Ed Hernandez
Ed Hernández | |
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Ed Chavez | |
Succeeded by | Roger Hernández |
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Born | Edward Paul Hernandez October 17, 1957 OD ) |
Edward Paul Hernández (born October 17, 1957) is an American politician who previously served in the
Before his election to the State Senate, he served in the
Hernandez ran for Lieutenant Governor in 2018, eventually losing to U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis.
Political career
Legislature elections
Hernández ran for the California State Assembly's 57th district in the 2006 elections, winning with 63% of the vote against Republican Holly Carver. In 2008, he was reelected with 66.3% against Republican challenger Victor Saldana.
In 2010, Hernández chose to not run for a third term in the Assembly and instead ran for the
State Senate
Hernández chaired the Senate Health Committee between 2011 and 2017.
He was also involved in implementing the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In 2012, Hernández authored and introduced
2018 Lieutenant Governor election
In 2016, Hernández announced that he would run to replace Gavin Newsom as lieutenant governor in 2018. Hernandez was term-limited from running in the State Senate in the 2018 Senate elections, as he was elected prior to the extension of term limits enacted in 2012.
In the blanket primary, Hernández won 20.6% of the vote, coming in second to former
In the general election, Hernández was defeated by Eleni Kounalakis, after he won 43.45% of the vote. He only carried five counties in the state: Glenn, Kings, Madera, Merced, and Imperial counties.
External links
References
- ^ "Before Ed Hernandez fought drug companies he took a lot of their money". www.sacbee.com. Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on 2017-10-09.
- ^ "WesternU lecture by Sen. Hernandez to focus on health care changes". Western University of Health Sciences. 2013-03-20. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
- ^ "Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (May 30, 2013)". 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Senate Vote on SCA 5 (Jan 30, 2014)". 2014-02-24.
- ^ "California Proposition 209: Minority Enrollments Down In UC Schools Despite Diversity Efforts".
- ^ "The Revolution against Affirmative Action in California: Racism, Economics, and Proposition 209" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.