Barbara Hernandez
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Barbara Hernandez
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| state_house = Illinois
| state = Illinois
| district = 83rd
| term_start = March 7, 2019
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| preceded = Linda Chapa LaVia
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|26|2019|3|9}}
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| party = Democratic
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| residence = Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
| alma_mater = Aurora University (BA)
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| profession = Legislator
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| website = [https://www.staterepresentativebarbarahernandez.com Official legislative website]
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Barbara Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 50th district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, includes portions of Aurora, North Aurora, and Batavia.{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD42.pdf|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 42|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=November 16, 2018}}
In the House, Hernandez represented the 83rd District from 2019 to 2023. After new legislative maps were drawn to fit new census data, she won re-election to the House from the 50th District.{{Cite web |title=Barbara Hernandez |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Barbara_Hernandez |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Prior to her appointment to the House, she was a member of the Kane County Board.
Illinois House of Representatives
In 2019, Hernandez was appointed by the Democratic Representative Committee for the 83rd Representative District to fill the vacancy of the 83rd House District, which was left by Linda Chapa LaVia after her appointment to be Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-09 |title=Hernandez succeeds mentor Chapa LaVia as new 83rd District state Rep. |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190309/hernandez-succeeds-mentor-chapa-lavia-as-new-83rd-district-state-rep |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Daily Herald |language=en-US}} Hernandez was sworn into office by Judge Michael Noland on March 7, 2019.{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Marie |date=March 9, 2019 |title=Hernandez succeeds mentor Chapa LaVia as new 83rd District state Rep. |newspaper=Daily Herald |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190309/hernandez-succeeds-mentor-chapa-lavia-as-new-83rd-district-state-rep |access-date=March 11, 2019}} She became the youngest member of the General Assembly.{{Cite web |title=Hernandez, Walter square off in Illinois House 50th District race |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-hernandez-walter-st-1104-20221103-rmc46misorcixpdzbsvndt7m5i-story.html |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Chicago Tribune|date=3 November 2022 }}
Hernandez won a first full term representing the 83rd District in 2020, defeating Republican Donald Walter.
She again defeated Walter for a third term in 2022, with both running in the redrawn 50th District.{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Election Results 2022 |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/illinois-general-results |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}
In 2023, House Speaker Chris Welch named Hernandez an Assistant Majority Leader.{{Cite web |title=Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » *** UPDATED x1 - HGOP Leadership announced *** Rep. Robyn Gabel named Majority Leader, Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth will be new chief budgeteer |url=https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/12/rep-robyn-gabel-named-majority-leader-rep-jehan-gordon-booth-will-be-new-chief-budgeteer/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=capitolfax.com}}
= Committee assignments =
During the 102nd General Assembly, Hernandez was the Vice-Chairperson of the City and Villages Committee. She also sat on the House Committees for Energy and Environment; Appropriations - Higher Education; Housing; International Trade and Commerce; and the subcommittees for Local Government and Clean Energy.{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Biography |url=https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2967 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.ilga.gov}}
During the 101st General Assembly, Hernandez was a member of the Cities & Villages; Counties & Townships; Energy & Environment; Higher Education; and State Government Administration committees; and the Special Investigating Committee.{{cite web |date=November 15, 2018 |editor-last=Barlow |editor-first=Sarah E. |title=Biographies of New House Members |url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Nov2018FirstRdg.pdf |access-date=December 12, 2018 |work=First Reading |publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit |pages=2–8 |volume=32 |number=2}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change | title= Kane County Board District 8, Democratic Primary 2016
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Barbara Hernandez
| votes = 418
| percentage = 50.36
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Margarita "Maggy" Ferguson
| votes = 264
| percentage = 31.81
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{{Election box begin no change | title= Kane County Board District 8, General Election 2016
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Barbara Hernandez
| votes = 1,257
| percentage = 50.30
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Linda Pasetti-Olson
| votes = 1,077
| percentage = 43.10
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{{Election box begin no change | title= Illinois House of Representatives District 83, Democratic Primary 2020{{cite book|editor-last=Sandvoss|editor-first=Steven S. (Executive Director)|title=Official Canvass March 17, 2020 Primary Election|date=March 17, 2020|page=120|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=July 1, 2022|url=https://archive.org/details/official-canvass-primary-election-2020-03-17}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Barbara Hernandez
| votes = 5,340
| percentage = 72.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Juan Thomas
| votes = 2,053
| percentage = 27.8
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{{Election box begin no change | title= Illinois House of Representatives District 83, General Election 2020{{cite book|editor-last=White|editor-first=Jesse|title=Illinois Blue Book 2021-2022|chapter=Illinois General Election Results (2020)|page=418|access-date=July 1, 2022|url=https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/electionresults.pdf|archive-date=December 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201160909/https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/electionresults.pdf}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Barbara Hernandez
| votes = 19,300
| percentage = 71.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Donald Walter
| votes = 7,607
| percentage = 28.3
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Barbara Hernandez
| votes = 14,188
| percentage = 62.7
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Donald Walter
| votes = 8,438
| percentage = 37.3
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Personal life
Sh
Around March 1, 2022,{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Undisclosed health issue sidelines lawmaker from Aurora |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220407/undisclosed-health-issue-sidelines-lawmaker-from-aurora |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Daily Herald |language=en-US}} Hernandez experienced a stroke on the House floor. She returned to Springfield on November 15, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Barbara Hernandez ready to get back to work after stroke sidelined her for final month of session |url=https://www.thedailyline.com/barbara-hernandez-ready-work-stroke-sidelined-final-month-session |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=The Daily Line}}
Hernandez resides in Aurora.{{Cite web |title=Error Display |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CandidateDetailCD.aspx?ID=T9wt/RkxUefA+OEa4TnRIg==&T=637896267897081717 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.elections.il.gov}}
References
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External links
- [http://ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=101&MemberID=2766& Profile] at the Illinois General Assembly's official website
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Aurora University alumni
Category:Politicians from Aurora, Illinois
Category:Women state legislators in Illinois
Category:Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Illinois
Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly