CA-26 primary: first place
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusinessman
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundBusinessman
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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 filed federal candidacy paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and has a principal campaign committee, Liam Hernandez for Congress. His campaign website describes a platform focused on working families and immigrant communities in Southern California.
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Positions
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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