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Lisa Hernandez
Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 30, 2022
Preceded byRobin Kelly
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2023
Preceded byTheresa Mah (redistricted)
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
January 10, 2007 – January 11, 2023
Preceded byMichelle Chavez
Succeeded byTheresa Mah (redistricted)
Personal details
Born (1961-07-14) July 14, 1961 (age 63)
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCharles Hernandez
EducationMorton College (AA)
Northeastern Illinois University (BA)

Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (born July 14, 1961) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 2nd district. The 2nd district, located in the Chicago area, includes parts of Berwyn, Brookfield, Cicero, Riverside, and Stickney and includes parts of the Chicago neighborhood of South Lawndale. Hernandez was born in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in 1961 and lives in Cicero with her husband Charles and their three children.

Electoral career

Hernandez was first elected as State Representative in 2006.

On July 30, 2022, Hernandez was elected chairperson of the Democratic Party of Illinois by the Illinois Democratic State Central Committee. She unseated incumbent chairperson Robin Kelly. Hernandez had been endorsed by Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker and Jesús "Chuy" García prior to the election.

Illinois House of Representatives

Committees

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Hernandez is a member of the following Illinois House committees:

  • Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
  • Appropriations - Higher Education Committee
  • Consumer Protection Committee
  • Executive Committee
  • Immigration & Human Rights Committee
  • Income Tax Subcommittee
  • Labor & Commerce Committee
  • Redistricting Committee (Chairperson)
  • Revenue & Finance Committee
  • Rules Committee

Electoral history

Illinois 24th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 3,111 56.74
Democratic Michelle Chavez (incumbent) 1,509 27.52
Democratic Roberto Garcia 863 15.74
Total votes 5,483 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 10,041 78.30
Republican John Paul Ledvina 2,782 21.70
Total votes 12,823 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 17,165 100.0
Total votes 17,165 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 9,699 100.0
Total votes 9,699 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 3,754 63.02
Democratic Robert R. Reyes 1,907 32.01
Democratic Neftalie Gonzalez 296 4.97
Total votes 5,957 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 19,249 100.0
Total votes 19,249 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 12,382 100.0
Total votes 12,382 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 23,079 79.45
Republican Andy Kirchoff 5,969 20.55
Total votes 29,048 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 6,308 57.67
Democratic Robert Rafael Reyes 4,630 42.33
Total votes 10,938 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 19,329 100.0
Total votes 19,329 100.0
Illinois 24th Representative District General Election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (incumbent) 26,824 100.0
Total votes 26,824 100.0
Illinois 2nd Representative District General Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 16,412 100.0
Total votes 16,412 100.0

References

  1. "STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: State House District 24 (Illinois)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. "Boundaries - Community Areas (current)". City of Chicago. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. "Representative Elizabeth Hernandez (D)". ilga.gov. Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. Kaufmann, Justin; Eng, Monica. "💪 Pritzker power grows". axios.com. Axios. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  6. "Election Results 2006 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  7. "Election Results 2006 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  8. "Election Results 2008 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  9. "Election Results 2010 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  10. "Election Results 2012 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  11. "Election Results 2012 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  12. "Election Results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  13. "Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  14. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  15. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  16. "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  17. "Election Results 2022 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

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Party political offices
Preceded byRobin Kelly Chair of the Illinois Democratic Party
2022–present 		Incumbent
State chairs of the Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee: Jaime Harrison
AL Randy Kelley AK Mike Wenstrup AZ Yolanda Bejarano AR Grant Tennille CA Rusty Hicks CO Shad Murib CT Nancy DiNardo DE Betsy Maron FL Nikki Fried GA Nikema Williams HI Derek Turbin ID Lauren Necochea IL Elizabeth Hernandez IN Mike Schmuhl IA Ross Wilburn KS Jeanna Repass KY Colmon Elridge LA Randal Gaines ME Bev Uhlenhake MD Kenneth Ulman MA Steve Kerrigan MI Lavora Barnes MN Ken Martin MS Cheikh Taylor MO Russ Carnahan MT Robyn Driscoll NE Jane Kleeb NV Daniele Monroe-Moreno NH Raymond Buckley NJ LeRoy Jones NM Jessica Velasquez NY Jay Jacobs NC Anderson Clayton ND Adam Goldwyn OH Liz Walters OK Alicia Andrews OR Rosa Colquitt PA Sharif Street RI Liz Perik SC Christale Spain SD Shane Merrill TN Hendrell Remus TX Gilberto Hinojosa UT Diane Lewis VT David Glidden VA Susan Swecker WA Shasti Conrad WV Mike Pushkin WI Ben Wikler WY Joseph M. Barbuto Federal districts: DC Charles WilsonTerritories: AS Ti’a Reid GU Tony Babauta MP Luella Marciano (acting) PR Luis Dávila Pernas VI Stedmann Hodge
DA: Martha McDevitt-Pugh
Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
103rd General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Emanuel Chris Welch (D)
Majority Leader
Robyn Gabel (D)
Minority Leader
Tony McCombie (R)
  1. ▌Aaron Ortiz (D)
  2. ▌Elizabeth Hernandez (D)
  3. ▌Eva-Dina Delgado (D)
  4. ▌Lilian Jiménez (D)
  5. ▌Kimberly du Buclet (D)
  6. ▌Sonya Harper (D)
  7. ▌Chris Welch (D)
  8. ▌La Shawn Ford (D)
  9. ▌Yolonda Morris (D)
  10. ▌Jawaharial Williams (D)
  11. ▌Ann Williams (D)
  12. ▌Margaret Croke (D)
  13. ▌Hoan Huynh (D)
  14. ▌Kelly Cassidy (D)
  15. ▌Michael Kelly (D)
  16. ▌Kevin Olickal (D)
  17. ▌Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D)
  18. ▌Robyn Gabel (D)
  19. ▌Lindsey LaPointe (D)
  20. ▌Bradley Stephens (R)
  21. ▌Abdelnasser Rashid (D)
  22. ▌Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D)
  23. ▌Edgar Gonzalez Jr. (D)
  24. ▌Theresa Mah (D)
  25. ▌Curtis Tarver (D)
  26. ▌Kam Buckner (D)
  27. ▌Justin Slaughter (D)
  28. ▌Robert Rita (D)
  29. ▌Thaddeus Jones (D)
  30. ▌Will Davis (D)
  31. ▌Mary E. Flowers (D)
  32. ▌Cyril Nichols (D)
  33. ▌Marcus C. Evans Jr. (D)
  34. ▌Nicholas Smith (D)
  35. ▌Mary Gill (D)
  36. ▌Kelly M. Burke (D)
  37. ▌Patrick Sheehan (R)
  38. ▌Debbie Meyers-Martin (D)
  39. ▌Will Guzzardi (D)
  40. ▌Jaime Andrade Jr. (D)
  41. ▌Janet Yang Rohr (D)
  42. ▌Terra Costa Howard (D)
  43. ▌Anna Moeller (D)
  44. ▌Fred Crespo (D)
  45. ▌Jenn Ladisch Douglass (D)
  46. ▌Diane Blair-Sherlock (D)
  47. ▌Amy Grant (R)
  48. ▌Jennifer Sanalitro (R)
  49. ▌Maura Hirschauer (D)
  50. ▌Barbara Hernandez (D)
  51. ▌Nabeela Syed (D)
  52. ▌Martin McLaughlin (R)
  53. ▌Nicolle Grasse (D)
  54. ▌Mary Beth Canty (D)
  55. ▌Marty Moylan (D)
  56. ▌Michelle Mussman (D)
  57. ▌Tracy Katz Muhl (D)
  58. ▌Bob Morgan (D)
  59. ▌Daniel Didech (D)
  60. ▌Rita Mayfield (D)
  61. ▌Joyce Mason (D)
  62. ▌Laura Faver Dias (D)
  63. ▌Steve Reick (R)
  64. ▌Tom Weber (R)
  65. ▌Dan Ugaste (R)
  66. ▌Suzanne Ness (D)
  67. ▌Maurice West (D)
  68. ▌Dave Vella (D)
  69. ▌Joe Sosnowski (R)
  70. ▌Jeff Keicher (R)
  71. ▌Daniel Swanson (R)
  72. ▌Gregg Johnson (D)
  73. ▌Ryan Spain (R)
  74. ▌Bradley Fritts (R)
  75. ▌Jed Davis (R)
  76. ▌Lance Yednock (D)
  77. ▌Norma Hernandez (D)
  78. ▌Camille Lilly (D)
  79. ▌Jackie Haas (R)
  80. ▌Anthony DeLuca (D)
  81. ▌Anne Stava-Murray (D)
  82. ▌Nicole La Ha Zwiercan (R)
  83. ▌Matt Hanson (D)
  84. ▌Stephanie Kifowit (D)
  85. ▌Dagmara Avelar (D)
  86. ▌Lawrence M. Walsh Jr. (D)
  87. ▌Bill Hauter (R)
  88. ▌Dan Caulkins (R)
  89. ▌Tony McCombie (R)
  90. ▌John Cabello (R)
  91. ▌Sharon Chung (D)
  92. ▌Jehan Gordon-Booth (D)
  93. ▌Travis Weaver (R)
  94. ▌Norine Hammond (R)
  95. ▌Michael Coffey (R)
  96. ▌Sue Scherer (D)
  97. ▌Harry Benton (D)
  98. ▌Natalie Manley (D)
  99. ▌Randy Frese (R)
  100. ▌C. D. Davidsmeyer (R)
  101. ▌Chris Miller (R)
  102. ▌Adam Niemerg (R)
  103. ▌Carol Ammons (D)
  104. ▌Brandun Schweizer (R)
  105. ▌Dennis Tipsword (R)
  106. ▌Jason Bunting (R)
  107. ▌Brad Halbrook (R)
  108. ▌Wayne Rosenthal (R)
  109. ▌Charles Meier (R)
  110. ▌Blaine Wilhour (R)
  111. ▌Amy Elik (R)
  112. ▌Katie Stuart (D)
  113. ▌Jay Hoffman (D)
  114. ▌Kevin Schmidt (R)
  115. ▌David Friess (R)
  116. ▌Dave Severin (R)
  117. ▌Patrick Windhorst (R)
  118. ▌Paul Jacobs (R)


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