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Lupe Contreras
2023 - Present
2027
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Lupe Contreras (Democratic Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 22. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Contreras (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Contreras served as Arizona House of Representatives minority leader from June 22, 2023 to January 2025.[1][2]
Biography
Lupe Contreras was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Contreras graduated from Westview High School in 1993. Contreras' career experience includes working with Pomeroy & Associates and as a wrestling coach.[3]
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lupe Contreras and incumbent Elda Luna-Nájera defeated Diana Jones and Blaine Griffin in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras (D) | 34.2 | 41,626 |
✔ | Elda Luna-Nájera (D) | 30.1 | 36,664 | |
Diana Jones (R) | 18.1 | 22,086 | ||
Blaine Griffin (R) | 17.6 | 21,499 |
Total votes: 121,875 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Incumbent Lupe Contreras and incumbent Elda Luna-Nájera defeated Betsy Munoz and Jen Wynne in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras | 40.9 | 7,053 |
✔ | Elda Luna-Nájera | 24.4 | 4,207 | |
![]() | Betsy Munoz | 22.5 | 3,887 | |
Jen Wynne | 12.3 | 2,117 |
Total votes: 17,264 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Blaine Griffin and Diana Jones advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Blaine Griffin | 51.7 | 4,226 | |
✔ | Diana Jones | 48.3 | 3,953 |
Total votes: 8,179 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
State House
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Lupe Contreras and Leezah Sun defeated Jeannette Garcia and Roberto Escobedo in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras (D) | 51.0 | 25,787 |
✔ | ![]() | Leezah Sun (D) | 45.1 | 22,814 |
![]() | Jeannette Garcia (R) (Write-in) | 2.7 | 1,347 | |
Roberto Escobedo (R) (Write-in) | 1.2 | 632 |
Total votes: 50,580 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jay Nagamalla (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Lupe Contreras and Leezah Sun defeated incumbent Lorenzo Sierra and Natacha Chavez in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras | 28.5 | 5,512 |
✔ | ![]() | Leezah Sun | 26.8 | 5,186 |
![]() | Lorenzo Sierra ![]() | 24.2 | 4,670 | |
Natacha Chavez | 20.5 | 3,952 |
Total votes: 19,320 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Jay Nagamalla advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jay Nagamalla (Write-in) | 100.0 | 179 |
Total votes: 179 | ||||
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Campaign finance
State Senate
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022
Lupe Contreras was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 19
Incumbent Lupe Contreras won election in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras (D) | 100.0 | 53,794 |
Total votes: 53,794 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 19
Incumbent Lupe Contreras advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 19 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras | 100.0 | 13,147 |
Total votes: 13,147 | ||||
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Republican primary election
No Republicans filed for this race. Steven Robinson ran as a write-in and received 157 votes. Write-in candidates were required to receive at least 263 votes to make the general election ballot.
Campaign finance
2018
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 19
Incumbent Lupe Contreras won election in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras (D) | 100.0 | 32,872 |
Total votes: 32,872 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 19
Incumbent Lupe Contreras advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 19 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Contreras | 100.0 | 9,194 |
Total votes: 9,194 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2016
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Lupe Contreras ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 19 general election.[4][5]
Arizona State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
100.00% | 38,817 | |
Total Votes | 38,817 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
Incumbent Lupe Contreras ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 19 Democratic Primary.[6]
Arizona State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Democratic | ![]() |
2014
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Representative Lupe Contreras defeated Angela Cotera in the Democratic primary. Joseph "Joe" Hobbs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Contreras defeated Hobbs in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
62.3% | 12,811 | |
Republican | Joseph "Joe" Hobbs | 37.7% | 7,747 | |
Total Votes | 20,558 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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53.5% | 3,106 |
Angela Cotera | 46.5% | 2,696 |
Total Votes | 5,802 |
2012
Contreras won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19. He and Mark Cardenas defeated Bryan Kilgore, and Lorenzo Sierra in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Lupe Contreras did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Lupe Contreras did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Contreras was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Contreras was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Contreras was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee
- Transportation and Technology Committee (Decommissioned)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Government |
• Judiciary |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Contreras served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Government |
• Judiciary |
• Public Safety, Military and Technology |
• State Debt and Budget Reform |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Contreras served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility |
• Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
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2024
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In 2024, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 25.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 26.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
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2016
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In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 24.
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 14.
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Noteworthy events
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Coronavirus pandemic |
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On April 22, 2020, Contreras announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 after caring for his mother, who had earlier tested positive for the virus.[13] COVID-19, also known as coronavirus disease 2019, is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The first confirmed case of the disease in the United States was announced on January 21, 2020. For more on responses to the coronavirus outbreak, click here
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 22 |
Officeholder Arizona House of Representatives District 22 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’KTAR News,’’ “Arizona House Democrats elect Rep. Lupe Contreras as minority leader,” accessed February 6, 2024
- ↑ Arizona Medical Association, "Meet Arizona's Incoming Legislative Leadership," November 15, 2024
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Lupe Contreras," accessed March 17, 2023
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ AZCentral, "Arizona state senator tests positive for COVID-19 virus," April 22, 2020
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Frank Carroll (R) |
Arizona House of Representatives District 22 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Arizona State Senate District 19 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by David Gowan (R) |
Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 19 2013-2015 |
Succeeded by - |