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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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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.

  • ACR 172

    Relative to World Irritable Bowel Syndrome Day.

    Special Consent ACR172 Macedo et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1187

    Open meetings.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 170

    Relative to Mosquito Awareness Week.

    Special Consent ACR170 Wallis et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 108

    Budget Act of 2025.

    3rd Reading AB108 Gabriel By Laird

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1443

    Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1443 ED.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1410

    Adult community care facilities: email address of record.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1436

    Qualified ABLE Program.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1436 REV. & TAX.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 949

    Environmental protection: Natural Resources Agency: resource of statewide significance: Santa Cruz Mountains.

    3rd Reading SB949 Becker et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 167

    Relative to Mother's Day.

    3rd Reading SCR167 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 141

    Relative to Vesak Day.

    Special Consent ACR141 Ta et al.

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1444

    Employment.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1444 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 171

    Relative to California Home Visiting Week.

    Special Consent ACR171 Celeste Rodriguez

    May 7, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 108

    Budget Act of 2025.

    Do pass

    May 5, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 941

    Private detention facilities: canteens.

    3rd Reading SB941 Padilla et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 103

    Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SR103 Blakespear et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1273

    Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.

    3rd Reading SB1273 Cabaldon et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1159

    Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

    3rd Reading SB1159 Cabaldon et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 154

    Relative to Green Star Veterans and Families Day.

    3rd Reading SCR154 Umberg et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 146

    Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1416

    Physicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 123

    California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR123 Umberg et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 164

    Relative to Black Health Equity Advocacy Week.

    3rd Reading SCR164 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading SB1195 Rubio Reconsider

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1195

    Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 990

    Highways: exit information.

    3rd Reading

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 86

    Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.

    3rd Reading SR86 Gonzalez et al.

    May 4, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1100

    Grand juries: final reports.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1100 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1264

    Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 892

    Public postsecondary education: priority registration: members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States and State Guard.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB892 Grove et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 963

    California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development permits: appeal: de novo review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1170

    Joint powers agreements: nonprofit housing developers.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1324

    Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor: working group report.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 161

    Relative to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR161 Weber Pierson et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 101

    Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.

    3rd Reading SR101 Ashby

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1169

    Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 108

    Relative to the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SCR108 Archuleta et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1234

    Dependency: fentanyl use.

    3rd Reading SB1234 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 914

    School accountability: audits: annual review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1133

    Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1437

    Property taxation: intercounty pipeline: right-of-way assessment: full cash value.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1437 REV. & TAX.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 96

    Relative to National County Government Month.

    3rd Reading SR96 Cortese et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1438

    Local government: investments and deposits.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1438 L. GOV.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1008

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB1008 Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 143

    Relative to Hmong Laotian Special Guerilla Unit veterans.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 902

    Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB902 Grayson et al.

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1111

    Digital replicas.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 977

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    3rd Reading SB977 Weber Pierson

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1274

    Industrial cities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1347

    Pupil health: emergency stock albuterol inhalers.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 30, 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.

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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

Committees

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Issues

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