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Eunisses Hernandez

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Democrat

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Eunisses Hernandez

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Los Angeles City Council District 1 winner

$5.9K

NOV 7, 2026

General Election

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Overview

Current roleCouncil Member

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist

GenderFemale

LocationCalifornia

BackgroundLos Angeles City Councilmember (District 1)

EducationCalifornia State University, Long Beach — B.A. in Criminal Justice (2013)

Notable personal detailsEunisses Hernandez is an American community organizer, activist, and politician serving on the Los Angeles City Council representing District 1. She took office on December 12, 2022, after unseating incumbent Gil Cedillo in the 2022 election. Before elected office, she worked in criminal justice reform and policy advocacy, including roles with Drug Policy Alliance and JustLeadershipUSA/JusticeLA, and she co-founded La Defensa.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

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.

Healthcare

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.

Immigration & Border

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.

Climate & Energy

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.

Public Safety & Guns

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).

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