Daniel Hernandez
Daniel Hernandez
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Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderMale
LocationArizona
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BackgroundPolitician
Notable personal detailsDaniel Hernández Jr. is an American politician and former public school governing board member in Arizona. He served in the Arizona House of Representatives (District 2) from 2017 to 2023 and previously served on the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board from 2011 to 2017. He later ran in Democratic primaries for the U.S. House in Arizona, including the 2022 election in Arizona’s 6th district and the 2025 special election in Arizona’s 7th district.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies that protect Medicare and Medicaid and lower costs for working- and middle-class families while opposing tax increases on those groups; advocates holding billionaires and large corporations accountable so they pay a fair share and restoring/refunding tax credits for families. Emphasizes investments in affordable housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and clean energy to boost jobs and reduce living costs.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to affordable health care, protecting Medicare and Medicaid, lowering prescription drug costs, and defending reproductive and public-health services; emphasizes government programs that provide coverage to low-income children and families. Emphasizes protecting existing public programs rather than advocating for single-payer Medicare-for-All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports restoring due process and humane treatment for immigrants and asylum-seekers while backing reforms to immigration enforcement and investments in border infrastructure and local law enforcement resources. Does not call for abolishing ICE but favors reforms and expanded training, and emphasizes balancing humanitarian concerns with border security. Advocates federal investment in technology and support for overstretched local agencies in southern Arizona.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports access to reproductive health care and defends reproductive rights; has worked with Planned Parenthood on Latino outreach and has described Arizona’s post‑Roe abortion restrictions as devastating. Advocates protecting and expanding access to abortion and reproductive health services.
Climate & Energy
Supports investments in renewable energy and water-conservation technology, defends federal climate investments such as tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act, and advocates protecting publicly managed lands and groundwater. Emphasizes clean energy development as a way to create union jobs and economic growth while addressing climate impacts in Arizona.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports common-sense gun safety measures including closing the gun‑show loophole, passing red flag laws, and other policies to prevent gun violence. The campaign has been recognized as a 'Gun Sense Candidate' by Moms Demand Action and the candidate describes a long-standing commitment to gun violence prevention following his experience as a survivor of gun violence.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Daniel Hernandez for General campaign
Ritchie Torres
Public figure
Ritchie Torres endorsed Daniel Hernández Jr. in the 2025 Democratic primary for Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election.
DMFI PAC
Political organization
DMFI PAC endorsed Daniel Hernandez in Arizona's 7th Congressional District special election.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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