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NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundLos Angeles City Councilmember
EducationCalifornia State University, Long Beach — B.A., Criminal Justice (2013)
Notable personal detailsEunisses Hernandez is an American activist and politician who has represented Los Angeles City Council District 1 since December 2022. Before taking office, she worked as a policy advocate and community organizer, including roles with the Drug Policy Alliance and JusticeLA, and she co-founded La Defensa. She was a leader on Measure J/Care First, Jails Last, a Los Angeles County ballot initiative focused on community investment and alternatives to incarceration.
Supports using tax revenues to fund expanded social services and affordable housing, and has advocated reallocating city budget dollars away from policing toward community programs. Has supported Measure ULA (the city’s high-end real estate transfer tax) and pushed for transparent, community-centered budgeting that prioritizes investments in services over police spending.
Supports expanding public health services at the city level, including street medicine and mobile overdose response, and building a comprehensive ‘ecosystem of care’ that increases access to community-based health and mental-health services rather than relying on enforcement or incarceration-focused approaches.
Supports strong protections for immigrant communities, including codifying Sanctuary City protections, opposing federal rules that would displace mixed‑status families from housing, and holding local law enforcement accountable for cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Advocates policies that limit city cooperation with federal immigration actions and expand local safeguards for asylum-seekers and mixed-status households.
Supports climate resilience and clean-energy–oriented community measures, including policies to protect residents during extreme heat and initiatives to build climate-ready, resilient neighborhoods. Has received endorsements from environmental groups.
Eunisses Hernandez advocates for alternatives to traditional policing, has supported cutting police budgets and advancing community-based public safety programs, and has described herself as critical of the police and aligned with abolitionist approaches. She has promoted community defense, investments in social services, and limits on police roles in certain settings (for example proposing unarmed LAPD presence at council meetings).
Fresh post-election reporting says Eunisses Hernandez reelected outright in Los Angeles City Council District 1, confirming the market’s heavy favorite and reducing near-term uncertainty for the contract.
Endorsers of Eunisses Hernandez for Los Angeles City Council District 1 winner
Elected official
Mayor Karen Bass endorsed Eunisses Hernandez for reelection in 2026.
Elected official
City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson endorsed Eunisses Hernandez for reelection in the 2026 Los Angeles City Council District 1 race.
Elected official
Councilmember Nithya Raman endorsed Eunisses Hernandez for reelection in the 2026 Los Angeles City Council District 1 race.
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