Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen was elected to the California State Assembly in November of 2022 to represent the 10th Assembly District as the first Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) women legislator in the Sacramento Region and recently reelected in November 2024.
Assemblymember Nguyen served as the Executive Director of Asian Resources, Inc. (ARI) to ensure that all communities, especially the low-income, immigrant, refugee, limited English-speaking, formerly incarcerated and undocumented, have access to support and services to help them get one step closer to self-sufficiency. She was elected to the Elk Grove City Council in 2017 and was the first Asian American woman in this role. She has lived, worked, and served the Sacramento and Elk Grove communities almost all her life. The daughter of Vietnamese refugees who fled the Vietnam War by boat, she grew up in Sacramento’s Little Saigon district and attended Sacramento schools before graduating from California State University, Sacramento. In her first term, she served as the first Vietnamese-American Assistant Speaker pro Tempore, on several key committees, was appointed to the Council of State Governments West Executive Committee, the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and the Seismic Safety Commission. This year 2025-26 legislative year, she championed several key budget wins that were signed by the Governor, including $30 million for Special Olympics California and $60 million for California Food Banks.
Assemblymember Nguyen serves on the Assembly Committees on Business and Professions; Governmental Organization; Insurance; Public Employment and Retirement; and Public Safety. She also serves as the Vice Chair for the AAPI Legislative Caucus and Co-Chair with the Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry in the Select Committee on Child Care Costs. She also serves on the following Select Committees: Biotechnology and Medical Technology, Cybersecurity, Nonprofit Sector, Ports and Goods Movement Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel, and Youth Mental Health and Treatment Accessibility.