Charlene Fernandez (née Ramos; born February 24, 1955) is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.

Fernandez worked for Congressman Ed Pastor for twelve years, coordinating constituent services for the western portion of then Congressional District 2.

Her experience led to her becoming a consultant for a software company that produced a Constituent Management System for the U.S. House of Representatives.

[5] Charlene later served Governor Janet Napolitano as a liaison for the Arizona Department of Environment Quality in Yuma County.

In 2014, Fernandez was appointed to the coveted Committee on Appropriations, she also serves on the newly created Subcommittee on Public Safety, Infrastructure, and Resources.

[17] The Arizona Republic published a guest editorial by Fernandez in September 2015 entitled, "How I'd reform private school tax credits."

In it Fernandez details her views about Arizona education funding in general and private school tuition tax credits in particular.

She has argued that children are required to be in and around these buses on a daily basis and utilizing the settlement to help protect them from the harmful emissions would be a just use of the funds.

[20] Fernandez fought her Republican colleagues who sought to limit the ability of sexual harassment and assault victims to report.

She has challenged the governor's staff from her seat on the Appropriations Committee to justify the need to provide more prison beds.

The law, which criminalizes the activities of citizens seeking to assist those in returning early ballots who otherwise may not[clarification needed] is still being litigated in the courts.