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Phil Hernandez was born in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and lives in Ocean View. He holds a bachelor's degree in government from the College of William & Mary and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. He is married to his wife, Sara, with whom he has 2 children. 

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Phil previously worked as a staff attorney at National Employment Law Project and associate attorney at Life Cabraser Hermann & Bernstein, LLP. 

Virginia House District 94 winner: Phil Hernandez – The Virginian-Pilot

Phil is currently serves as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 94. He assumed office in 2024 and is currently serving his first term. He previously ran for House of Delegates District 100 in 2019 but did not win.

Supports adjusting the income tax rate to have higher earners pay more and using the proceeds to offset cuts for lower earners and establish a child tax credit.

Supports lowering costs for families in housing, prescription drugs, and childcare.

Supports strengthening Virginia’s minimum wage law, collective bargaining for better wages and working conditions, and policies to support small businesses and high-quality job creation in Norfolk.

Supports passing stronger consumer protection laws to safeguard families from scammers and predatory actors.

Supports reforming Virginia’s "upside-down" tax code and providing targeted tax relief to working families.

Supports enacting occupational licensing reforms to create more opportunities for Virginians, including military spouses.

- Supports adjusting the income tax rate to have higher earners pay more and using the proceeds to offset cuts for lower earners and establish a child tax credit.
- Supports lowering costs for families in housing, prescription drugs, and childcare.
- Supports strengthening Virginia’s minimum wage law, collective bargaining for better wages and working conditions, and policies to support small businesses and high-quality job creation in Norfolk.
- Supports passing stronger consumer protection laws to safeguard families from scammers and predatory actors.
- Supports reforming Virginia’s "upside-down" tax code and providing targeted tax relief to working families.
- Supports enacting occupational licensing reforms to create more opportunities for Virginians, including military spouses.

Economy

Supports strong, bipartisan leadership to restore the Chesapeake Bay and enhance Virginia's resilience to climate change impacts.

Supports building on the Virginia Clean Economy Act to accelerate the transition to sustainable, affordable energy sources and promote growth in the clean energy sector.

Supports protecting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which funds energy efficiency upgrades and coastal resiliency projects.

Supports increasing funding for conservation efforts, including protecting the Chesapeake Bay and local waterways, and advancing environmental justice.

- Supports strong, bipartisan leadership to restore the Chesapeake Bay and enhance Virginia's resilience to climate change impacts.
- Supports building on the Virginia Clean Economy Act to accelerate the transition to sustainable, affordable energy sources and promote growth in the clean energy sector.
- Supports protecting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which funds energy efficiency upgrades and coastal resiliency projects.
- Supports increasing funding for conservation efforts, including protecting the Chesapeake Bay and local waterways, and advancing environmental justice.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to reduce gun violence in Hampton Roads.

Supports policies that promote rehabilitation, such as expungement reform and automatically restoring voting rights.

Supports the Virginia Values Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and opposes any attempts to repeal it.

- Supports gun control.
- Wants to reduce gun violence in Hampton Roads.
- Supports policies that promote rehabilitation, such as expungement reform and automatically restoring voting rights.
- Supports the Virginia Values Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and opposes any attempts to repeal it.

Public Safety

Supports fully funding the Virginia Board of Education’s Standards of Quality to ensure all children receive a quality education, regardless of zip code.

Wants to increase pay for teachers and support staff to help attract and retain talent.

Opposes efforts to divert taxpayer dollars from Norfolk’s public schools.

Believes in prioritizing the health and safety of educators and students in classrooms.

- Supports fully funding the Virginia Board of Education’s Standards of Quality to ensure all children receive a quality education, regardless of zip code.
- Wants to increase pay for teachers and support staff to help attract and retain talent.
- Opposes efforts to divert taxpayer dollars from Norfolk’s public schools.
- Believes in prioritizing the health and safety of educators and students in classrooms.

Education

Supports access to abortion and wants to "enshrine reproductive rights in Virginia’s constitution" and "block any extremist abortion bans."

Supports establishing a paid family medical leave program to ensure Virginians can take time off for serious illnesses or caregiving without job or financial insecurity.

Supports expanding affordable healthcare coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, and protecting consumers from inadequate insurance plans.

Supports improving access to mental health care by investing in community-based care, raising pay to address staffing shortages, and implementing the Marcus Alert system to improve outcomes in mental health emergencies.

- Supports access to abortion and wants to "enshrine reproductive rights in Virginia’s constitution" and "block any extremist abortion bans."
- Supports establishing a paid family medical leave program to ensure Virginians can take time off for serious illnesses or caregiving without job or financial insecurity.
- Supports expanding affordable healthcare coverage, lowering prescription drug costs, and protecting consumers from inadequate insurance plans.
- Supports improving access to mental health care by investing in community-based care, raising pay to address staffing shortages, and implementing the Marcus Alert system to improve outcomes in mental health emergencies.

Healthcare

Supports prohibiting public utilities from making political donations.

Opposes "any efforts that create barriers to the ballot box."

Supports creating a more inclusive commonwealth with strong non-discrimination laws and policies that protect the rights of people with disabilities.

- Supports prohibiting public utilities from making political donations.
- Opposes policies that restrict voting. 
- Supports creating a more inclusive commonwealth with strong non-discrimination laws and policies that protect the rights of people with disabilities.

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Phil M. Hernandez

Phil Hernandez was born in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and lives in Ocean View. He earned a B.A. in government from the College of William & Mary in 2010 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2016. He is married to Sara C. Hernandez and has two children, Isa and Maia.

Phil is currently a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 94. He assumed office in 2024 and is currently serving his first term. Phil previously ran against Del. Robert Bloxom Jr. in 2019 for House of Delegates District 100 but did not win.

As of September 17, 2025, Phil M. Hernandez did not have a website or any information online.

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- The House of Delegates consists of 100 members, each elected to represent one district.  
- Delegates serve two-year terms and receive an annual salary of $17,640.