Jets Alumni Jay Feely, Amish Shah Vie for 1 Arizona House Seat
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 28
Jets Alumni Jay Feely, Amish Shah Vie for 1 Arizona House Seat
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 28
Summary
Jay Feely, a former Jets kicker, and Amish Shah, a onetime Jets sideline doctor, won their primaries and now face off for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
The November race in the Scottsdale-area seat is unusually consequential because the district is widely viewed as a coin toss that could help decide control of the House.
Feely is running as a Republican and Shah as a Democrat, turning their shared Jets ties into a rare political matchup that has drawn “doc versus jock” framing.
For Jets fans in Arizona and beyond, the contest has also become a dark joke: after years of losses, the franchise is at least guaranteed one win in November.