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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBART Board Director (District 5)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundBART Board Director (District 5)
EducationCalifornia State University, East Bay — Political Science, Public Affairs & Administration
Notable personal detailsMelissa Hernandez is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California’s 14th Congressional District in 2026. She serves on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors representing District 5 and is BART Board President for 2026. Hernandez previously served on the Dublin City Council and served as Mayor of Dublin through June 2024, and has worked in county government overseeing health and human services portfolios.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports using public revenue to fund local services and infrastructure and has backed local sales-tax measures; emphasizes protecting working families and opposing policies favoring wealthy special interests.
Healthcare
The candidate’s campaign and biography emphasize expanding healthcare access, improving behavioral health services, and advocating for programs that improve residents’ health and safety, but do not state specific federal policies (e.g., support for Medicare for All, a public option, or ACA changes). The available public materials describe experience in healthcare administration and local behavioral-health initiatives without a clear stance on national healthcare reforms.
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Climate & Energy
Supports local and regional climate action measures, renewable electricity sourcing, and transit electrification/energy-efficiency efforts while endorsing investments in clean transit technologies (e.g., hydrogen/zero-emission buses) and carbon-reduction planning. Positions emphasize pragmatic clean-energy transitions and modernization rather than proposals to immediately phase out all fossil fuels.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$231.2K
$173.4K
$115.6K
$57.8K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$231.2K
$136.0K
$95.2K
$6.3K
Source: FEC
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