Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Assistant Majority Leader
(D-Aurora)
50th District
Springfield Office:
519-C Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 558-1002
District Office:
540 W. Galena Blvd.
Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 270-1848
Member, Aurora Township Youth Council; member, Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board; member, Kane County Board; founder, Aurora Youth Summit; former Chief of Staff for state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia; B.S., Aurora University.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Announces Variety of Infrastructure Projects to Assist Domestic Violence Survivors, Expand Literacy, Improve Water Treatment
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is announcing numerous new projects funded in Illinois’ recent budget that will improve a variety of local and regional infrastructure.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Issues Statement Following End of House Spring Legislative Session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, issued this statement following the end of the House’s spring legislative session in Springfield:
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Supports Measure to Ban Deceptive Practices by Anti-Choice Groups
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is working to ban deceptive practices anti-choice groups use to deny women access to reproductive health care.
Rep. Hernandez Measure Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception on Campuses Advances to House Floor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Public universities and community colleges will be required to make emergency contraception at a reduced price available under legislation sponsored by state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Announces Kane County Expungement Clinics
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is joining Circuit Clerk Theresa Barreiro to hold two Kane County Expungement Clinics to assist Kane County residents with expunging or sealing records. The first will be on April 15, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Aurora Public Library on 101 S. River Street in Aurora. The second will be on September 9, from 9:00 a.m. To 11:00 a.m., at the Gail Borden Public Library, on 270 N. Grove Avenue in Elgin.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Announces April Events: Earth Day Clean Up, Virtual Social Justice Meeting, Museum Visits
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is sponsoring several events in April to foster community involvement and promote local opportunities to her constituents.
Nichols, Hernandez, Ford to Hold Press Conference Introducing New Procurement Subcommittee
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Cyril Nichols, D-Chicago, will be joined by House colleagues La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago and Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, at a press conference in the State Capitol Blue Room at 11:30am on Thursday, March 30 to discuss the new Higher Education—Procurement Subcommittee, of which Nichols has been appointed Chairman.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Measure to Limit Cat Declawing Passes House of Representatives
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, recently advanced her measure to focus on humane treatment for cats and limit the practice of declawing out of the House of Representatives.
To the People of Kane County
Gun violence is a uniquely American public health epidemic; while we know the remedies, public officials like
Sheriff Ron Hain refuse to prescribe them. We are fighting every day for those remedies, so on one point we agree
with what the Sheriff said in this Daily Herald headline: we are also embarrassed that Sheriff Hain has a “D” by
his name.
Rep. Barbara Hernandez Introduces Measure to Limit Cat Declawing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A bill focused on humane treatment for cats by limiting declawing is progressioning through the House of Representatives thanks to state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora.