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 ↗
Source
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.
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SB 700
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 457
Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
3rd Reading
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SB 832
Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan.
3rd Reading
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SB 742
Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.
3rd Reading SB742 Pérez et al.
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
3rd Reading SB849 Weber Pierson
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SB 299
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
3rd Reading SB299 Cabaldon et al.
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SB 722
Transit-oriented housing development: excluded parcels and sites.
3rd Reading SB722 Wahab et al. Urgency Clause
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SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
3rd Reading SB222 Wiener et al.
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SB 828
Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.
3rd Reading SB828 Cabaldon et al.
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SJR 9
Immigrants in California: mass immigration raids.
Unfinished Business SJR9 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 607
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District: contributions and loans.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 623
Automobile accidents: civil actions: transportation network companies.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 381
Vital records: adoptees' birth certificates.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 490
Alcohol and drug programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 58
Air quality: standard: hydrogen sulfide.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 220
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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ACR 71
Relative to the Little Saigon Freeway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 299
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 501
Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: covered batteries.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 667
Railroads: safety: report.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 837
Disaster and emergency preparedness.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 557
Child abuse: family resource centers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 342
Contractors: unlicensed work.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 299
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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SB 479
Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 80
Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.
Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 404
Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.
Unfinished Business SB404 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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