DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Barbara Hernandez

Illinois State Representative, District 50 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Illinois State Representative, District 50Born 1992

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 7; 46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 100%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +27.5; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations: Public Safety and Infrastructure · vice chair
Immigration and Human Rights · chair
Agriculture and Conservation
Appropriations: Higher Education
Cities and Villages
Higher Education
Transportation: Vehicles and Safety

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 46 sponsored · 7 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 3484 VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION
Became law Aug 2026

SB 3321 LOC GOV-CREDIT CARD AGREEMENTS
Became law Aug 2026

HB 5494 STROKE CARE MODERNIZATION
Became law Jul 2026

HB 4540 POSSESSION DISPUTES-PETS
Became law Jul 2026

HB 5093 HIGHER ED-IN-STATE TUITION
Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hernandez sits in the Illinois House of Representatives

Hernandez is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Robyn Gabel, Chris Welch, Sonya Harper

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET

With Hernandez’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills7%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hernandez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Hernandez	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 31, 2026	SB 3222: VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 77–31
May 29, 2026	SB 2762: INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 82–25
May 27, 2026	SB 3020: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 91–23
May 21, 2026	SB 2770: LOC FIRST RESPONDER INSURANCE	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 89–21
Apr 17, 2026	HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 72–18

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hernandez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Illinois House of Representatives, District 83 Illinois House of Representatives, District 50

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Illinois House of Representatives, District 50	Won	—	D+27.9	—
2024	Illinois House of Representatives, District 50	Won	D+27.5	D+27.9	−0.4
2022	Illinois House of Representatives, District 50	Won	D+25.5	D+36.5	−11.0
2020	Illinois House of Representatives, District 83	Won	D+43.5	—	—