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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 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • ACR 16

    Relative to the POW/MIA Bridge.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 120

    Early childhood education and childcare.

    Unfinished Business SB120 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 786

    California Pollution Control Financing Authority: name change.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 584

    Firearms dealers and manufacturers: secure facilities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 127

    Climate change.

    Unfinished Business SB127 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 143

    Developmental services.

    3rd Reading AB143 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 233

    Alcoholic beverages: licensees.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 141

    California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.

    Unfinished Business SB141 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 21

    Relative to the Galt Police Officer Harminder Grewal Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 751

    Rest periods: petroleum facilities: safety-sensitive positions.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 79

    Relative to The Brad Mettam Memorial Interchange.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 73

    Relative to Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 771

    Financing statements: mortgages.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 48

    Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.

    3rd Reading SR48 Menjivar et al.

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 369

    Emergency services: liability.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB369 Michelle Rodriguez

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 49

    Relative to the 75th anniversary of the Korean War.

    3rd Reading SR49 Choi et al.

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1297

    Automatic temporary restraining orders.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 565

    Representation of trust beneficiaries.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 6

    Federal funding for essential state infrastructure, technology, and economic development.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 94

    Relative to California Mountain Biking and Trail Stewardship Month.

    3rd Reading SCR94 Blakespear et al.

    Jun 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 80

    Relative to Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading ACR80 Stefani By Wiener

    Jun 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 15

    Relative to California Propane Day.

    3rd Reading ACR15 Alanis et al. By Laird

    Jun 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 5

    Enteric methane reduction solutions: cattle industries.

    Be adopted as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Jun 18, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 75

    Relative to Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.

    3rd Reading SCR75 Weber Pierson et al.

    Jun 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 83

    Relative to Hypertension Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR83 Stern et al.

    Jun 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 86

    Relative to Juneteenth.

    3rd Reading SCR86 Weber Pierson et al.

    Jun 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 1

    Rescinding previous applications for a federal constitutional convention.

    3rd Reading SJR1 Wiener et al.

    Jun 16, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 74

    Relative to Flag Day.

    3rd Reading SCR74 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Jun 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 11

    Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program: federal funding cuts.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR11 Ransom et al.

    Jun 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 101

    Budget Act of 2025.

    Unfinished Business SB101 Wiener Concurrence

    Jun 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 37

    Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 586

    Off-highway electric motorcycles.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 756

    California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program.

    3rd Reading SB756 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 254

    Energy.

    3rd Reading SB254 Becker et al. Urgency Clause

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 569

    Bikeways: reversions and modifications.

    3rd Reading SB569 Blakespear et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 834

    Criminal records: relief.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 638

    California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.

    3rd Reading SB638 Padilla et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 261

    Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.

    3rd Reading SB261 Wahab et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 701

    Signal jammers.

    3rd Reading SB701 Wahab et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 632

    Community colleges: California College Promise.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 453

    Microgrid incentive program.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 655

    Dwelling units: indoor temperature.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 540

    Independent System Operator: independent regional organization: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.

    3rd Reading SB540 Becker et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 601

    Water: waste discharge.

    3rd Reading SB601 Allen et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 680

    Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 498

    Incarcerated persons: communications.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 50

    Connected devices: device protection requests.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 84

    Disability access: construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to correct.

    3rd Reading SB84 Niello et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 472

    Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program.

    3rd Reading SB472 Stern et al.

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 500

    Energy: usage data.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 4, 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

Committees

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Issues

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