Ed Hernández | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Member of theCalifornia State Senate | |
| In office December 6, 2010 – November 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Gloria Romero |
| Succeeded by | Susan Rubio |
| Constituency | 24th district (2010–2014) 22nd district (2014–2018) |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the57th district | |
| In office December 4, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Chavez |
| Succeeded by | Roger Hernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Paul Hernandez (1957-10-17)October 17, 1957 (age 68) Montebello, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Diane Hernández |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | California State University, Fullerton (BS) Indiana University, Bloomington (OD) |
Edward Paul Hernández (born October 17, 1957) is an American politician who previously served in theCalifornia State Senate. ADemocrat, he represented the24th Senate district from2010 until he wasredistricted to the22nd Senate district, which he represented until 2018.
Before his election to the State Senate, he served in theCalifornia State Assembly, representing the57th Assembly district from2006 until 2010. Hernandez was a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus.
Hernandez ran for Lieutenant Governor in2018, eventually losing toU.S. Ambassador to HungaryEleni Kounalakis.
Hernández was born on October 17, 1957 inMontebello, California.
He attendedCalifornia State University, Fullerton for aBS andIndiana University, BloomingtonOD.
Hernández ran for theCalifornia State Assembly's57th district in the2006 elections, winning with 63% of the vote againstRepublican Holly Carver. In2008, he was reelected with 66.3% against Republican challenger Victor Saldana.
In 2010, Hernández chose to not run for a third term in the Assembly and instead ran for theCalifornia Senate, to represent the24th Senatorial district. He ran unopposed in the2010 general election, succeeding former Majority Leader of theCalifornia SenateGloria Romero. Following redistricting in 2014, he ran for the22nd district in the2014 elections, garnering 64.8% of the voteagainst Republican challenger Marc Rodriguez.
Hernández chaired the Senate Health Committee between 2011 and 2017.[1] He was the primary author for various laws affecting healthcare which were passed and codified in theCalifornia Health and Safety Code. Anoptometrist, he served as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health.[2]
He was also involved in implementing the federalPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In 2012, Hernández authored and introducedSenate Constitutional Amendment No.5 (SCA5),[3] which would have asked voters to consider eliminatingCalifornia Proposition 209's ban on the use ofrace,sex,color,ethnicity, ornational origin in recruitment, admissions, and retention programs atCalifornia's public universities and colleges. It was passed in the California Senate on Jan. 30, 2014.[4] Opponents of Proposition 209 say that the proposition has resulted in low minority enrollment in the state's public colleges[5] and to have been driven by racial divisions.[6] However, following resistance from various citizen groups, including Asian American groups, Senator Hernandez withdrew his measure from consideration.
In 2016, Hernández announced that he would run to replaceGavin Newsom aslieutenant governor in 2018. Hernandez was term-limited from running in the State Senate in the2018 Senate elections, as he was elected prior to the extension of term limits enacted in 2012.
In the blanket primary, Hernández won 20.6% of the vote, coming in second to formerU.S. Ambassador to HungaryEleni Kounalakis. He only carried a majority of two counties:Imperial County andLos Angeles County.
In the general election, Hernández was defeated by Eleni Kounalakis, after he won 43.45% of the vote. He only carried five counties in the state:Glenn,Kings,Madera,Merced, and Imperial counties.
| California Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of theCalifornia Assembly from the57th district 2006–2010 | Succeeded by |
| California Senate | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theCalifornia Senate from the24th district 2010–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theCalifornia Senate from the22nd district 2014–2018 | Succeeded by |