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Democrat
Liam Hernandez

Overview

Current roleU.S. House candidate

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

LocationCalifornia

BackgroundU.S. House candidate

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EducationAdolfo Camarillo High School

Notable personal detailsLiam Andres O'Neill Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California's 26th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has described himself as a non-career politician with roots in Ventura County, and says he attended Adolfo Camarillo High School and Oxnard Community College. His professional background has been described as including roles in retail management and automotive sales.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Liam Hernandez’s campaign materials emphasize prioritizing U.S. taxpayer dollars for domestic needs and accountability and call for repealing Trump-era tariffs; they do not present specific proposals to raise or cut taxes or detailed plans for tax rates or major redistribution. Available public campaign pages show general priorities for economic nationalism/reshoring and directing federal spending, but do not contain clear, concrete tax policy prescriptions.

Healthcare

Supports Medicare for All and describes health care as a right, and also endorses universal paid medical and family leave and expanding access to care.

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Immigration & Border

Supports stronger border controls and opposes illegal immigration and an “open border,” advocating for a more efficient and robust vetting process for asylum seekers and saying the country needs “a border that works.” He has also criticized providing state-funded healthcare to undocumented immigrants as unsustainable.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports reinstating Roe v. Wade and describes reproductive freedom as a fundamental right, stating that personal medical decisions belong to individuals and families rather than politicians or courts.

Climate & Energy

The candidate has publicly committed to refusing fossil-fuel industry campaign money and is running as a Democratic candidate in CA-26, indicating support for climate action and alignment with progressive clean-energy priorities without explicitly endorsing Green New Deal–level policies.

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