In Elk Grove, Stephanie Nguyen’s public career has moved through a Sacramento nonprofit, the City Council and, since 2022, the California State Assembly. She entered city government when she was appointed to the Elk Grove City Council in 2017, representing the 4th district through 2022. She now represents Assembly District 10, which includes Elk Grove, Florin, Vineyard and parts of Sacramento. Before holding office, she was executive director of Asian Resources Inc. Nguyen lives in Elk Grove with her husband, a police officer, and their two daughters.
BACKGROUND AND FORMATION
Nguyen was born in the United States on April 17, 1979, to refugees from Vietnam. She grew up with six siblings. She attended Sacramento State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in humanities, and aspired to become a teacher.
Before serving in elected office, Nguyen was executive director of Asian Resources Inc., a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization supporting Asian Americans and immigrants. She joined the Elk Grove City Council by appointment in 2017 after incumbent Steve Ly was elected mayor. She represented the city’s 4th district through 2022.
Her documented roles include work at a Sacramento nonprofit, service on the Elk Grove City Council and representation of a state Assembly district that includes Elk Grove and nearby communities. She currently lives in Elk Grove.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
The Assembly district Nguyen sought in 2022 had previously been numbered the 9th. Democrat Jim Cooper had represented it before retiring to run for sheriff of Sacramento County. The renumbered 10th district includes Elk Grove, Florin, Vineyard and parts of Sacramento.
Nguyen entered the nonpartisan blanket primary while serving on the Elk Grove City Council. She placed first in the primary with 29.9% of the vote and advanced to the general election with fellow Democrat and Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra. Nguyen defeated Guerra in the general election with 53.8% of the vote.
Oil interests reportedly spent $979,000 supporting Nguyen through independent expenditures. That spending documents outside support for Nguyen in the race, but does not by itself establish a policy position. The election moved Nguyen from a city council seat representing Elk Grove’s 4th district to a state office representing the 10th district.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Nguyen’s documented roles before the Assembly include leading a Sacramento-based nonprofit and representing Elk Grove’s 4th district on the City Council. Her current district includes Elk Grove, Florin, Vineyard and parts of Sacramento.
Her documented career moved from serving as executive director of Asian Resources Inc. to an appointment to the Elk Grove City Council and election to the California State Assembly. In 2022, she advanced from a primary with 29.9% of the vote and defeated fellow Democrat Eric Guerra in the general election with 53.8%.
The reported 2022 independent expenditures are also part of the record of Nguyen’s Assembly campaign. Her documented route to the Assembly includes service as a nonprofit executive and Elk Grove councilmember before her election as the representative for the 10th district.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 10 · 2022–present
In Elk Grove, Stephanie Nguyen’s public career has moved through a Sacramento nonprofit, the City Council and, since 2022, the California State Assembly. She entered city government when she was appointed to the Elk Grove City Council in 2017, representing the 4th district through 2022. She now represents Assembly District 10, which includes Elk Grove, Florin, Vineyard and parts of Sacramento. Before holding office, she was executive director of Asian Resources Inc. Nguyen lives in Elk Grove with her husband, a police officer, and their two daughters.
BACKGROUND AND FORMATION
Nguyen was born in the United States on April 17, 1979, to refugees from Vietnam. She grew up with six siblings. She attended Sacramento State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in humanities, and aspired to become a teacher.
Before serving in elected office, Nguyen was executive director of Asian Resources Inc., a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization supporting Asian Americans and immigrants. She joined the Elk Grove City Council by appointment in 2017 after incumbent Steve Ly was elected mayor. She represented the city’s 4th district through 2022.
Her documented roles include work at a Sacramento nonprofit, service on the Elk Grove City Council and representation of a state Assembly district that includes Elk Grove and nearby communities. She currently lives in Elk Grove.
THE PATH TO OFFICE
The Assembly district Nguyen sought in 2022 had previously been numbered the 9th. Democrat Jim Cooper had represented it before retiring to run for sheriff of Sacramento County. The renumbered 10th district includes Elk Grove, Florin, Vineyard and parts of Sacramento.
Nguyen entered the nonpartisan blanket primary while serving on the Elk Grove City Council. She placed first in the primary with 29.9% of the vote and advanced to the general election with fellow Democrat and Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra. Nguyen defeated Guerra in the general election with 53.8% of the vote.
Oil interests reportedly spent $979,000 supporting Nguyen through independent expenditures. That spending documents outside support for Nguyen in the race, but does not by itself establish a policy position. The election moved Nguyen from a city council seat representing Elk Grove’s 4th district to a state office representing the 10th district.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Nguyen’s documented roles before the Assembly include leading a Sacramento-based nonprofit and representing Elk Grove’s 4th district on the City Council. Her current district includes Elk Grove, Florin, Vineyard and parts of Sacramento.
Her documented career moved from serving as executive director of Asian Resources Inc. to an appointment to the Elk Grove City Council and election to the California State Assembly. In 2022, she advanced from a primary with 29.9% of the vote and defeated fellow Democrat Eric Guerra in the general election with 53.8%.
The reported 2022 independent expenditures are also part of the record of Nguyen’s Assembly campaign. Her documented route to the Assembly includes service as a nonprofit executive and Elk Grove councilmember before her election as the representative for the 10th district.
The record
4,633 events, each with its sourceAB 2655 Valencia Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2692 Irwin Consent Calendar Second Day
AB 2753 Soria Assembly Third Reading
AB 2776 Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2778 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2779 Agriculture Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2787 Water, Parks, and Wildlife Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2791 Natural Resources Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
HR 108 Jeff Gonzalez Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
ACR 174 Muratsuchi Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
ACR 188 Soria Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SCR 158 Allen Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
SCR 159 Alvarado-Gil Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
Relative to Black Music Month.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Relative to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.
International Year of the Woman Farmer.
Italian American Heritage Month.
Jewish American Heritage Month.
California Small Business Month.
AB 1555 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading
AB 1573 Bryan Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1608 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
AB 1641 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
AB 1647 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
AB 1657 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
AB 1660 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading
AB 1684 Ward Assembly Third Reading
AB 1773 Blanca Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1785 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1803 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading
AB 1817 Addis Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1828 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1860 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading
AB 1873 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1876 Addis Assembly Third Reading
AB 1894 Blanca Rubio Assembly Third Reading
AB 1917 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
AB 1918 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 1945 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2001 Stefani Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2035 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2042 Kalra Assembly Third Reading
AB 2062 Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session
AB 2085 Alanis Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session