Daniel Hernández Jr.

Daniel Hernández
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2017
Serving with Rosanna Gabaldon
Preceded by J. Christopher Ackerley
Personal details
Born (1990-01-25) January 25, 1990
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education University of Arizona
Website Campaign website

Daniel Hernández Jr. is an American politician, who was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in the 2016 elections.[1] A member of the Arizona Democratic Party, he serves alongside Rosanna Gabaldón in Legislative District 2.[1]

Biography

While a student at the University of Arizona, Hernández was working as an intern in the office of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.[2] Less than one week into that job, Giffords was injured in the 2011 Tucson shooting, at which Hernández was credited with saving her life.[2] Later that year, he was elected to the board of the Sunnyside Unified School District.[3][4]

In 2016, Hernández ran for the Arizona House of Representatives. He and Democratic incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon defeated Republican incumbent J. Christopher Ackerley in the general election with Hernandez receiving 32,651 votes. Hernandez and Gabaldon had previously defeated Aaron Baumann in the Democratic primary.[5] He is one of four openly gay members of the Arizona State Legislature and is a co-founder of the LGBT Caucus in Arizona.[3][6]

Hernandez endorsed a 2016 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "A day of drama: Here is a rundown of who won, who lost in Tuesday’s election". Arizona Capitol Times, November 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "He Saved Gabby Giffords. Can Daniel Hernandez Save Arizona?". The Tower Magazine, April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the Candidates: Arizona's Daniel Hernandez". The Advocate, November 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "GEMS ELECTION RESULTS". webcms.pima.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  5. ↑ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 General Election November 8, 2016" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "In Arizona, Advocating For The LGBTQ Community Starts In Local Politics". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  7. ↑ http://www.thedailychronic.net/2016/62532/arizona-school-officials-endorse-marijuana-legalization-initiative-205/
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