Los Angeles City Council District 1

Published October 1, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

Eunisses Hernandez is the Los Angeles City Council member for District 1, in office since December 12, 2022. The term ends when the next term begins on December 14, 2026 (re-elected June 2, 2026 to that term). Council District 1 covers parts of northeast and northwest Los Angeles, including Glassell Park, Highland Park, Chinatown, Mount Washington, Echo Park, Elysian Park, Westlake, Pico-Union, Koreatown, Angelino Heights, Lincoln Heights and MacArthur Park, according to the Council office. It had 111,642 registered voters on July 14, 2026 (City Clerk).

Latest as of October 1, 2026

On Sept. 29 the Council adopted her resolution supporting AB 2465 (Ortega), which would bar private immigration detention facilities from receiving taxpayer funding; the Clerk sent it to the Mayor on Sept. 30. An ordinance from her file on barring the use of City resources for federal immigration enforcement, adopted by the Council July 1, took effect Aug. 26. Since Aug. 31 she chairs the Public Works Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Unarmed Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Community Services (Council President letter).

Council member	Eunisses Hernandez
In office since	December 12, 2022
Term ends	When the next term begins on December 14, 2026 (re-elected June 2, 2026 to that term)
Registered voters (July 14, 2026)	111,642 (Source)
June 2, 2026 primary	Re-elected with 57.69% (21,713 votes), five candidates (Source)

Council member: Eunisses Hernandez

Hernandez was born and raised in Highland Park and worked as a community organizer; she led campaigns for Measure J and Care First, Jails Last before running for the Council (CD1 bio). She took office December 12, 2022 (City Clerk) and won a second term outright in the June 2, 2026 primary with 57.69% of the vote (County Registrar).

Official office page

Committees

Public Works Committee, Chair
Ad Hoc Committee on Unarmed Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Community Services, Chair
Transportation Committee, Vice Chair
Budget and Finance Committee, Member
Economic Development and Jobs Committee, Member
Ad Hoc Committee on Charter Review, Member

Recorded votes

Date	Item	Vote	Result
July 1, 2026	Grant application for the State Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, FY 2025-26 (Council file 25-1391)	No	Adopted 11-3
August 4, 2026	Scattergood Generating Station modernization: environmental impact report and CEQA appeal (Council file 25-1360)	No	Adopted 10-3
August 4, 2026	Fund transfers in the year-end Financial Status Report, FY 2025-26 (Council file 25-0600-S138)	Yes	Adopted 14-0
August 4, 2026	Fund transfers in the FY 2026-27 Annual Homelessness Funding Report (Council file 23-1022-S33)	Yes	Adopted 13-1
August 4, 2026	Ballot measure ordinance: Measure ULA exemption for Palisades Fire-damaged homes sold within five years (Council file 26-1100-S9)	No	Adopted 13-1
August 11, 2026	Report on legal and policy options to reduce the concentration of sober living facilities (Council file 25-1484)	No	Adopted 10-4
August 11, 2026	Resolution setting the Council committee structure (Council file 26-2000)	Yes	Adopted 13-1
August 12, 2026	Enhanced City Resources Master Agreement for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Council file 15-0989-S68)	No	Adopted 10-4
September 1, 2026	Convention Center lease revenue bonds (MICLA), Series 2026-C and 2026-D (Council file 15-1207-S10)	Yes	Adopted 8-3
September 8, 2026	Fair Work Week Ordinance amendments covering fast food workers (Council file 19-0229-S2)	Yes	Adopted 10-2

Record in office

Motions. The Council File system lists Hernandez as a mover on 314 council files and as the seconder on 377 received since she took office Dec. 12, 2022. Of the files she moved, the Council adopted 247, 29 were filed or expired without adoption and 38 are pending in committee or awaiting a Council vote (Council File Management System; our count on Oct. 1, 2026 from each file’s mover fields and activity log).
Ordinances. Six of those files produced ordinances, including a ban on using City resources, property or personnel for federal immigration enforcement, moved with Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez in March 2023, adopted July 1, 2026 and effective Aug. 26, 2026 (CF 23-0243); an ordinance on hospital debt collection and financial assistance data, effective March 30, 2026 (CF 25-0289); waived adoption and redemption fees for shelter dogs, cats and rabbits, moved with Bob Blumenfield, effective July 11, 2025 (CF 24-1344); and a Farm Workers Day holiday for non-represented City employees, moved with three colleagues, effective April 1, 2026 (CF 26-0405-S1).
Largest items. The Council adopted the Measure ULA funding analysis she moved with Ysabel Jurado on July 1, 2026 (CF 26-0088-S1), their resolution on the Dodger Stadium gondola (LA ART) environmental report, which took effect without the Mayor’s signature on Nov. 25, 2025 (CF 25-1295), and the unarmed crisis response pilot motion she moved with Blumenfield in February 2026 (CF 26-0061). The Council adopted her motion for an interim control ordinance covering rent-stabilized housing in the district on April 30, 2024 (CF 24-0457). In progress: a ban on the sale of nitrous oxide, moved with Imelda Padilla; the City Attorney sent a document on July 29, 2026 and the Public Safety Committee approved the item Sept. 15, 2026 (CF 24-1220).
Committee chairs. Since Aug. 31, 2026 she chairs the Public Works Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on Unarmed Crisis Prevention, Intervention, and Community Services (Council President letter).

Money behind the member

Officeholder account. Eunisses Hernandez for City Council 2022-Officeholder Account (ID 1441240) reported $27,900 in contributions and $19,640 in spending from Jan. 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. On June 30, 2026 it had $6,871 in cash and $832 in unpaid bills (latest statement). Donors of $1,000 in that period include UFCW Local 770 PAC, SEIU Local 721, Laborers’ Local 300, Teamsters Local 396 PAC, IBEW Local 11, ILWU Local 13 and Mijente PAC (City Ethics statement data).
2026 campaign. Eunisses Hernandez for City Council 2026 (ID 1479285) reported $358,565 in contributions and $537,203 in spending from Jan. 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and $13,135 in cash on June 30, 2026 (latest statement). City data list 1,270 itemized contributions from 872 donors; organizations among those giving $1,000 include Laborers’ Local 300, the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Smart Justice America Action Fund and the UNAC/UHCP PAC (LA Open Data, City Ethics contributions).
Behested payments. None reported since Jan. 1, 2024 (City Ethics behested payment reports, searched Oct. 1, 2026).

Method: Totals add the contribution and spending lines (5 and 11) of each Form 460 summary page in the period; cash and unpaid bills are from the latest statement.

Ethics and court records

No fines or other findings naming Hernandez were found in the FPPC case and complaint portal (cases, complaints) or the City Ethics Commission enforcement orders (searched Oct. 1, 2026).