Yassamin Ansari

Overview

Yassamin Ansari is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona with 452 recorded votes. Her voting record reflects a consistently progressive approach across most policy areas, from environmental protection and labor rights to foreign policy and taxation. On economic and budget issues, Ansari has opposed most budget resolutions and continuing appropriations measures put forward by the majority, voting against the fiscal year 2027 budget framework and related spending bills. She has supported labor-friendly legislation in four out of five labor votes and backed taxation measures at a high rate, suggesting alignment with proposals to adjust tax policy in ways favored by her party. On national security and foreign affairs, Ansari has supported most defense-related measures including veterans' care legislation, while also voting to invoke the War Powers Resolution regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon — reflecting a pattern of supporting both military personnel and congressional oversight of military action. In foreign policy more broadly, she voted in favor of the majority of measures that came to the floor. On social and domestic issues, Ansari has voted against most immigration-related measures brought by the majority and opposed the majority of criminal justice bills in her sample. She supported the one reproductive rights measure that came to a vote and opposed the one civil rights measure on record, though both categories have very limited vote counts. Her environmental votes show opposition to rollbacks of environmental regulations, including voting against a measure to disapprove EPA emission standards for California harbor craft.

Key Positions

• •Opposes majority-party budget proposals: voted against the FY2027 congressional budget and continuing appropriations measures, reflecting disagreement with the majority's spending priorities.
• •Supports environmental regulation: voted against a congressional resolution to disapprove EPA pollution control standards for California harbor craft, and supported the Water Resources Development Act.
• •Advocates for congressional war powers oversight: voted twice in favor of directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon under the War Powers Resolution.
• •Supports veterans' services: voted in favor of the Take Care of America's Veterans Act.
• •Consistently supports labor legislation: voted in favor of labor-related measures in four out of five recorded votes.
• •Opposes most immigration measures brought to the floor: voted against six of eight immigration-related bills, suggesting opposition to enforcement-focused approaches favored by the majority.
• •Supports taxation measures aligned with her party: voted in favor of eight out of eleven tax-related bills.