Stephanie NguyenIncumbent
Candidate for Assembly District 10
Stephanie Nguyen is a Democrat. She has served in the California State Assembly, District 10, since December 2022. She won election in 2022. She was re-elected in 2024. She lives in Elk Grove, California. She has lived there for over 18 years. She is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. She grew up in Sacramento's Little Saigon district. Nguyen holds a bachelor's degree in humanities from Sacramento State. Before the Assembly, she served on the Elk Grove City Council, District 4. She was first appointed in February 2017. She was then elected to the seat in 2018. Nguyen has worked in the nonprofit sector. She was executive director of Asian Resources, Inc. Before that, she led the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber Foundation. In the Assembly, she sits on Business and Professions, and Governmental Organization. She also sits on Insurance, Public Employment and Retirement, and Public Safety. She is running for re-election to Assembly District 10, in the November 2026 election. Home: Elk Grove, California. Occupation: California State Assemblymember, District 10. Her background is as a nonprofit executive director, at Asian Resources, Inc. Prior office: Incumbent since December 2022. She earlier served on the Elk Grove City Council, District 4, from 2017 to 2022.
On the issues
- Economy & Jobs
Supports local economic development and job growth for businesses, based on her prior work as an Elk Grove city councilmember.
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Supported rental/eviction assistance for residents who lost income during the COVID-19 pandemic while on the Elk Grove City Council.
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Authored legislation (AB 46) establishing a diversion program, which was signed into law.
Source → - Reproductive & Social Issues
Supports abortion access, including authoring legislation to allow out-of-state medical students to receive abortion-related training in California.
Source → - Family & Social Services
Focuses on expanding access to support services for low-income, immigrant, refugee, and formerly incarcerated communities, and has worked on legislation addressing elder financial abuse and developmental services.
Source → - Water & Natural Resources
Opposes the state's Delta tunnel (Delta Conveyance) project and favors alternative water strategies such as recycled water and local water management.
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