YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“YIMBY Los Angeles proudly endorses Sara Hernandez for State Senate because she has the hands-on housing expertise and coalition-building experience California needs right now.”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Sara Hernandez
California State Senate, District 26 · California
Backed byYIMBY ActionCalifornia YIMBYCenter for New LiberalismLA New LiberalsHousing Action CoalitionAbundant Housing LA
What the Guides Said
YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
California YIMBY✓ Endorses
Center for New Liberalism✓ Endorses“It is with this in mind that we proudly announce our first endorsement of the 2026 election cycle as Sara Hernandez, candidate for the 26th District of the California State Senate.”
LA New Liberals✓ Endorses“She combines a rich history of policy experience, building institutions, and developing public institutions that encourage and support aspiration and entrepreneurship.”
Housing Action Coalition✓ Endorses
Abundant Housing LA✓ EndorsesHelp the Campaign!
Get Out the Vote
Sat Oct 31 · 10:00 AM · CanvassHALLOWEEN GOTV CanvassRio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA · With Sara Hernandez for State SenateSat Oct 31 · 10:00 AM · CanvassLA Housing x Sara Hernandez GOTV CanvassRio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA · With Sara Hernandez for State SenateSun Nov 1 · 10:00 AM · CanvassGOTV Canvass: Sunday, November 1Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA · With Sara Hernandez for State SenateMon Nov 2 · 4:00 PM · CanvassMonday GOTV Canvass (4pm)Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA · With Sara Hernandez for State SenateMon Nov 2 · 5:00 PM · CanvassMonday GOTV Canvass (5pm)Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA · With Sara Hernandez for State SenateMon Nov 2 · 6:00 PM · CanvassMonday GOTV Canvass (6pm)Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA · With Sara Hernandez for State Senate
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Sara spoke at the 2026 Festival of Progressive Abundance!
About Sara Hernandez
Sara Hernandez has been a proud resident of California's 26th Senate District for over 20 years. Like so many people in the District, the 26th encompasses the communities where Sara has laid down roots, started her career, pursued an education, created a family and has been actively engaged in making the District more livable, safe and prosperous.
Sara began her career as an LAUSD middle school teacher where she founded the non-profit Helping Young People Excel, or HYPE. HYPE identifies low-income students and provides them with exceptional educational opportunity and resources throughout their high school years and beyond. In 2015, HYPE merged with Young Eisner Scholars, an organization that continues to change the lives of students across Los Angeles as well as in New York, Chicago and Appalachia. It was Sara’s work with students and their struggles with homelessness, lack of public transit options, housing and food insecurity, navigation of the foster care system, immigration issues, navigating the DACA process and general access of public resources that led Sara to pursue a career in public policy and local government.
From sarahernandez.com
Sara Hernandez on Housing and Abundance
“And when we build housing and mobility infrastructure near major transit hubs, we lower housing costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help people live closer to where they work and play.”
“As a housing attorney, I’ve seen the disconnect up close: politicians say they want more housing, yet adopt policies that delay, water down, or outright block the very homes they claim to support.”
“I’ll push to expand our Metro bus and rail lines and add more than 500 miles of protected bike lanes across our communities.”