page_title: Ed Hernandez
section_title: 2010 election
hierarchical_section_title: Ed Hernandez / 2010 election
caption_attribution_description: English: Hernandez with Monterey Park city officials on Oct 23, 2015, from left to right: City Clerk Vincent Dionicio Chang, City Council Member Teresa Real Sebastian, Mayor Peter Chan, Hernández, City Council Member Hans Liang
context_page_description: Edward Paul Hernández is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represented the 22nd Senate district, which includes the San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, La Puente, San Gabriel, and West Covina. Prior to the 2014 redistricting, he represented the 24th Senate district.
  Hernandez is a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus. An optometrist, he currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health. Prior to his election to the State Senate in 2010, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the 57th Assembly district from 2006 until 2010.
  In 2016, Hernandez announced that he would run to replace Gavin Newsom as lieutenant governor in 2018. In the 2018 general election, Hernandez was defeated by former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis.
context_section_description: In 2010, Hernández ran a successful campaign for the California State Senate, to represent the 22nd Senate district. He was reelected to the Senate in 2014, and was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2018.
caption: Hernandez with Monterey Park, California city officials in October 2015, from left to right: City Clerk Vincent Dionicio Chang, City Council Member Teresa Real Sebastian, Mayor Peter Chan, Hernández, City Council Member Hans Liang
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