Alma Hernandez
Democratic · AZ · Arizona State Representative for Legislative District 20
Alma Hernandez is a Democratic Arizona state representative for Legislative District 20 and a 2026 candidate for the district's open state Senate seat. A Tucson public-health professional, she has worked on health-care access, HIV/AIDS services, higher-education advocacy, and Democratic campaigns and has served in the Arizona House since 2019.
Track record
Government Spending Reduction
· 5 records
A House committee advanced Hernandez-sponsored legislation to create a $5 million rental-assistance program.
February 5, 2026Against
Source: axios.com · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez voted for tax distributions supporting reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 23, 2025Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez voted to appropriate state money for broadband grants.
February 24, 2021Against
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Hernandez voted to increase stipends for Arizona state legislators.
May 27, 2019Against
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Hernandez voted against increasing Arizona's rainy-day fund by 10 percent.
April 3, 2019For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
A House committee advanced Hernandez-sponsored legislation to create a $5 million rental-assistance program.
February 5, 2026For
Source: axios.com · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Hernandez voted to appropriate funding for Arizona's disability-services program.
April 23, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 3 records
Hernandez voted against withholding state funding from community colleges and public universities that offer diversity, equity, and inclusion courses.
April 28, 2025For
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Governor Doug Ducey signed Hernandez-sponsored HB 2707, requiring a moment of silence at the beginning of each public-school day.
April 12, 2022For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez voted against HB 2902, an education appropriations measure.
March 19, 2020Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Election Integrity
· 2 records
Hernandez voted against a constitutional amendment prohibiting absentee-ballot drop-off on Election Day.
February 9, 2026For
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Hernandez voted to move Arizona primary elections to the second-to-last Tuesday in July.
February 2, 2026For
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Civil Rights
· 2 records
Hernandez voted against requiring hospitals to ask patients about their legal status in the United States.
May 5, 2025For
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Hernandez voted against prohibiting people from using locker rooms or bathrooms that differ from their sex assigned at birth.
May 1, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Hernandez voted to appropriate state money for broadband grants.
February 24, 2021For
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General
· 6 records
The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of a challenge seeking to remove Hernandez from the 2026 ballot over unpaid campaign-finance penalties.
May 4, 2026
Source: news.azpm.org · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez filed for the 2026 Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 20 with 1,810 signatures.
March 23, 2026
Source: azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez won reelection to Arizona House District 20 with 53,288 votes.
November 5, 2024
Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez won election to the Arizona House in newly drawn Legislative District 20.
November 8, 2022
Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez won reelection to Arizona House District 3 with 49,009 votes.
November 3, 2020
Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026
Hernandez won election to the Arizona House in Legislative District 3.
November 6, 2018
Source: kjzz.org · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
As reported after the court ruling, Hernandez's inactive House campaign committees owed $20,355 in automatically assessed fines for late campaign-finance reports.
May 7, 2026
Source: news.azpm.org · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District No. 20 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 20; Arizona
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.