Skip to content

Quang Huu Nguyen

Republican · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 1

Official website

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

Profile last researched July 10, 2026.