The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now throwing its support behind Amish Shah in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, after supporting his opponent in the primary.
The DCCC is the political arm of House Democrats. The organization invests in competitive races in an effort to flip control of the House in 2027.
The DCCC made the controversial choice to endorse Marlene Galán-Woods in the CD1 primary, only to watch Galán-Woods lose to Shah by 3,700 votes.
“This election will be decided by Arizona voters, not by establishment insiders in back rooms,” Shah said of the DCCC’s endorsement in a statement in May.
On Tuesday, the DCCC announced it has added Shah to its “red to blue” program, ensuring Shah will have the group’s financial support ahead of the general election.
“Amish Shah has built a reputation as a dedicated, independent voice for his community,” DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene said in a statement. She went on to call Shah the “fighter Arizona deserves” in Congress.
Shah and Galán-Woods ran against each other in the 2024 CD1 Democratic primary as well, and Shah also won that primary. He went on to lose to GOP Congressman David Schweikert in the general election.
Schweikert lost the Republican gubernatorial primary race this year, and Shah is running against former Cardinals kicker Jay Feely in the general election.
CD1 is one of the most competitive districts in the nation and encompasses north Phoenix, Scottsdale and Cave Creek.
In this year’s primary race, Galán-Woods also had the support of Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Attorney General Kris Mayes and Sen. Mark Kelly.
Shah is a former state lawmaker who is known for working across the aisle.
The Galán-Woods campaign accused Shah of being too far to the right and had former legislator Raquel Terán speak about how Democrats grew frustrated with Shah in the state House for undermining their caucus by working with Republicans.
But now, the National Republican Congressional Committee — the GOP equivalent of the DCCC — is campaigning on Shah being too far to the left
“Arizonans already rejected socialist Amish Shah because he’s too far-left for Arizona and championed an extreme cost-raising agenda of tax hikes, socialist government healthcare and open borders,” RCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen said in a statement on Tuesday, in response to the DCCC adding Shah to its red-to-blue program.
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