# Lydia Hernandez

Lydia Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 24.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 24
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7a33e2bd-8394-45d9-967b-0c39430ff39b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a33e2bd-8394-45d9-967b-0c39430ff39b (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

Hernandez voted against the majority of Arizona House Democrats 280 times; party unity 73%, the lowest of 60 in the Arizona House (average 93.3%).

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

14 classified statements: 14 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 | Hernandez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 42.9% | 10.4% | 8 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 78.6% | 39.2% | 14 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 2.9% | 70 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 36% (State House Democrats 1.2%); Commerce 27% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Families 18% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Science, Technology, Communications 18% (State House Democrats 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 9 donors and 581 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 92.9% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 73% (93.3%). 280 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 yea · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · 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 16 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 98. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 37 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4113: ESAs; audits; transparency portal; reporting (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4113/
- HB 4110: sheriff's officers; correctional officers; training (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4110/
- HB 4111: immigration; customs officers; body cameras (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4111/
- HB 4109: safety; school procedures; criminal classification (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4109/
- HB 4114: board members; qualifications; training requirements (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4114/
- HB 4112: governing board members; training requirements (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4112/
- HB 2866: landlord; tenant; jury trials; procedures (introduced, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2866/
- HB 2864: misconduct involving weapons; instigation (introduced, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2864/
- HB 2865: prohibited possessor; definition (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2865/
- HB 2867: licenses; not proof of citizenship (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2867/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2100379936691482955
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2037657639577133518
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2034728440402956776
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2029971825967726882
- 2026-02-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2025321973212217727
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2018447265602720020
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2017674994122428660
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/2011291161810673714
- 2025-12-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/1998876309326540904
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/hernandez4az/status/1979399484552679776

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2170
- X: https://x.com/hernandez4az
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votelydiahernandez/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lydia.hernandez4az24/?__d=1
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xBXeVIS4CP5jGRiU-VSeQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-hernandez-34619232/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a33e2bd-8394-45d9-967b-0c39430ff39b