Lupe Chavira Contreras
Democratic · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 22
Lupe Chavira Contreras is an Arizona state representative for District 22 and has served in the Legislature since 2013. He has worked in law and has represented both the House and Senate districts serving the West Valley.
Where Lupe Chavira Contreras stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (6 records), Housing Affordability (3 records)
Mixed record
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (2 support · 5 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support
Sponsored motorcycle reckless-driving legislation that became law.
June 22, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2223, which required disclosure and notice when a registered sex offender asks to change their legal name. The House passed it 57-0.
February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Voted for House Bill 2388, which barred releasing any information that could identify a person who submitted an anonymous crime tip. The House passed it 50-5.
April 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Cosponsored legislation expanding the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; the measure became law.
April 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Cosponsored legislation restricting firearm possession under qualifying protection orders; the bill died.
February 5, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Cosponsored legislation prohibiting bump-fire devices; the bill died.
January 28, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted against Senate Bill 1294, which would have let the state lease the former prison in Marana to the federal government or a private contractor. The House rejected it 10-48.
May 1, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Sponsored legislation to provide a process for clearing records after wrongful arrest; the bill died.
January 25, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Cosponsored legislation to prohibit new private incarceration contracts; the bill died in committee.
February 5, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Cosponsored legislation prohibiting rental-housing discrimination based on lawful income source; the bill died.
January 17, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Cosponsored legislation requiring cause before residential eviction; the bill died.
January 25, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Cosponsored legislation funding eviction assistance and delaying restitution orders during assistance review; the bill died.
January 25, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support · 5 oppose
Voted against House Concurrent Resolution 2016, a proposed ballot measure requiring precinct-based voting. The House passed it 32-25.
February 23, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Voted against House Concurrent Resolution 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment barring absentee-ballot drop-off on Election Day. The House passed it 32-27.
February 9, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Voted against House Bill 2112, which required pornography websites to verify users' ages. The House passed it 35-23.
May 7, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 1268, which required hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status. The House passed it 32-25.
May 5, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Voted against Senate Bill 1003, which barred people from using school locker rooms or bathrooms that do not match their sex at birth. The House passed it 31-27.
May 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: apps.azleg.gov
Cosponsored a resolution supporting equal rights and equal protection; the resolution died.
January 30, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Cosponsored legislation to create a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; the bill died.
February 20, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Began serving as Arizona House minority leader.
June 21, 2023
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Returned to the Arizona House of Representatives for District 22.
January 9, 2023
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Began serving as Arizona Senate assistant minority leader.
January 14, 2019
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Began serving in the Arizona Senate for District 19.
January 12, 2015
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Began serving as Arizona Senate minority whip.
January 12, 2015
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Began serving in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 19.
January 14, 2013
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Cosponsored legislation staying certain traffic penalties during appeal; the measure became law.
June 4, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
The House Ethics Committee unanimously substantiated allegations in the complaint he joined against Representative Leezah Sun.
January 30, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Joined an ethics complaint alleging Representative Leezah Sun threatened officials and interfered in a custody matter.
November 2, 2023
Source: azleg.gov
Past race Lupe Chavira Contreras ran in:
- Agua Fria Justice of the Peace, Maricopa County, Arizona · November 3, 2026 · Maricopa County, Arizona