Dear Supporters,
Thank you for giving me the honor of being your Democratic nominee to the 57th Assembly District.
The last 18 months have been an amazing roller coaster ride filled with excitement, energy, and the type of non-stop, around-the-clock work that makes campaigns so unique and rewarding. And in the end, because of your work, we won with 65 percent of the electorate supporting our message about the direction California needs to move in during the weeks, months, and years ahead.
While I know the real work still lays before us in Sacramento, I’m nonetheless proud of these important first steps we’ve taken together here at home to achieve change in California.
A simple "thank you" doesn't begin to adequately convey what is in my heart as I think about all the people who helped make this happen. I want to give my deepest appreciation to Congresswoman Judy Chu and Assemblymember Ed Hernandez for their unwavering support; all of my colleagues across the San Gabriel Valley who endorsed me; to the firefighters, teachers, nurses, police officers, unions, working families and other organizations across the state who had enough faith in me to believe I am the best candidate to represent them.
Most of all, though, I want to thank my team and my volunteers; you made the difference. Every night, many volunteers came in after work or after school to get on the phone and contact voters. Every weekend they were out walking in the hot sun knocking on doors. Sometimes voters weren't too nice to them, but they never let that get them down. I was out there with you knocking on doors and getting on the phone because I believe - and always have - that no one should work harder than the candidate. But I'll tell you one thing: you sure gave me a run for my money.
I'm proud of the campaign we ran. We took the high road all the way through and didn't resort to petty politics. We had a message, and that message was heard loud and clear: we want leadership that will focus on job creation, on innovation, and on education.
I am deeply humbled and grateful for all the support this campaign had garnered. The people came out and overwhelmingly made it known that they want a representative in Sacramento who keeps their interests in mind. I wouldn't have gotten that support if it hadn't been for all of you.
Thank you.
I look forward to working with each and every one of you as we seek to build a more prosperous California.
Roger Hernandez
Democratic Nominee for the 57th Assembly District
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Welcome to Roger’s website.
Growing up the son of immigrants, Roger Hernández took to heart the values instilled in him by his parents and worked hard to make them proud. Those lessons have guided Roger throughout his life, inspiring him to give back to his community and create new opportunities for children and working families.
As a teacher, school board member, West Covina City Councilmember, and as the next Assemblymember from the San Gabriel Valley, Roger will fight to protect schools from education cuts and create more family-supporting jobs in our community.
Educational opportunities for our youth
Roger has dedicated his life to empowering our youth and giving students the tools they need to succeed. As a school board member, Councilmember and teacher, Roger has:
- Expanded after school programs to every school in the district
- Set new standards to help prepare students for college or a career
- Established community service requirement to get kids more involved in their neighborhood
- Placed more counselors in schools to help at-risk youth succeed
Roger helped create 3,000 new jobs
Understanding the need for job creation and economic opportunities, Roger Hernández has led the local effort to create good middle-class jobs in the San Gabriel Valley.
- Public Safety Jobs
Roger helped create a city-run ambulance service that created good jobs, cut emergency response time in half and saved taxpayer funds. - Health Care Jobs
Roger secured resources to help build a new medical plaza, bringing hundreds of good jobs in health care and medical technology. - Construction Jobs
Roger helped create opportunities for carpenters, builders, construction workers, laborers, engineers and planners in our community.
