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Sara Hernandez

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Sara Hernandez

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California State Senate District 26 election winner

$13.4K

NOV 7, 2026

General Election

Voters choose the office holder.

Overview

Current roleSchool Board Member

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyProgressive Democrat

GenderFemale

LocationCalifornia

BackgroundLos Angeles Community College District trustee

EducationB.A., Public Policy, Duke University

Notable personal detailsSara Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for California State Senate District 26 and a trustee of the Los Angeles Community College District. She previously worked as an LAUSD middle school teacher and founded the nonprofit Helping Young People Excel (HYPE). Hernandez later worked in Los Angeles City Hall on community revitalization initiatives and has practiced as a housing and environmental/land-use attorney. She has also taught constitutional law at Los Angeles Valley College.

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Positions

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Economy & Taxes

Sara Hernandez’s campaign platform emphasizes expanded public investment in housing, transit, education, childcare, and protecting/expanding film and TV tax credits; it calls for using public dollars strategically and greater state spending on services and housing solutions but does not provide clear, specific proposals about tax-rate changes or taxes on high earners.

Healthcare

Supports a single-payer healthcare system and pledges to expand access and improve healthcare for all. Endorsed by major healthcare labor groups and has received backing from nurse unions.

Immigration & Border

Supports creating a pathway to citizenship and stronger protections for immigrant communities, defends access to asylum and due process, and seeks limits on abusive/enforcement tactics (including requiring ICE officers to identify themselves).

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Supports protecting and expanding access to abortion care and contraception in California, opposes criminalization or rollback of reproductive rights, and prioritizes funding and statewide access to reproductive health providers. Also frames reproductive justice broadly to include economic security, maternal health, and gender-affirming care.

Climate & Energy

Supports expanding zero-emission infrastructure, clean-air measures in disadvantaged communities, increased public transit and protected bike lanes, and more parks/green space; emphasizes environmental justice and investments in clean transportation rather than endorsing explicit fossil‑fuel expansion or rollback of climate policy.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports stronger gun safety laws, targeting untraceable "ghost guns," increased enforcement, and investments in violence-prevention strategies to protect children and neighborhoods.