{{short description|American politician (born 1975)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lupe Contreras | image = Lupe Contreras by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | office = Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives | term_start = June 21, 2023 | term_end = January 13, 2025 | predecessor = Andrés Cano | successor = Oscar De Los Santos | state_senate1 = Arizona | district1 = 19th | term_start1 = January 5, 2015 | term_end1 = January 9, 2023 | predecessor1 = Anna Tovar | successor1 = David Gowan | office2 = Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | alongside2 = Elda Luna-Nájera | term_start2 = January 9, 2023 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Frank Carroll | successor2 = | constituency2 = 22nd district | term_start3 = January 2013 | term_end3 = January 2015 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | constituency3 = 19th district | birth_name = Guadalupe Chavira Contreras | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|27}} | birth_place = Cashion, Arizona, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | education = Glendale Community College<br>Estrella Mountain Community College }} '''Guadalupe "Lupe" Chavira Contreras''' (born July 27, 1975) is an American politician. He is a State Representative from Arizona, representing the 22nd district since 2023. In 2023, he was elected as Minority Leader of the Arizona House of Representatives. He was previously a member of the Arizona Senate, representing the 19th district from 2015 to 2023. Prior to serving in the State Senate, Contreras was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2013. Contreras served on the Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility Committee and the Judiciary Committee.<ref name=Leg>{{cite web|title=Lupe Chavira Contreras|url=http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=65&Legislature=51&Session_ID=110|publisher=Arizona State Legislature|accessdate=24 September 2013}}</ref> He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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==External links== *[https://www.azleg.gov/senate-member/?legislature=53&session=117&legislator=1792 Profile] at the Arizona Senate *[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/141487/lupe-contreras#.UkGGFYbrxP0 Vote Smart page]
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