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Caroline Menjivar

State Senator · Senate District 20 · Party: Democratic

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State Senator
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Senate District 20
Party
Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Record at a glance

3011
Final-passage votes
4614
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

No issues page found

Caroline Menjivar's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 8, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows Caroline Menjivar's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and, once a person has checked them, specific commitments with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded

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  • AB 1820

    Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.

    3rd Reading AB1820 Schiavo By Arreguín

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1933

    Land surveyors: records of survey.

    3rd Reading AB1933 Hoover By Strickland

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2011

    Nonquantitative treatment limitations.

    3rd Reading AB2011 Hart et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1738

    State Housing Law: remote inspections.

    3rd Reading AB1738 Carrillo et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1573

    Land use: housing elements: target population.

    3rd Reading AB1573 Bryan et al. By Wahab

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2262

    Courts: disqualification of judges.

    3rd Reading AB2262 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1758

    Sellers of travel.

    3rd Reading AB1758 Nguyen By Umberg

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2150

    Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.

    3rd Reading AB2150 Haney By Smallwood-Cuevas Reconsider

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 218

    Relative to the Huuc Atam Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1959

    Juvenile justice.

    3rd Reading AB1959 Patel By Jones

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 872

    Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.

    Unfinished Business SB872 McNerney et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2150

    Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.

    3rd Reading AB2150 Haney By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1263

    Contractors: debris removal.

    Unfinished Business SB1263 McGuire Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1793

    Cash payments: calculation.

    3rd Reading AB1793 Ward et al. By Caballero

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2274

    Crimes: plea deals.

    3rd Reading AB2274 Bains By Caballero

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1744

    Environmental advertising: sunscreen.

    3rd Reading AB1744 Addis et al. By Stern

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1159

    Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

    Unfinished Business SB1159 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2010

    Veterinary medicine: veterinary surgery premises: spay and neuter services.

    3rd Reading AB2010 Soria et al. By Wiener

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2674

    State Air Resources Board: internet website: methane emissions data.

    3rd Reading AB2674 Schiavo By Blakespear

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1192

    Domestic violence: Reclaim Act.

    Unfinished Business SB1192 Rubio et al. Concurrence

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1617

    Household hazardous waste: reporting.

    3rd Reading AB1617 Alanis By Hurtado

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1544

    Court proceedings: media access.

    3rd Reading AB1544 Krell et al. By Umberg

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1743

    Firearms.

    3rd Reading AB1743 Wicks et al. By Grayson

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2084

    Corporation Tax Law: tax-exempt organizations: revocation of tax-exempt status.

    3rd Reading AB2084 Bauer-Kahan By McNerney

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1818

    California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.

    3rd Reading AB1818 Ortega et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1655

    CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.

    3rd Reading AB1655 Bryan et al. By Durazo

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 52

    Farmer equity: advisory committees.

    3rd Reading AB52 Aguiar-Curry By Hurtado

    Aug 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1999

    Veterinary medicine.

    3rd Reading AB1999 Kalra et al. By Grayson

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1722

    California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.

    3rd Reading AB1722 Hadwick et al. By Grove

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2542

    Human remains: disposition.

    3rd Reading AB2542 Patterson By Valladares

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1579

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    3rd Reading AB1579 Valencia By Richardson Urgency Clause

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1864

    Gene synthesis equipment manufacturers and providers.

    3rd Reading AB1864 Berman By McNerney

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2780

    Public employees' retirement.

    3rd Reading AB2780 P. E. & R. (McKinnor) By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2415

    Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.

    3rd Reading AB2415 Hoover By Niello

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2320

    Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: adaptive reuse.

    3rd Reading AB2320 Ta By Umberg

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2116

    Commercial financing.

    3rd Reading AB2116 Schiavo By Reyes

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1801

    Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1801 Lee By Durazo

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 881

    Income taxation: credits: voluntary contributions: food bank donations.

    Unfinished Business SB881 McNerney et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1267

    Marriage: prohibition on minors.

    3rd Reading AB1267 Pellerin et al. By Menjivar

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2660

    Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education.

    3rd Reading AB2660 Alvarez et al. By Grayson

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2075

    Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines.

    3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 799

    Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.

    Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2397

    Local government: community facilities districts: financing.

    3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2233

    Behavioral health treatment plans.

    3rd Reading AB2233 Ta et al. By Valladares

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1359

    Jury service exemptions.

    3rd Reading AB1359 Ahrens et al. By Cortese

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2249

    Cannabis: labels, packaging, and advertising.

    3rd Reading AB2249 Irwin By Ashby

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1711

    Fairs: funding.

    3rd Reading AB1711 Connolly et al. By McNerney

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2634

    Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.

    3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2418

    Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.

    3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2618

    Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.

    3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney

    Aug 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Caroline Menjivar controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.

Raised · 2025–2026

$1,001,667

Spent $1,140,555

Totals

  • Raised
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $1,001,667
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $1,140,555
  • From individuals (itemized)
    243 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $141,460 14%

Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Labor unions
    $163,350
  • Health care
    $137,110
  • Issue and advocacy groups
    $55,650
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $52,400
  • Education
    $51,600
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $43,250
  • Energy and utilities
    $32,800
  • Agriculture and food
    $27,800

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 70% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.

How industries are assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • NETFLIX
    3 donors · Media and entertainment
    $4,500
  • NATIONAL CAREER COLLEGE
    4 donors · Education
    $4,000
  • CSUN MANATT
    3 donors · Not classified
    $3,000
  • CLINICA ROMERO
    4 donors · Health care
    $1,500
  • J&J EXECUTIVE SERVICES
    3 donors · Not classified
    $850
  • TONI SHERMAN INTERIORS LLC
    3 donors · Not classified
    $800
  • J&J SNACK FOODS/BEAUTISOLES
    3 donors · Agriculture and food
    $500

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $30,100 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $22,100
  • California Nurses Association Political Action Committee (CNA-PAC)
    6 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $12,500
  • Association of California School Administrators Political Action Committee
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • California State Council of Laborers PAC Small Contributor Committee
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • United Nurses Association of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC)
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800
  • Western Dental Services, Inc.
    2 contributions · organization · Health care
    $11,800
  • Women's Political Committee (State Account)
    2 contributions · committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $10,900

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Caroline Menjivar's own committees aren't counted.

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $353,341

  • Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association
    race: State Senate · 2 reports · May 15, 2026 to May 27, 2026
    $174,802
  • Friends of Caroline Menjivar for Senate 2026 sponsored by LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Caucus Leadership Fund
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 20, 2026
    $173,574
  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? Issues and Advocacy Committee
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 21, 2026
    $3,791
  • Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? State Candidate Committee
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 19, 2026
    $1,175

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about Caroline Menjivar by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.

Campaign committees and statements (1)

The committees Caroline Menjivar controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.

Menjivar for Senate 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $137,258 · cash at end $383,976 Statement ↗
    $136,305 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $135,569 · cash at end $389,873 Statement ↗
    $128,661 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $272,244 · cash at end $462,518 Statement ↗
    $64,635 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $210,952 · cash at end $542,686 Statement ↗
    $229,164 received
Committee record ↗

From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.

Methodology

Disclosures

Statements of economic interests (Form 700)

California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 2, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Nov 16, 2022 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 3, 2022 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗

Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How

Committees

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Issues

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