State · State Senate
Caroline Menjivar
State Senator · Senate District 20 · Party: Democratic
3011 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 20
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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
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AB 1273
Public utilities: ratesetting proceedings: local publicly owned electric utilities: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.
3rd Reading AB1273 Patterson By Becker
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SB 148
Higher education budget trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB148 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 27
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Unfinished Business SB27 Umberg Concurrence
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SB 161
State employment: state bargaining units.
Unfinished Business SB161 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 630
State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.
Unfinished Business SB630 Allen et al. Concurrence
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SB 79
Housing development: transit-oriented development.
Unfinished Business SB79 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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AB 962
Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans: use of smartphones.
3rd Reading AB962 Hoover By Allen
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AB 299
Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.
3rd Reading AB299 Gabriel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 24
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Unfinished Business SB24 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 233
Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.
Unfinished Business SB233 Seyarto et al. Concurrence
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SB 307
Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.
Unfinished Business SB307 Cervantes Concurrence
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AB 1264
Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.
3rd Reading AB1264 Gabriel et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 985
Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
3rd Reading AB985 Schiavo et al. By Blakespear Urgency Clause
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AB 709
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater sustainability plans.
3rd Reading AB709 Jeff Gonzalez By Seyarto
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AB 1032
Coverage for behavioral health visits.
3rd Reading AB1032 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 302
Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.
Unfinished Business SB302 Padilla et al. Concurrence
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SB 710
Property taxation: active solar energy systems.
Unfinished Business SB710 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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AB 1390
Public school governance: board member compensation.
3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen
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SB 517
Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors.
Unfinished Business SB517 Niello Concurrence
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SB 292
Electricity: wildfire mitigation: deenergization events and reliability.
Unfinished Business SB292 Cervantes Concurrence
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SB 766
California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.
Unfinished Business SB766 Allen et al. Concurrence
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SB 83
State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.
Unfinished Business SB83 Umberg Concurrence
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SB 224
Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.
Unfinished Business SB224 Hurtado Concurrence
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SB 509
Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.
Unfinished Business SB509 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 357
Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener
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AB 738
Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements.
3rd Reading AB738 Tangipa et al. By Grove
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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$1,001,667
- Spent$1,140,555
- From individuals (itemized)$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 assignedTop employers of individual donors
- NETFLIX$4,500
- NATIONAL CAREER COLLEGE$4,000
- CSUN MANATT$3,000
- CLINICA ROMERO$1,500
- J&J EXECUTIVE SERVICES$850
- TONI SHERMAN INTERIORS LLC$800
- J&J SNACK FOODS/BEAUTISOLES$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$22,100
- California Nurses Association Political Action Committee (CNA-PAC)$12,500
- Association of California School Administrators Political Action Committee$11,800
- California State Council of Laborers PAC Small Contributor Committee$11,800
- California Teachers Association/Association for Better Citizenship$11,800
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund Small Contributor Committee$11,800
- United Nurses Association of California / Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC)$11,800
- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians$11,800
- Western Dental Services, Inc.$11,800
- Women's Political Committee (State Account)$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$174,802
- Friends of Caroline Menjivar for Senate 2026 sponsored by LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Caucus Leadership Fund$173,574
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? Issues and Advocacy Committee$3,791
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? State Candidate Committee$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$136,305 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$128,661 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$64,635 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$229,164 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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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