# Lisa Hernandez

Lisa Hernandez is a Democratic member of the Illinois House for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois House, district 2
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6ebf45f-ac97-423b-b5c3-eba0a5766a8d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6ebf45f-ac97-423b-b5c3-eba0a5766a8d (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 reported $403.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 60.0% | 39.2% | 113 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 14.4% | 25 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.03), from 136 donors and 1,392 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (96.7%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 32 bills: 31 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 144. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 16 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1014: CONGRATS-CHRISTOPHER WIDO (introduced, 2026-08-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR1014/
- HR 956: COMMEND-DR. RONALD PERLMAN (passed one chamber, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR956/
- HR 957: CONGRATS-ST. MARY SCHOOL (passed one chamber, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR957/
- HR 930: MEMORIAL-JEFFREY J. WALIK (passed one chamber, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR930/
- HR 917: CONGRATS-REY B. GONZALEZ (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR917/
- HR 840: CONGRATS-JOANNA GOLDBERG (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR840/
- HB 5499: $DCEO-SHOP LOCAL (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5499/
- HJR 54: REGIONAL STORMWATER COMMISSION (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HJR54/
- HB 5263: ECONOMIC STABILITY COMMISSION (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5263/
- HB 5264: DCEO-SMALL BUSINESS LOANS (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5264/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $403.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% 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.

- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHernandez/status/2074509883840287153
- 2026-07-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHernandez/status/2074579690077983120
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHernandez/status/2072049393193066727
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHernandez/status/2072056386746192383
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHernandez/status/2071709261810299238

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3037
- X: https://x.com/RepHernandez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StateRepLisaHernandez/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.hernandez.5011
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replisahernandez/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@staterep.lisahernandez8172
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-lisa-hernandez-a532b348/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6ebf45f-ac97-423b-b5c3-eba0a5766a8d