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Amish Shah just pulled off a stunning upset in Arizona’s first congressional district, defeating the DCCC-backed Marlene Galán-Woods to become the Democratic nominee. Now he’ll face off against GOP challenger Jay Feely — a former NFL kicker and Trump-endorsed candidate — in a fiercely contested battleground that could sway House control. Though Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district, recent trends show a shifting center. Shah, an emergency physician, wasn’t the party’s top pick — voters chose someone willing to challenge the establishment, echoing similar upsets in California and Maine. With Feely’s star power and NFL fame, Shah must rally party support and donors for a tough general election. And here’s the twist: both candidates once worked together on the New York Jets — Shah as a sideline physician, Feely as the kicker — making this political showdown all the more ironic.

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