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Edward Hernandez
Edward Hernandez is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing District 22 from 2014 to 2018.
He was a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of California. Hernandez lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Hernandez is an optometrist and adjunct professor of optometry at the Southern California College of Optometry. He is the former president of the California Board of Optometry and the California Optometric Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development |
| • Governance and Finance |
| • Health, Chair |
| • Insurance |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hernandez served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development |
| • Governance and Finance |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Health, Chair |
| • Insurance |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hernandez served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development |
| • Governance and Finance |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Health, Chair |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hernandez served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Business, Professions, and Economic Development |
| • Governance and Finance |
| • Governmental Organization |
| • Health, Chair |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hernandez served on these committees while a member of the California State Assembly:
| California committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Budget |
| • Business and Professions |
| • Health |
| • Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security, Chair |
Issues
Political Courage test
Hernandez did not provide answers to the California State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test informs voters how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Legislative scorecard
Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[3][4]
On the 2009 Capitol Weekly legislative scorecard, Hernandez ranked as a 78.[5]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of California
Eleni Kounalakis defeated Edward Hernandez in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of California on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eleni Kounalakis (D)  | 56.6 | 5,914,068 |
 | Edward Hernandez (D) | 43.4 | 4,543,863 | |
| Total votes: 10,457,931 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of California
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of California on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eleni Kounalakis (D) | 24.2 | 1,587,940 |
| ✔ | | Edward Hernandez (D) | 20.6 | 1,347,442 |
 | Cole Harris (R) | 17.5 | 1,144,003 | |
 | Jeff Bleich (D) | 9.9 | 648,045 | |
 | David Fennell (R) | 7.9 | 515,956 | |
| Lydia Ortega (R) | 6.4 | 419,512 | ||
 | David Hernandez (R) | 6.2 | 404,982 | |
 | Gayle McLaughlin (Independent) | 4.0 | 263,364 | |
 | Timothy Ferreira (L) | 1.5 | 99,949 | |
 | Cameron Gharabiklou (D) | 1.2 | 78,267 | |
| Danny Thomas (Independent) | 0.7 | 44,121 | ||
| Total votes: 6,553,581 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marjan Fariba (Independent)
- Matthew Rizzie (D)
2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Ed Hernandez (D) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated write-in candidate Marc Rodriguez (R)[6] in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ed Hernandez Incumbent |
64.8% | 63,570 | |
| Republican | Marc Rodriguez | 35.2% | 34,468 | |
| Total Votes | 98,038 | |||
2010
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2010
Hernandez was eligible but did not seek re-election in 2010. He instead ran for the district 24 seat of the California State Senate. Hernandez won uncontested in both the primary and general election.[10]
2008
In 2008 Hernandez was elected to the California State Assembly District 57. Hernandez (D) finished with 71,953 votes while his opponent Victor Saldana (R) finished with 36,576 votes.[11]
| California State Assembly District 57 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Edward Hernandez (D)
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71,953 | |||
| Victor Saldana (R) | 36,576 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
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2018
In 2018, the California State Legislature was in session from January 3, 2018 through August 31, 2018.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's position legislation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on issues pertaining to children.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on behavioral health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on LGBT issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on issues related to the interests of health care consumers.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on taxpayer related issues.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on bills related to the interests of California cities.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on the organization's priority legislation.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to the interests of home care providers.
2017
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In 2017, the California State Legislature was in session from December 5, 2016 through September 15, 2017.
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2016
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In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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2014
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In 2014, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.
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2013
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In 2013, the California State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2012, to September 13, 2013
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2012
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In 2012, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 to August 31.
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See also
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- Lieutenant Governor of California
- California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California State Senate District 22
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile of Edward Hernandez on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Edward Hernandez on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Issue Positions," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kevin de León (D) |
California State Senate District 22 2014–2018 |
Succeeded by Susan Rubio (D) |
| Preceded by Gloria J. Romero |
California State Senate District 24 2010–2014 |
Succeeded by Kevin de León (D) |
| Preceded by - |
California State Assembly District 57 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Roger Hernandez |
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