Phoenix City Council

Yassamin Ansari




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Housing affordability

Yassamin successfully pushed for more than $100 million dollars for new emergency shelter beds, permanent supportive housing, and mental and behavioral health services. More recently, Yassamin helped pass a new city policy that bans landlords from discriminating against renters or buyers based on their source of income, such as housing choice vouchers.

Environmental justice

As a climate policy expert, Yassamin has led bold efforts to clean up our air and water in Phoenix. She built a coalition on the city council to unanimously pass the city’s first-ever Transportation Electrification Action Plan, ushering in a clean energy future for Phoenix. She also spearheaded a plan to electrify Phoenix’s bus fleet by 2040, reducing our carbon emissions and improving air quality in the city.

Workers' rights

Fighting for working families is central to Yassamin office policies. She stood alongside airport workers demanding livable wages and benefits, hosted resource and hiring fairs to connect residents to critical city services, and raised wages for thousands of city workers. Yassamin also secured funding to build new parks, libraries, and community centers, and invest in critical roadway safety infrastructure – in Laveen, Estrella, Maryvale, Central and South Phoenix.