Edward Paul Hernández (born October 17, 1957) is an American politician who previously served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represented the 22nd Senate district, which includes the San Gabriel Valley cities of Alhambra, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Covina, La Puente, San Gabriel, and West Covina. Prior to the 2014 redistricting, he represented the 24th Senate district. In 2016, Hernandez announced that he would run to replace Gavin Newsom as lieutenant governor in 2018. In the 2018 general election, Hernandez was defeated by former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis.