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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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  • AB 827

    Voting: signature verification.

    3rd Reading AB827 Berman et al. By Cervantes

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1400

    Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.

    3rd Reading AB1400 Soria et al. By Reyes

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 737

    Energy: building decarbonization: notice and recordation of a decarbonization charge.

    3rd Reading AB737 Quirk-Silva By Caballero

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 504

    Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.

    Unfinished Business SB504 Laird et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1125

    Workers' compensation: peace officers.

    3rd Reading AB1125 Nguyen By Durazo

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1336

    Farmworkers: benefits.

    3rd Reading AB1336 Addis By Durazo

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 76

    Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.

    3rd Reading AB76 Alvarez By Padilla

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 301

    County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.

    Unfinished Business SB301 Grayson Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 518

    Low-impact camping areas.

    3rd Reading AB518 Ward et al. By Limón

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1104

    Net energy metering: construction of renewable electrical generation facilities: public works project requirements.

    3rd Reading AB1104 Pellerin By Becker

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 7

    Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery.

    3rd Reading AB7 Bryan et al. By Richardson

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 975

    Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions: culverts and bridges.

    3rd Reading AB975 Gallagher By Niello

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1414

    Landlord-tenant: internet service provider subscriptions.

    3rd Reading AB1414 Ransom et al. By Wiener

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 682

    Health care coverage reporting.

    3rd Reading AB682 Ortega et al. By Cortese

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 289

    State highway work zone speed safety program.

    3rd Reading AB289 Haney et al. By Cortese

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 527

    California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: geothermal field development projects: enhanced geothermal system wells.

    3rd Reading AB527 Papan et al. By Limón

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1411

    Voter education and outreach plans.

    3rd Reading AB1411 Sharp-Collins By Umberg

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 287

    Elections: polling places and vote centers.

    3rd Reading AB287 Lackey et al. By Umberg

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 723

    Real estate: digitally altered images: disclosure.

    3rd Reading AB723 Pellerin By Wahab

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1249

    Early voting: satellite locations.

    3rd Reading AB1249 Wilson By Limón

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 642

    Employment: payment of wages.

    Unfinished Business SB642 Limón et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 411

    Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025.

    Unfinished Business SB411 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 543

    Medi-Cal: field medicine.

    3rd Reading AB543 Mark González et al. By Rubio

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 752

    Child daycare facilities.

    3rd Reading AB752 Ávila Farías By Arreguín

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 288

    Employment: labor organization and unfair practices.

    3rd Reading AB288 McKinnor et al. By Umberg

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1264

    Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.

    That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 44

    Energy: electrical demand forecasts.

    3rd Reading AB44 Schultz By McNerney

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 340

    General plans: housing element: emergency shelter.

    Unfinished Business SB340 Laird et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 524

    Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act.

    3rd Reading AB524 Wilson et al. By Hurtado

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 554

    Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.

    3rd Reading AB554 Mark González et al. By Cabaldon

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 640

    Local educational agencies: governance training.

    3rd Reading AB640 Muratsuchi et al. By Pérez

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 258

    Fairs: allocation of revenues: gross receipts for sales and use tax.

    3rd Reading AB258 Connolly et al. By Laird

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 701

    Signal jammers.

    Unfinished Business SB701 Wahab et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 845

    Employment: complaints: agricultural employees.

    3rd Reading AB845 Arambula By Hurtado

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1275

    Regional housing needs: regional transportation plan.

    3rd Reading AB1275 Elhawary By Durazo

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 786

    California Pollution Control Financing Authority: name change.

    3rd Reading AB786 Solache By Gonzalez

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 278

    Health data: HIV test results.

    Unfinished Business SB278 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1410

    Utilities: service outages and updates: alerts.

    3rd Reading AB1410 Garcia By Rubio

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1392

    Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.

    3rd Reading AB1392 Sharp-Collins et al. By Grove

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 704

    Firearms: firearm barrels.

    Unfinished Business SB704 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1197

    Rental passenger vehicles: electronic surveillance technology: renter liability for loss due to theft.

    3rd Reading AB1197 Calderon By Grayson

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 68

    Major food allergens.

    Unfinished Business SB68 Menjivar Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1501

    Physician assistants and podiatrists.

    3rd Reading AB1501 Berman By Ashby

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1096

    Water: schoolsites: lead testing.

    3rd Reading AB1096 Connolly By Menjivar

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 20

    Occupational safety: high-exposure trigger tasks on artificial stone.

    Unfinished Business SB20 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1308

    Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.

    3rd Reading AB1308 Hoover et al. By Jones

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1094

    Crimes: torture of a minor: parole.

    3rd Reading AB1094 Bains et al. By Archuleta

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 50

    Connected devices: device protection requests.

    Unfinished Business SB50 Ashby Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 40

    Health care coverage: insulin.

    Unfinished Business SB40 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 9, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 291

    Contractors: workers' compensation insurance.

    Unfinished Business SB291 Grayson Concurrence

    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.

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

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