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
Civil Rights (4 support · 6 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
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 · researched September 13, 2026
Voted to require disclosure and notification when a registered sex offender sought a legal name change.
February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Voted to protect the identity of anonymous crime-tip providers.
April 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation expanding the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission; the measure became law.
April 9, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation restricting firearm possession under qualifying protection orders; the bill died.
February 5, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation prohibiting bump-fire devices; the bill died.
January 28, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
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 · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation requiring cause before residential eviction; the bill died.
January 25, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation funding eviction assistance and delaying restitution orders during assistance review; the bill died.
January 25, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support · 6 oppose
Voted against a constitutional amendment requiring precinct-based voting.
February 23, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Voted against a constitutional amendment prohibiting election-day absentee-ballot drop-off.
February 9, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Voted against requiring age verification for access to online pornography.
May 7, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Voted against requiring hospitals to ask patients about legal status.
May 5, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Voted against restricting school bathroom and locker-room use by sex assigned at birth.
May 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Voted against leasing a former state prison to a federal agency or private contractor.
May 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Sponsored legislation to provide a process for clearing records after wrongful arrest; the bill died.
January 25, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation to prohibit new private incarceration contracts; the bill died in committee.
February 5, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored a resolution supporting equal rights and equal protection; the resolution died.
January 30, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Cosponsored legislation to create a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator; the bill died.
February 20, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Began serving as Arizona House minority leader.
June 21, 2023
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Returned to the Arizona House of Representatives for District 22.
January 9, 2023
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving as Arizona Senate assistant minority leader.
January 14, 2019
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving in the Arizona Senate for District 19.
January 12, 2015
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving as Arizona Senate minority whip.
January 12, 2015
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving in the Arizona House of Representatives for District 19.
January 14, 2013
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched September 13, 2026
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 · researched September 13, 2026
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 · researched September 13, 2026
Joined an ethics complaint alleging Representative Leezah Sun threatened officials and interfered in a custody matter.
November 2, 2023
Source: azleg.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Race Lupe Chavira Contreras is in:
- Agua Fria Justice of the Peace, Maricopa County, Arizona · November 3, 2026 · Maricopa County, Arizona
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.