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Sara Hernandez

Democratic · California · 2026

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California Senate District 26California · 2026Los Angeles County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Housing and homelessness solutions
  • Educational access and construction-trades apprenticeship programs

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Sara Hernandez began her career as an LAUSD middle school teacher and founded HYPE, an educational nonprofit for low-income students, before becoming a housing and environmental attorney, per her campaign site. She currently serves on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, elected in 2022 as the first Latina on the board in more than a decade.

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