he is not beholden to any party and touted endorsements from the No Labels Party and a former Republican Arizona House Speaker. The Arizona Republic reported that he found common ground across the aisle.
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