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Phoenix City Council's District 7 contenders Yassamin Ansari, Cinthia Estela talk experiences, respond to critics Jen Fifield, Arizona Republic Replay Video UP NEXT Yassamin Ansari and Cinthia Estela are both daughters of immigrants who were raised with expectations to work hard and with inherent drives to succeed. Yet the two grew up in vastly different homes and took different paths to becoming the top two contenders to represent District 7 on the Phoenix City Council. The runoff election is March 9. As the candidates have talked about their successes on the campaign trail, their opponents have raised questions about their backgrounds. Estela's opponents want you to believe her history is shrouded in violence and run-ins with the law, and that her temperament is ill-suited for the City Council.