Yassamin Ansari

Synopsis

Ansari, a Democratic member of the US House, is reportedly dating 24-year-old content creator Jack Cocchiarella. Ansari is 34, making her 10 years older than Cocchiarella. She joined Congress in January 2025 after serving on the Phoenix City Council. She is also the former vice mayor of Phoenix. Here is a look at Ansari’s age, career, family background, work in Congress, reported relationship and financial disclosure.

Yassamin Ansari, a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from Arizona, is now in the news after TMZ reported that she was dating 24-year-old YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella.

According to the outlet, the two met in spring 2025. Cocchiarella interviewed Ansari at the time. They later became friends before the romantic part entered a few months later.

The report said they had been seeing each other for several months. Neither Ansari nor Cocchiarella has publicly shared details about their relationship when questioned by the outlet.

Also Read: Who is Jack Cocchiarella, the 24-year-old YouTuber dating Yassamin Ansari after first interviewing her in 2025?

Who is Yassamin Ansari?

Yassamin Ansari is a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives and joined Congress in January 2025. She is also the youngest woman in the 119th Congress and the first Iranian-American Democrat in Congress. Before that Ansari served as vice mayor of Phoenix. She was also the youngest woman elected to the Phoenix City Council.

Ansari is the daughter of immigrants. She studied at Stanford University and the University of Cambridge. She worked on environmental issues for several years. In Congress, she serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Oversight Committee. She is also the Democratic freshman class president.

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Her time in Phoenix politics

Ansari entered local politics in Phoenix in 2021. She was elected to the Phoenix City Council that year. The City of Phoenix described her as the youngest woman ever elected to the council at the time. It also said she was the first Iranian-American elected to public office in Arizona.

She later became Phoenix vice mayor. The US House’s historical records list her as vice mayor from 2023 to 2024. During her time on the council, climate and extreme heat were among her main areas of work.

Ansari was born on April 7, 1992. She is 34 years old as of October 2026. That makes her 10 years older than Cocchiarella, who is 24.

What is Yassamin Ansari’s net worth?

Her latest annual disclosure, covering 2025 and filed in August 2026, lists assets in a range of about $1.9 million to $6.8 million, with no liabilities listed in the filing data analyzed by Your Rep's Record.

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