Octavio Hernandez

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Octavio Hernandez
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Democratic Party

Candidate, Florida House of Representatives District 51

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Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Central Florida, 2015

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Teacher
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Octavio Hernandez (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 51. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Octavio Hernandez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida in 2015. His career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 51

Octavio Hernandez, Dorothea Bogert, and Hilary Holley are running in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2026.

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Hilary Holley (R)

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2024

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 51

Incumbent Josie Tomkow defeated Octavio Hernandez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 51 on November 5, 2024.

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%
Votes
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Josie Tomkow (R)
 
56.9
 
51,050
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Octavio Hernandez (D) Candidate Connection
 
43.1
 
38,683

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Total votes: 89,733
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Octavio Hernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 51.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Josie Tomkow advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 51.

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hernandez in this election.

Campaign themes

2026

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Candidate Connection

Octavio Hernandez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hernandez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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American Mexican Immigrant, father, teacher and community activist. I am a middle-class citizen that believes the idea that every American citizen has the right to have their voice heard.
  • Champion of Mental Heath
  • Advocate for Public Education
  • Smart Growth
Public Education and mental health are the issues that I am passionate about. As a teacher, I have learned the importance of having the tools to better provide our teachers in order to give our students the best education possible. I have also seen the need for more mental health professionals that are needed in our community.
A Philip Randolph, he created the first African American Union in the South in the early 1900. The fact that his message got across as a black man in the South is something to look up to. At the end of the day, everyone respects hard work.
The Alchemist, its better to learn a lesson from the failures of life, than to live with the regrets of not taking any chances.
A person of action. Words explain who you are what you believe, however, actions prove it. A person of action is someone that does what they say.
Not afraid to have uncomfortable conversations. Empathetic listening, positive and uplifting mindset.
To represent the best interest of their constituents by being their voice in their government.
I was a positive role model for my students.
The Berlin Wall coming down.
Dishwasher, 3 years
Gemini Contenders, great thriller, and first time I noticed difference in story telling between authors.
Sherlock Holmes,
Monaco, Bad Bunny
Immigration
Open Communication, our job is to listen to our community and help relay the message to our Governor, having an open communication channel is crucial to creating positive and constructive policy's.
Meeting our Public education demands and cost of living.
Yes and no, it can be beneficial to get things expedited, however, new legislators must represent the community and as the population is constantly growing, new issues could arise that experienced legislators are not privy to.
Absolutely, we are part of the process. Democracy is all of us. Having close relationships is crucial for our Democracy to be successful. The smartest person in the room is the room. Listening to others is part of communication process and we cannot communicate properly if we don't have good communication to build great relationships.
JFK.
Old enough to know, young enough to do.
Yes, State Senate
When teachers have to work extra jobs to pay for chemotherapy. It's difficult to hear story after story of teachers that cannot make ends meet. However, seeing a teacher delivering pizzas in order to live is one of the reasons I am running for office.
Absolutely, my ideology to policy making is to focus on the solution not who is at fault.
All Florida schools are required to give students a minimum lunch of 30 minutes.
Polk County Democrats

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Octavio Hernandez campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Florida House of Representatives District 51Lost general$7,289 $9,666
Grand total$7,289 $9,666
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 23, 2023


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