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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

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  • SB 640

    Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment.

    Unfinished Business SB640 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 889

    Prevailing wage: per diem wages.

    3rd Reading AB889 Hadwick et al. By Limón

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 338

    Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.

    Unfinished Business SB338 Becker et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 93

    Water resources: data centers.

    3rd Reading AB93 Papan By Laird

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 464

    Employer pay data.

    Unfinished Business SB464 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 576

    Video streaming services: commercial advertisements.

    Unfinished Business SB576 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 580

    Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

    Unfinished Business SB580 Durazo Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 628

    Hiring of real property: dwellings: untenantability.

    3rd Reading AB628 McKinnor By Wiener

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 777

    Food assistance: disasters: utilities.

    3rd Reading AB777 Celeste Rodriguez By Stern

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 371

    Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.

    Unfinished Business SB371 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 247

    Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.

    3rd Reading AB247 Bryan et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1172

    Adult day programs: administration of intranasal emergency antiseizure medications.

    3rd Reading AB1172 Nguyen et al. By Grayson

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1527

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    3rd Reading AB1527 Soria et al. By Hurtado Urgency Clause

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 564

    Cannabis: excise tax: rate increase suspension: report.

    3rd Reading AB564 Haney et al. By Cabaldon

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 610

    Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.

    3rd Reading AB610 Alvarez By Grayson

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 566

    California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.

    3rd Reading AB566 Lowenthal et al. By Stern

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 754

    Menstrual products: disposable tampons and pad products: concerning chemicals.

    Unfinished Business SB754 Durazo Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 518

    Descendants of enslaved persons: reparations.

    Unfinished Business SB518 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 250

    Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.

    Unfinished Business SB250 Ochoa Bogh Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 791

    Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.

    Unfinished Business SB791 Cortese et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 359

    Use Fuel Tax Law: Diesel Fuel Tax Law: exempt bus operation.

    Unfinished Business SB359 Niello Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 499

    Residential projects: fees and charges.

    Unfinished Business SB499 Stern Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 486

    Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act.

    Unfinished Business SB486 Cabaldon Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1362

    Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.

    3rd Reading AB1362 Kalra et al. By Laird

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 419

    Educational equity: immigration enforcement.

    3rd Reading AB419 Connolly By Pérez

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1529

    Housing omnibus.

    3rd Reading AB1529 H. & C.D. (Haney) By Wahab

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 740

    Virtual power plants: load shifting: integrated energy policy report.

    3rd Reading AB740 Harabedian et al. By Stern

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 692

    Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.

    3rd Reading AB692 Kalra et al. By Pérez

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 634

    Local government: homelessness.

    Unfinished Business SB634 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 507

    Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.

    3rd Reading AB507 Haney et al. By Wiener

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1466

    Groundwater adjudication.

    3rd Reading AB1466 Hart By Laird

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 660

    California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.

    Unfinished Business SB660 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 582

    Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters.

    Unfinished Business SB582 Stern et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 3

    Elections: signature verification and results.

    Unfinished Business SB3 Cervantes et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 398

    Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.

    Unfinished Business SB398 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 333

    Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.

    Unfinished Business SB333 Laird et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 610

    Disaster assistance: tenants, mobilehome parks, and mortgages.

    Unfinished Business SB610 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 798

    State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.

    3rd Reading AB798 Calderon et al. By Limón

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1319

    Protected species: California Endangered Species Act.

    3rd Reading AB1319 Schultz et al. By Limón

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 70

    Solid waste: organic waste: diversion: biomethane.

    3rd Reading AB70 Aguiar-Curry By Grayson

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1324

    CalWORKs.

    3rd Reading AB1324 Sharp-Collins et al. By Limón

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1069

    Older adults: emergency shelters.

    3rd Reading AB1069 Bains et al. By Limón

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 243

    Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.

    3rd Reading AB243 Ahrens By Wahab

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 71

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects.

    Unfinished Business SB71 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1445

    Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing districts.

    3rd Reading AB1445 Haney et al. By Ashby

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1074

    CalWORKs.

    3rd Reading AB1074 Patel By Limón

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 778

    Migrant childcare and development programs.

    Unfinished Business SB778 Limón Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 64

    Vital records.

    3rd Reading AB64 Pacheco et al. By Limón

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 727

    Pupil and student safety: identification cards.

    3rd Reading AB727 Mark González et al. By Pérez

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 515

    Trial: statement of decision.

    3rd Reading AB515 Pacheco By Umberg

    Sep 9, 2025 · 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.

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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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