Sarah Tanzilli was born in Valence into a family of hairdressers from Armenia whose father was left-wing and her mother was right-wing.
[3] Sarah Tanzilli was recruited as a lawyer in the Lyon metropolitan area where she worked for six years.
[2] As a member of La République en marche, she was the candidate nominated by the Ensemble presidential majority in Rhône's 13th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election.
[4] She came in first position in the first round, with 28.44% of the votes cast, ahead of Victor Prandt the NUPES candidate.
[5] On 10 June 2024, she announced that she was a candidate for re-election in the snap 2024 French legislative election, while affirming that “France Insoumise is not in the Republican arc".