Consuelo Hernandez (politician)
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Consuelo Hernandez | |
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 Hernandez in 2023 | |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Payne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1992 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Alma Hernandez (sister) Daniel Hernández Jr. (brother) |
| Education | Arizona State University, Tempe (BA) University of Arizona (MA) |
Consuelo Hernandez (born April 23, 1992)[1] is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 21 in 2022.[2] She is president of the Sunnyside Unified School District.
Hernandez was raised in Pima County, Arizona, and attended Sunnyside schools.[2] She completed a bachelor's degree in global health from the Arizona State University.[2] Hernandez earned a master's in legal studies with a concentration in economics from the University of Arizona.[2]
Hernandez is of Mexican-Jewish descent.[3] She and her sister Alma Hernandez converted to Judaism after learning their maternal grandfather was Jewish.[3] She attends Congregation Chaverim in Tucson, Arizona.[4] Daniel Hernández Jr. is her brother.[3]
Hernandez is president of the Sunnyside Unified School District.[5]
