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Caroline Menjivar

State Senator · Senate District 20 · Party: Democratic

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

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

3011
Final-passage votes
4614
All recorded votes

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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 2476

    Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.

    3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1055

    Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency: contracts.

    Unfinished Business SB1055 Laird Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1657

    Domestic violence: restraining orders.

    3rd Reading AB1657 Rogers et al. By Grove

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2001

    Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information.

    3rd Reading AB2001 Stefani By Wiener

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1082

    Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies.

    Unfinished Business SB1082 Niello Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1894

    Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels: imported water.

    3rd Reading AB1894 Blanca Rubio By Rubio

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1637

    Physicians and surgeons: medical records.

    3rd Reading AB1637 Caloza By Archuleta

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 952

    State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.

    Unfinished Business SB952 Laird Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2052

    Criminal procedure: continuances.

    3rd Reading AB2052 Stefani By Rubio

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1977

    Notaries public.

    3rd Reading AB1977 Irwin By Caballero

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1908

    Settlement agreements: victims' compensation funding.

    3rd Reading AB1908 McKinnor et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1129

    State Bar of California: community justice worker program.

    Unfinished Business SB1129 Caballero Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1647

    Juveniles: transfer to criminal court: criminal procedure.

    3rd Reading AB1647 Bryan et al. By Cortese

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1892

    Common interest developments: associations.

    3rd Reading AB1892 Davies By Choi

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1910

    Public health: pelvic floor health advisement.

    3rd Reading AB1910 Boerner By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 918

    Food facilities: retail food safety.

    Unfinished Business SB918 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 607

    Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.

    Unfinished Business SB607 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1551

    California Rice Commission: purpose.

    3rd Reading AB1551 Krell By McNerney

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2538

    Medi-Cal: hospice providers: forms.

    3rd Reading AB2538 Macedo et al. By Grove

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2503

    California Interscholastic Federation: pupil health: heat illness: guidelines.

    3rd Reading AB2503 Wallis By Padilla

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1253

    Salinas Reservoir: recreational use.

    Unfinished Business SB1253 Laird Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2346

    Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.

    3rd Reading AB2346 Wilson et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1112

    Tax Equity Allocation.

    3rd Reading AB1112 Wallis By Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 832

    Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan.

    Unfinished Business SB832 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2224

    County recorders: fees.

    3rd Reading AB2224 Hadwick et al. By Grove

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1817

    Mobilehome parks: termination of tenancy: failure to comply with a rule or regulation.

    3rd Reading AB1817 Addis By Reyes

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1285

    Juvenile court: procedure.

    Unfinished Business SB1285 Durazo et al. Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1656

    Human trafficking case continuances.

    3rd Reading AB1656 Davies By Blakespear

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 930

    Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act: end-to-end encryption.

    Unfinished Business SB930 Reyes Concurrence

    Aug 17, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 159

    Relative to indigent defense.

    3rd Reading ACR159 Kalra et al. By Reyes

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 162

    Relative to the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.

    3rd Reading ACR162 Hadwick et al. By Strickland Reconsider

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 128

    Relative to California Neuroblastoma Awareness Day.

    3rd Reading SR128 Pérez et al.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 61

    Relative to Filicide Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading ACR61 Stefani et al. By Rubio

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 107

    Relative to the Diablo Range.

    3rd Reading ACR107 Bauer-Kahan By Laird

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 162

    Relative to the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.

    3rd Reading ACR162 Hadwick et al. By Strickland

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 136

    Relative to National Family Week.

    3rd Reading SR136 Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 29

    Relative to voting by mail.

    3rd Reading AJR29 Berman et al. By Wiener

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 132

    Relative to Landscapers Appreciation Day.

    3rd Reading SR132 Durazo

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 137

    Relative to National Chiropractic Health Month.

    3rd Reading SR137 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 135

    Relative to 40th Infantry Division of the California National Guard.

    3rd Reading SR135 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 134

    Relative to Afghan Independence Day.

    3rd Reading SR134 Wahab

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 9

    National parks: federal funding.

    3rd Reading AJR9 Wallis et al. By Laird

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 162

    Relative to the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.

    3rd Reading ACR162 Hadwick et al. By Strickland

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

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  • AJR 17

    The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.

    3rd Reading AJR17 Celeste Rodriguez By Arreguín

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 130

    Relative to Recovery Month.

    3rd Reading SR130 Durazo et al.

    Aug 13, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1636

    Cerritos Community College District: data sharing.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2728

    Groundwater: de minimis extractors: fees: exemption.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2307

    Transportation: traffic signal synchronization pilot program: Western Riverside Council of Governments.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB2307 Sanchez et al. By Seyarto

    Aug 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 992

    County auditors: special districts: annual audit exceptions.

    Unfinished Business SB992 Niello Concurrence

    Aug 10, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2390

    Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 10, 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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