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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

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

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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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 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 1613

    Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicle safety.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2046

    Vehicles: pollution control devices.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2055

    Vessels: operation: registration.

    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 1338

    Department of Transportation: transferred property: City of Lynwood.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2541

    Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.

    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 1594

    Surplus nonresidential property: sales by the Department of Transportation: net equity.

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

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2774

    Physical Therapy Board of California.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 172

    State government.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 172

    State government.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB172 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2771

    California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 135

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB135 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1921

    Digital games: ordinary use.

    [First] hearing set for [06-29-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 719

    Access to connected vehicle service.

    W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause)

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2783

    Court reporting.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 169

    Transportation budget trailer bill.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB169 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 152

    Human services.

    3rd Reading AB152 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1921

    Digital games: ordinary use.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Failed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 171

    Labor.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB171 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 179

    Housing.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 164

    Health.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB164 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 150

    Early care and education.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2163

    Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 152

    Human services.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 179

    Housing.

    3rd Reading AB179 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al. By Laird

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 170

    Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2141

    Pharmacies: license discipline: stipulated settlement and disciplinary order.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 174

    Courts.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 171

    Labor.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2773

    California Board of Occupational Therapy: licensing: fees.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 169

    Transportation budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 210

    Relative to a sister state relationship with the Province Gauteng in South Africa.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 135

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2516

    California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 111

    Budget Act of 2026.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1954

    Municipal golf courses: reservations.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1640

    California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 164

    Health.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 182

    November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 126

    Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 163

    Developmental services.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB165 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2772

    Interior designers.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 168

    Public Resources.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SJR 16

    Vehicles: commercial driver's license revocation.

    3rd Reading SJR16 Caballero et al.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 112

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1965

    Cannabis: testing: quality assurance.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 181

    Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.

    Do pass

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 2775

    Chiropractic Act.

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

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 168

    Public Resources.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SB168 B. & F.R.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

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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