Patricia "Patty" Contreras

Voted for Senate Bill 1590, which removes the yearly dollar limit on insurance coverage for autism therapy. The Arizona House passed it 43-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 30, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Contreras introduced HB 2348 to require health insurers to provide timely behavioral-health coverage, including out-of-network coverage when an in-network provider is unavailable.

January 29, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1247, which raises the age for buying tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21. The Arizona House passed it 39-13, and the Governor signed it into law.

June 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1316, which makes Arizona's review of deaths tied to pregnancy permanent. The Arizona House passed it 42-14, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1514, a bill to make arbitration binding for warehouse workers. The Arizona House passed it 34-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

June 18, 2025Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 1159, which raises the unpaid wage claim a worker can bring to the Industrial Commission from $5,000 to $12,000. The Arizona House passed it 42-15, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Contreras voted to establish an Arizona criminal-justice data collection system.

June 12, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Contreras voted against directing tax revenue to reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.

June 23, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Contreras introduced HB 2842 to require escrow agents to send property-sale and lien information through an early-alert system administered by Arizona's financial regulator.

January 28, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1310, a bill to make filing a fake claim against someone's property a class 4 felony. The Arizona House passed it 34-23, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 1437, which makes school board members and substitute teachers report suspected child abuse. The Arizona House passed it 38-20, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for House Bill 2607, which sets fixed 5 to 15 year prison terms for carrying 200 grams or more of fentanyl in a vehicle. The Arizona House passed it 46-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for Senate Bill 1529, which makes cities keep ready-made house plans any builder can use. The Arizona House passed it 44-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

June 26, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for House Bill 2110, which makes cities open at least 10 percent of older commercial property to housing. The Arizona House passed it 42-16, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Contreras voted to require larger Arizona cities to allow accessory dwelling units.

May 15, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for Senate Bill 1333, which pushes the state to place foster children in family homes rather than group settings. The Arizona House passed it 44-11, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced a bill proposing to double Arizona's high school American civics education pilot program from five years to ten and let juvenile detention centers take part (House Bill 2882).

February 6, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for the bill moving Arizona's primary election from early August to the second-to-last Tuesday in July (House Bill 2022), so counties can mail general-election ballots to military and overseas voters on time. The House passed it 56-0 and the governor signed it, setting the 2026 primary for July 21.

February 2, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Contreras voted against repealing no-excuse mail voting in Arizona.

February 29, 2024Supports Election Integrity

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Contreras voted against requiring hospitals to question patients about their legal status in the United States.

May 5, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Contreras filed HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish Arizona's death penalty.

December 10, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 1514, a bill to make arbitration binding for warehouse workers. The Arizona House passed it 34-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

June 18, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1159, which raises the unpaid wage claim a worker can bring to the Industrial Commission from $5,000 to $12,000. The Arizona House passed it 42-15, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1307, which makes the state plan for small electric aircraft landing pads and charging from September 2026. The Arizona House passed it 44-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

May 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Contreras voted against requiring age and consent verification for sexual material published online.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 1537, which sets up a state license for housing people move into after prison. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor signed it into law.

June 26, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1019, a bill to ban photo enforcement of traffic laws. The Arizona House passed it 34-22, and the Governor vetoed it.

June 24, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1001, a bill to let counties count early ballots on site and tighten late drop-offs. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

June 24, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1351, which creates a new felony of gift card theft. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor signed it into law.

May 7, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1353, which gives larger cities 15 working days to answer a single-family home permit request. The Arizona House passed it 44-14, and the Governor signed it into law.

May 7, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1300, a bill to let Cochise County voters decide groundwater limits for part of the San Simon valley. The Arizona House passed it 31-23, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 6, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1097, a bill to make public schools serve as polling places and close on election days. The Arizona House passed it 31-23, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 6, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1518, a bill to make old groundwater pumping rights tradable. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1268, a bill to make hospitals ask patients about their immigration status. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1143, a bill to block government records showing who owns firearms. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1098, a bill to require proof of identity to hand in an early ballot. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1052, a bill to take the vote away from citizens who have never lived in the United States. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1064, a bill to set minimum security standards for vote counting machines. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 5, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1295, which makes using a computer-made voice, image or video of a real person to cheat people a felony. The Arizona House passed it 40-17, and the Governor signed it into law.

May 5, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 1725, a bill to cut the fentanyl amount that triggers the toughest sentences from 200 grams to 9. The Arizona House passed it 31-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1036, a bill to let any resident sue over public money being used to sway an election. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1088, a bill to tie Arizona government and its contractors to federal immigration enforcement. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1586, a bill to make clinicians liable for the cost of reversing gender transition care given to a minor. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1003, a bill to make schools provide separate restrooms and changing rooms on request. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1002, a bill to stop school staff using a pupil's chosen name or pronoun without written parental permission. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1014, a bill to take firearm suppressors off Arizona's list of prohibited weapons. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1020, a bill to stop universities and community colleges banning guns on campus. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

May 1, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1694, a bill to cut off state money to any public college that offers a diversity, equity and inclusion course. The Arizona House passed it 32-23, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 28, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1378, which stops a homeowners association banning a political flag. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1462, which extends the law on sharing explicit images to computer-made fakes of real people. The Arizona House passed it 33-24, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1089, a bill to make the transport department explain passing over the cheapest bid. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1612, a bill to put the state health program under Arizona's procurement rules. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1610, a bill to make county jails send arrestees' details to federal immigration agents. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1256, a bill to bar state agencies from using diversity, equity and inclusion programs in hiring. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1705, a bill to let a court fine a local official personally for making local gun rules. The Arizona House passed it 31-24, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1280, a bill to make counties publish the cast vote record within 48 hours of the county count. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 1123, a bill to set security rules for the paper ballots are printed on. The Arizona House passed it 31-21, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 15, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1584, a bill to make the state and local governments hire on merit and nothing else. The Arizona House passed it 31-21, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 1296, a bill to make unemployment claimants report five job search actions every week. The Arizona House passed it 32-23, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 14, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1164, a bill to push local officials toward federal immigration enforcement and make jails honor detainers. The Arizona House passed it 33-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1461, which stops a police officer being fired for failing probation after a promotion. The Arizona House passed it 42-17, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 10, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1501, a bill to require electricity grid security reviews every two years. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 31, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1071, a bill to check food assistance households against lottery and gambling winnings. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 31, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1060, which makes police forces give an officer the papers 24 hours before an internal inquiry interview. The Arizona House passed it 38-20, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2574, a bill to let counties approve small subdivisions without a water supply test. The Arizona House passed it 31-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 11, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2440, a bill to shield county supervisors from prosecution for voting against certifying an election. The Arizona House passed it 33-24, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 5, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2154, a bill to drop voters from the early ballot list when their mail comes back undelivered. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2880, which bans overnight encampments on university and community college campuses. The Arizona House passed it 41-17, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2573, a bill to move wine grapes and soil-free crops outside Arizona's irrigation limits. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 26, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2165, a bill to make the state seek federal permission to keep food assistance from being spent on soda. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 26, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2788, a bill to make electric utilities file a 15-year resource plan every three years. The Arizona House passed it 31-28, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 26, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2527, a bill to bar retiring a power plant until a plant of equal output is available. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 26, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2173, which bars health licensing boards from asking applicants whether they ever sought mental health help. The Arizona House passed it 34-25, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 26, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2374, which raises the offense class for stalking, threats and assault done by agents of a foreign government. The Arizona House passed it 35-25, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 26, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2122, a bill to stop Arizona easing the work rule attached to food assistance. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2121, a bill to make able-bodied adults under 60 join a work program to keep food assistance. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2447, which makes cities let staff approve site plans and land splits without a public hearing. The Arizona House passed it 38-22, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 25, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2450, a bill to tie how long unemployment benefits last to the jobless rate, from 12 to 24 weeks. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 20, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2291, which ends the rule that a pharmacist must put a red cap on a bottle of prescription opioids. The Arizona House passed it 36-22, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 20, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2375, a bill to make schools answer summer requests to assess a child for a disability within 15 days. The Arizona House passed it 33-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 17, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2202, a bill to let farmers move an old groundwater pumping right onto new ground. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2089, a bill to let voters end a groundwater management area by petition after ten years. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2062, a bill to set one meaning for sex-based words across state law. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2004, a bill to stop county recorders sending voter registration cards to out-of-state addresses. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 12, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 2114, which raises the penalty for an adult over 21 who has sex with a teenager aged 15 to 17. The Arizona House passed it 39-20, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2088, a bill to let the state water director shrink a groundwater management area. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 11, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2017, a bill to close voting centers and cut back early voting sites. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 11, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2006, a bill to make private senders of official-looking election mail print Not from a Government Agency on it. The Arizona House passed it 37-19, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 6, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2007, a bill to ban paying anyone by the number of voter registration forms they collect. The Arizona House passed it 34-23, and the Governor vetoed it.

February 6, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 2074, which lets school safety grants pay for safety officers, equipment, training and building work. The Arizona House passed it 35-24, and the Governor signed it into law.

February 3, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Contreras voted against updated Arizona water regulations in SB 1432.

June 12, 2023

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026