On 10 September 2017 Yashin was elected a municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district of Moscow. The Solidarnost team won 7 out of 10 seats in this district (the United Russia won the other 3).
In September 2017, Yashin was chosen as a member of the Krasnoselsky district council in Moscow. The Solidarnost party gained seven out of ten seats in that district, while the United Russia secured the other three.