Eunisses Hernandez is an American activist and politician, currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 1st district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Hernandez defeated incumbent councilmember Gil Cedillo in an upset in the 2022 election.
Eunisses Hernandez
Hernandez giving testimony to the Board of Supervisors in 2020.
The Los Angeles City Council is the lawmaking body for the city government of Los Angeles, California, the second largest city in the United States. It has 15 members who each represent the 15 city council districts that are spread throughout the cities 501 square miles of land.
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Actors recreating the first meeting of the Los Angeles Common Council in 1948.
A City Council meeting in session in the new City Hall, 1928.
Image: Eunisses Hernandez official headshot, 2022