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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.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

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

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • AB 1583

    Criminal procedure: jurisdiction.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 15, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2455

    Bruce Lee Day.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB2455 Haney et al.

    Jun 15, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2556

    Evidence: credibility of witnesses and evidence affected or excluded by extrinsic policies.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 15, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1549

    Alternative domestic violence program.

    Consent Calendar 2nd (Urgency Clause)

    Jun 15, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 109

    Budget Act of 2026.

    3rd Reading AB109 Gabriel By Laird

    Jun 15, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2286

    Criminal procedure: attorney visits: medical settings.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 15, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 1

    Relative to K-Ginseng Day.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR1 Quirk-Silva et al.

    Jun 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 18

    Relative to campaign finance reform.

    3rd Reading SJR18 McNerney et al.

    Jun 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2726

    School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 112

    Relative to Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SR112 Niello

    Jun 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 94

    Relative to antimicrobial resistance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR94 Patel et al.

    Jun 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 181

    Relative to Family Justice Center Day.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 11, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 16

    Vehicles: commercial driver's license revocation.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    Jun 9, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 17

    Korean American veterans.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    Jun 8, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 14

    World War II Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    Jun 8, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 104

    Relative to aging and chronic disease policy.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SR104 Becker et al.

    Jun 8, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 173

    Relative to the State of Jalisco.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    Jun 8, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 164

    Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR164 Bains et al.

    Jun 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 129

    Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR129 Haney et al.

    Jun 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 166

    State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.

    Consent Calendar 2nd ACR166 Ávila Farías et al.

    Jun 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 1

    Relative to K-Ginseng Day.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 3, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 94

    Relative to antimicrobial resistance.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 3, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 173

    Relative to the State of Jalisco.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 1, 2026 · Result: Failed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 129

    Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 1, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 179

    Relative to Celiac Disease Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 1, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 164

    Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 1, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 166

    State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 1, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1050

    False advertising: synthetic performers.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1025

    Office of Food Security and Affordability.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1302

    Nursing.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1393

    Commercial fishing: steelhead trout: Dungeness crab.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 995

    Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.

    3rd Reading SB995 Pérez et al.

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1211

    Criminal procedure: postconviction investigation.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1181

    Violence Prevention, Pupil Wellness, and School Safety Grant Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1266

    Crimes: theft.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1373

    Diversion.

    3rd Reading SB1373 Grove et al.

    May 28, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 865

    California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1359

    Natural Gas Ratepayer Protection Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 895

    California Science and Health Research Bond Act.

    3rd Reading SB895 Wiener et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1366

    Public Utilities Commission: report.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1093

    Mobilehome parks: disaster assistance.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1066

    Unclaimed property.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1246

    Autonomous vehicles.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1423

    Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 898

    Connected consumer products.

    3rd Reading SB898 Weber Pierson

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1220

    Firearms: prohibited persons.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1354

    The military: defense of the state.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1350

    Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.

    3rd Reading SB1350 McNerney et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1171

    State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1087

    Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 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

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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