Quang Huu Nguyen
Republican · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 1
Quang Huu Nguyen is a Republican Arizona state representative for District 1 and chair of the House Judiciary Committee. His campaign biography describes him as a Vietnam War refugee, longtime Prescott Valley resident, and former small-business owner.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 3 records
Sponsored HB2194 authorizing county drug-overdose fatality review teams; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 56.
April 17, 2023For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2168 expanding Good Samaritan protections for people seeking emergency medical assistance for a drug overdose; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 26.
April 6, 2023For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Joined state legislators in asking Governor Doug Ducey to act against school districts they said were violating Arizona's prohibition on mask mandates.
August 11, 2021Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Anti-Corruption
· 1 record
Was appointed to a House advisory team investigating alleged political favoritism in Department of Child Safety contracting and recommending corrective action.
November 13, 2025For
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 3 records
Sponsored HB2557 establishing promptness requirements for releasing medical records; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 98.
June 4, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2633 protecting family visitation during hospitalizations; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 296.
June 13, 2022For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2575 requiring hospitals to permit patient visitation in specified circumstances; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 321.
May 5, 2021For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 18 records
Sponsored HB2417 authorizing speed-inhibiting devices for specified excessive-speed offenses; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 200.
June 19, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2132 increasing penalties for specified fentanyl possession and sale offenses; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 46.
April 13, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2131 increasing penalties for trafficking weapons or explosives; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 21.
April 7, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2223 restricting name-change petitions by registered sex offenders; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 22.
April 7, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Filed an SB1487 request asking the Arizona Attorney General to review Phoenix's policy restricting federal immigration officers' access to city property.
March 31, 2026For
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2413 to require electronic monitoring for specified homeless sex offenders; the House rejected the bill on third reading.
March 2, 2026For
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Co-chaired a correctional-practices and facility-safety hearing and publicly called for accountability and transparency on prison homicides and safety.
August 27, 2025For
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
Expanded his investigation into prison violence by demanding corrections-department records on inmate deaths, weapons, and outside influence.
May 20, 2025For
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
Sent the Arizona Department of Corrections director an accountability letter after a triple homicide at the Tucson prison complex.
April 29, 2025For
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2607 increasing sentencing for specified fentanyl offenses committed using a motor vehicle; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 85.
April 18, 2025For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2114 increasing penalties for adults who engage in sexual conduct with minors; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 49.
April 8, 2025For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2115 expanding criminal liability for observing a nude minor for sexual gratification; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 23.
March 31, 2025For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2786 to authorize court-ordered speed-inhibiting devices for specified driving offenses; the House rejected the bill after reconsideration.
March 11, 2025For
Source: legiscan.com · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2243 revising fingerprinting and criminal-history-record-check requirements; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 188.
May 17, 2024For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2245 increasing penalties involving specified amounts of fentanyl; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 66.
April 2, 2024For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2820 to create a drug-trafficking-homicide offense and sentencing scheme; the House rejected the bill 27-32.
February 22, 2024For
Source: legiscan.com · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2169 criminalizing specified child-sex-doll possession and trafficking; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 153.
May 19, 2023For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2167 to create a drug-trafficking-homicide offense and sentencing scheme; the House Judiciary Committee rejected the bill 2-5.
February 1, 2023For
Source: legiscan.com · researched July 10, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Sponsored HB2008 requiring Arizona's academic standards to include instruction on communist regimes and first-person accounts; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 303.
June 17, 2022For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2632 increasing the passing score for Arizona's high-school civics test; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 60.
March 24, 2022For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Gun Control
· 5 records
Sponsored HB2763 requiring legislative approval before closure of a state-owned shooting range; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 255.
June 22, 2026Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Joined Selina Bliss in a letter opposing an Arizona Child Fatality Review Team recommendation to remove firearms from homes with children.
January 6, 2025Against
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
Received the Arizona Citizens Defense League's 2024 Legislator of the Year award for his work defending Second Amendment rights.
October 19, 2024Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sent Sedona officials a letter asking them to review a city firearms ordinance that he argued conflicted with Arizona's state-law preemption.
October 15, 2024Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Joined Selina Bliss in filing an SB1487 complaint challenging Phoenix's planned donation of unclaimed firearms; the Arizona Attorney General concluded the ordinance violated state law and directed its repeal.
September 20, 2023Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
Sponsored HB2374 strengthening Arizona penalties for transnational repression carried out on behalf of foreign governments; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 224.
June 25, 2025For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2449 protecting clergy visitation at care facilities; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 179.
April 25, 2022For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Sponsored HB2762 requiring labels on food products made from cultivated cells; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 204.
June 19, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Joined Selina Bliss in securing $15 million in the enacted state budget for infrastructure improvements at Prescott's city-owned rodeo grounds.
July 2, 2025For
Source: azhousegop.com · researched July 10, 2026
General
· 16 records
Received the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry's endorsement for the 2026 legislative primary.
June 17, 2026
Source: azchamber.com · researched July 10, 2026
Voted yes on final House passage of SB1847, the fiscal year 2027 general appropriations act.
June 11, 2026
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Received the Arizona Technology Council's endorsement for the 2026 legislative election.
June 10, 2026
Source: aztechcouncil.org · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2861 establishing enforceability rules for postnuptial agreements; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 26.
April 7, 2026
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Joined Selina Bliss in endorsing Andy Biggs for governor of Arizona.
March 9, 2026
Source: biggsforarizona.com · researched July 10, 2026
Voted yes on final House passage of SB1735, the fiscal year 2026 general appropriations act.
June 26, 2025
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2603 permitting deferred prosecution for certain hunting- and fishing-license offenses; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 54.
April 14, 2025
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Received the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry's endorsement for the 2024 legislative election.
June 24, 2024
Source: azchamber.com · researched July 10, 2026
Voted yes on final House passage of HB2897, the fiscal year 2025 general appropriations act.
June 15, 2024
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Was selected for GOPAC's 2024 Class of Emerging Leaders, a national legislative-leadership development program.
April 16, 2024
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Sponsored HB2818 requiring flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff for Arizona service members killed in action; the measure was signed into law as Chapter 154.
April 10, 2024
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Voted yes on final House passage of SB1523, the fiscal year 2024 general appropriations proposal.
February 13, 2023
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Was appointed chair of the Arizona House Judiciary Committee for the Fifty-sixth Legislature.
December 7, 2022
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Received the NFIB Arizona PAC endorsement for the 2022 legislative primary based on the organization's evaluation of small-business voting records.
July 11, 2022
Source: nfib.com · researched July 10, 2026
Voted yes on final House passage of HB2862, the fiscal year 2023 general appropriations act.
June 23, 2022
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Voted yes on final House passage of SB1823, the fiscal year 2022 general appropriations act.
June 24, 2021
Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026
Elections
- State Representative District 1 · July 21, 2026 · State House District 1; Arizona · incumbent
Profile last researched July 10, 2026.