# Alma Hernández

Alma Hernández is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 20
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6dba6afa-b274-4273-b8c6-270d27214eee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dba6afa-b274-4273-b8c6-270d27214eee (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Hernández voted against the majority of Arizona House Democrats 211 times; party unity 78%, in the bottom 5% of the Arizona House (average 93.3%).

## What Hernández says (AZ 2025–26 session)

904 classified statements: 904 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hernández | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.8% | 2.5% | 92 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.8% | 10.4% | 492 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 14.2% | 39.2% | 677 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.5% | 2.9% | 302 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.6% | 14.4% | 502 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.0% | 116 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Democrats 8.0%); International Affairs 15% (State House Democrats 1.4%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.4% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.27 (standard error 0.01), from 418 donors and 1,060 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 78% (93.3%). 211 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/
- 2026-06-13 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 31 bills: 13 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 105. 29.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 31 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2977: law enforcement; face coverings; prohibition.. (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2977/
- HB 4084: indigent defense fund; eviction cases (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4084/
- HB 4099: child care; state lottery fund (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4099/
- HB 4083: bailable offenses; requirements; release (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4083/
- HB 2976: justice courts; administration; due process (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2976/
- HB 2679: firefighter; occupational disease; presumption (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2679/
- HB 2676: juvenile restoration; rights; firearms; civil (passed one chamber, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2676/
- HB 2681: employee merit system; dismissal; appeal (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2681/
- HB 2684: working conditions; temperatures; employers; definitions (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2684/
- HB 2682: rental assistance program; appropriation (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2682/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2113303001993712096
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2113331176576569396
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2112937533202141309
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2112399207730655257
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2112599514381254924
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2112621065314935140
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2112632756807385429
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2110202720615575921
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2110425877553234334
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en/status/2110431546385862683

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=55&session=123&legislator=2033
- Campaign site: https://www.almaforarizona.org/
- X: https://x.com/almaforarizona?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlmaforAZ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repahernandez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alma-hernandez-48139a188/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dba6afa-b274-4273-b8c6-270d27214eee