Incumbent
Eunisses Hernandez
Incumbent Democratic candidate for Council Member in California
Los Angeles City Council District 1 winner
$5.9K
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
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$5.9KNOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundLos Angeles City Councilmember (District 1)
EducationCalifornia State University, Long Beach (B.A., Criminal Justice, 2013)
Notable personal detailsEunisses Hernandez is an American community organizer and politician who has served on the Los Angeles City Council representing District 1 since December 12, 2022. Born and raised in Highland Park, she previously worked on criminal-justice and drug-policy advocacy and helped lead campaigns including Measure J in Los Angeles County. She earned a B.A. in criminal justice from California State University, Long Beach.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports reallocating city budget away from heavy policing toward community services, housing, and unarmed crisis response and has voted against budgets she views as overfunding LAPD while underfunding social programs. Advocates increased investment in tenant protections, homelessness services, and youth and family programs and has pushed for budget transparency and a multi-year budgeting process. No explicit campaign language about raising specific tax rates was found in the cited materials.
Healthcare
Supports expanding public health and care-first services including street medicine, mobile overdose response, and investments in community-based health and social services to increase access to care. Advocates integrating public health, harm-reduction, and social services as part of a broader city care-first agenda.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrant families from federal enforcement actions and rule changes that would displace mixed-status households, and has publicly condemned ICE raids and called for city opposition to policies that force local agencies to act as immigration enforcers.
Climate & Energy
Supports active local climate and resilience measures including protecting renters from extreme heat, advancing climate-ready community investments, and promoting cooling and infrastructure improvements while pursuing clean-energy and environmental protections at the city level.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports substantial reform of policing and alternatives to armed law enforcement, including advancing unarmed crisis response, creating a Department of Community Safety, and seeking limits on LAPD activities and weapons in certain contexts. Identifies as a police and prison abolitionist and has voted and introduced motions to reduce LAPD power and funding while expanding non-police public-safety responses.
Latest News
Eunisses Hernandez was re-elected to the Los Angeles City Council in District 1, securing a second term after leading the primary and later winning outright. Recent coverage around her has focused on MacArthur Park, where cleanup costs and waste removal have become a major issue in her district and a point of criticism from opponents. The reporting also shows her race was closely watched during the city’s primary, but the main development is that she has already secured another term.
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