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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, 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.

  • SB 1145

    California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1180

    Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1156

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    3rd Reading SB1156 Caballero et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 944

    Medi-Cal: acupuncture.

    3rd Reading SB944 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 934

    Sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts.

    3rd Reading SB934 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1202

    Medi-Cal: dashboard and outreach.

    3rd Reading SB1202 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1349

    Taxation: tax expenditures: Legislative Analyst's Office: assessment, report, and recommendation.

    3rd Reading SB1349 Gonzalez et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 950

    Health care coverage: dementia.

    3rd Reading SB950 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1185

    Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.

    3rd Reading SB1185 Cortese et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1077

    CalFresh: federal government shutdowns.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 964

    Prescription drug coverage: dose adjustments.

    3rd Reading SB964 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 111

    Relative to International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia.

    3rd Reading SR111 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1138

    Load-serving entities: resource adequacy requirements.

    3rd Reading SB1138 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1209

    Insurance: examination of insurers.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1024

    Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.

    3rd Reading SB1024 Menjivar et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 903

    Mental health professionals: artificial intelligence.

    3rd Reading SB903 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1119

    Companion chatbots: children's safety.

    3rd Reading SB1119 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1149

    Employees: bereavement leave.

    3rd Reading SB1149 Durazo et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 908

    Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.

    3rd Reading SB908 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1361

    Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.

    3rd Reading SB1361 Durazo et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1408

    Contra Costa Transportation Authority: transactions and use tax.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1406

    Sales and Use Tax Law: vehicles: shell companies.

    3rd Reading SB1406 McNerney et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1247

    Social media platforms: child influencers.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1309

    Health care coverage: lung cancer.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 988

    California Motor Vehicle Glass Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1392

    Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

    3rd Reading SB1392 Cortese et al. Reconsider

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 872

    Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.

    3rd Reading SB872 McNerney et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1271

    Midwifery: workforce data: availability to be a clinical preceptorship.

    3rd Reading SB1271 Reyes et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1196

    Small energization projects: electrical service connections.

    3rd Reading SB1196 McNerney et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 899

    Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.

    3rd Reading SB899 Grove et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 998

    Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

    3rd Reading SB998 Gonzalez et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1383

    Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 884

    Elections in 2026 through 2029.

    3rd Reading SB884 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1344

    Civil actions: housing development projects.

    3rd Reading SB1344 Cabaldon et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1375

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 169

    Relative to Women's Small Business Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 13

    Transboundary flow pollution: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

    3rd Reading SJR13 Padilla et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1172

    Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1369

    Recall petitions.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1193

    Discretionary funds: County of Alameda.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1306

    Controlled substances: gamma-butyrolactone.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

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  • SB 1420

    Vote by mail ballots and early voting.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 957

    Civil detention facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1279

    Speed safety systems.

    3rd Reading SB1279 Gonzalez et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1371

    Solid waste handling services: labor dispute.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 959

    Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.

    3rd Reading SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 994

    Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.

    3rd Reading SB994 Cabaldon et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1004

    Law enforcement: masks.

    3rd Reading SB1004 Wiener et al.

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1014

    Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.

    3rd Reading

    May 19, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1242

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 18, 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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