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United States House of Representatives
Melissa Hernandez
U.S. Representative CA-14 (2026 D Candidate · Swalwell-vacancy after his April 2026 resignation · BART Board President / former Dublin Mayor · provisional 2nd in June 2 top-two pending call + on June 16 special-election ballot)
Democrat
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✝ God First
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🇺🇸 America First
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National Rank
#8,600 of 8,966 · bottom 4.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 16, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-19
Early voting: 2026-10-06 – 2026-11-03 (All-mail state — ballots mailed to every voter)
Elections office: (916) 657-2166
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: California Secretary of State — Elections Division
Official Profile
Religion: Not publicly stated
Background: Melissa Hernández, Dublin CA. Latina; first Latina mayor of Dublin; first Latina BART director. Day job: Director of healthcare services for Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert. Dublin City Council ~8 years; Dublin Mayor 2020-June 2024. BART Board of Directors District 5: appointed May 23, 2024 to fill a vacancy; elected November 2024; unanimously elected BART Board President for 2026 (announced December 18, 2025). Also chaired Valley Link, LAVTA, Alameda CTC Finance. Filed for CA-14 after Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned April 14, 2026 amid sexual-misconduct allegations that broke during his suspended 2026 California gubernatorial campaign. Ran in the June 2, 2026 CA-14 top-two primary AND on the separate June 16, 2026 special-election ballot (Newsom proclamation 2026-04-14).
STATUS: provisional 2nd in June 2 top-two (10,933 votes / 16.09%) behind State Sen. Aisha Wahab (D, 34.30%) with Republicans Wendy Huang (15.96%) + Dena Maldonado (14.8%) within ~900 votes — top-two not officially called as of 2026-06-04, so candidacy_status held at primary_candidate; upgrade to general_candidate when call confirmed. HARD-FALSE catches: sanctity_of_life Q0/Q1 (Issues page: 'restore reproductive freedom by supporting legislation like the Women's Health Protection Act' — WHPA codifies pre-viability abortion right, opposite of conception personhood + abolition); border_immigration Q0/Q1 (Issues page: 'eliminate ICE, deport criminals only, pathways for DREAMers and undocumented immigrants' — opposite of border-buildup and mandatory deportation). NOTABLY ABSENT from her endorsements page: Planned Parenthood Action Fund, EMILY's List, Equality California, LGBTQ Victory Fund, Giffords, J Street, AIPAC — sanctity_of_life Q4 (PP/abortion-industry PAC funding) held NULL because no specific issue-PAC endorsement found, and biblical_marriage cells held NULL (no specific marriage/LGBT statement). DSA + NewDem Action Fund + CHC BOLD PAC + Elect Democratic Women + Alameda Co. Firefighters dual endorsement = ideologically broad coalition (DSA on the left + NewDem in the center). CROSS-DIRECTION SOFT TRUE catch on transit-policing (would map to public_justice at local/state tier, but that category is N/A at federal tier per rubric — noted in narrative only): as BART Board President she explicitly endorses 'sworn officers AND unarmed staff working together' + 'well deployed uniformed personnel' alongside transit ambassadors, separating her from the ambassador-only progressive flank. Foreign-policy / Israel / LGBT / guns / parental-rights / religious-liberty cells all NULL — Issues page deliberately narrow.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Running for CA-14 in 2026, Hernandez publicly committed to fighting to 'protect reproductive healthcare and restore reproductive freedom,' explicitly citing support for the Women's Health Protection Act; she was endorsed by Elect Democratic Women, which requires a pro-abortion-access commitment for endorsement.
- electdemocraticwomen.orgUnclassified
- boldpac.comUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
Not yet verified
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)
1 claim
As Mayor of Dublin, CA (2020–2024), Hernandez directed the Progress Pride Flag to be flown at the Dublin Civic Center to mark LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June 2024 — active, official municipal promotion of LGBTQ ideology in government, contrary to the rubric's standard against government promotion of LGBTQ identity.
- stories.opengov.comUnclassified
- patch.comUnclassified
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Not yet verified
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
Not yet verified
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
Not yet verified
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
Not yet verified
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
Not yet verified
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
Not yet verified
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
Not yet verified
Sources & Evidence
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
melissahernandez2026.com/issues/Unclassified
melissahernandez2026.com/endorsements/Unclassified
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_SwalwellEncyclopedia
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Issues page: 'restore reproductive freedom by supporting legislation like the Women's Health Protection Act' — WHPA codifies pre-viability abortion right, opposite of conception personhood. HARD. Unclassified
Issues page: 'restore reproductive freedom by supporting legislation like the Women's Health Protection Act' — WHPA codifies pre-viability abortion right, opposite of conception personhood. HARD.
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