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Caroline Menjivar

State Senator · Senate District 20 · Party: Democratic

3011 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3011
Final-passage votes
4614
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 20
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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 specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • AB 2368

    Low-income health care: internet website and information.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2059

    California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 2343

    Alcohol and other drug programs: consumer protection platform.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2311

    Health care districts: employment.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1556

    Recovery housing: funding.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1642

    Wildfires: contamination standards.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2282

    Health facilities: emergency medical services.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 2161

    Medi-Cal eligibility: work or community engagement.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1486

    Climate resiliency: research farms: grant program.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2201

    Medi-Cal: eligibility redetermination.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1540

    988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ youth.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1780

    Beverage containers: redemption payments: exemption.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2208

    Medi-Cal: cost sharing and accessibility.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 539

    Health care coverage: prior authorizations.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 180

    Hydrogen: decarbonization tool.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1882

    Safe Delivery Fund Pilot Program.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2704

    Fee Schedule Intensive Technical Support for Onboarding Program.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2577

    Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986: settlements: attorney's fees.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2253

    Solid waste: products: recycled content claims.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1199

    Medical staff: health care provider credentialing.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1923

    Local ballot measures: County of Fresno.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2499

    Health care coverage: claims payments.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1148

    Food packaging: hazardous chemicals.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1436

    State Air Resources Board: air pollution regulations: private fleets: exception.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Failed Committee

  • AB 2218

    Water policy: California Native American tribes.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1887

    Prescription drug coverage for rare diseases.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 40

    California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1825

    Health care: state hospitals.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1679

    Local pop-up small business program.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1237

    Swimming pool safety: building codes: condominium units.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2322

    Water discharge: commercial, industrial, or institutional sites.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1808

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: single-family residences: public works projects.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2674

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

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 904

    Carpet recycling.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1811

    Health professionals.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 28

    Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.

    Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 605

    Employment: refineries: task force.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2481

    Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2776

    Hazardous materials.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1600

    Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1770

    Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee's Law.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jul 1, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2263

    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2719

    Vehicles: certificates of title.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 599

    Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2329

    Surplus residential property: condition-adjusted price of the fair market value: Cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2679

    State highways: public parking: traffic control.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1685

    Driving privilege: points.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2168

    Active Transportation Program: guidelines.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1145

    Vehicles: local regulation: Department of Transportation.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1687

    Driver's licenses: revocation.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

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.

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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

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