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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 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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 805

    Crimes.

    Unfinished Business SB805 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 484

    California bar examination.

    3rd Reading AB484 Dixon By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1363

    Protective orders: Wyland's Law.

    Special Consent AB1363 Stefani et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 102

    Relative to California Native American Day and the California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference.

    Special Consent ACR102 Ramos et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 394

    Public transportation providers.

    3rd Reading AB394 Wilson et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1264

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

    3rd Reading AB1264 Gabriel et al. By Weber Pierson

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 741

    Department of Justice: child abuse reporting.

    3rd Reading AB741 Ransom By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1418

    Department of Health Care Access and Information.

    Special Consent AB1418 Schiavo By Pérez

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 985

    Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.

    3rd Reading AB985 Schiavo et al. By Blakespear Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1210

    Postrelease community supervision.

    Special Consent AB1210 Lackey By Seyarto

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 265

    Small Business Recovery Fund Act.

    Special Consent AB265 Caloza et al. By Cortese

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 717

    Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.

    Unfinished Business SB717 Richardson Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 709

    Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater sustainability plans.

    3rd Reading AB709 Jeff Gonzalez By Seyarto

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 571

    Emergencies: crimes.

    Unfinished Business SB571 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 630

    Abandoned recreational vehicles.

    3rd Reading AB630 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1032

    Coverage for behavioral health visits.

    3rd Reading AB1032 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 302

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.

    Unfinished Business SB302 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 986

    State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change.

    Special Consent AB986 Muratsuchi et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 59

    Relative to nurse practitioners.

    Special Consent SR59 Niello

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 400

    Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.

    Special Consent AB400 Pacheco et al. By Rubio

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1288

    Registered environmental health specialists.

    Special Consent AB1288 Addis et al. By Pérez

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 710

    Property taxation: active solar energy systems.

    Unfinished Business SB710 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 943

    Insurance agents: prelicensing education.

    3rd Reading AB943 Michelle Rodriguez By Hurtado

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1390

    Public school governance: board member compensation.

    3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 91

    State and local agencies: demographic data.

    Special Consent AB91 Harabedian et al. By Pérez

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 36

    Price gouging: state of emergency.

    Unfinished Business SB36 Umberg et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 627

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Unfinished Business SB627 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1485

    Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.

    Special Consent AB1485 Macedo et al. By Rubio

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 820

    Inmates: mental health.

    Unfinished Business SB820 Stern Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 517

    Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors.

    Unfinished Business SB517 Niello Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 792

    Childcare.

    Unfinished Business SB792 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 447

    Workers' compensation: death benefits.

    Special Consent SB447 Umberg et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 292

    Electricity: wildfire mitigation: deenergization events and reliability.

    Unfinished Business SB292 Cervantes Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 506

    Transportation: omnibus bill.

    Special Consent SB506 TRANS.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 466

    Drinking water: primary standard for hexavalent chromium: exemption.

    Special Consent SB466 Caballero et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 653

    Child abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coaches.

    Special Consent AB653 Lackey et al. By Grove

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 245

    Property taxation: application of base year value: disaster relief.

    Special Consent AB245 Gipson By Umberg Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 766

    California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.

    Unfinished Business SB766 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 83

    State Department of Health Care Services: substance abuse treatment: disclosures.

    Unfinished Business SB83 Umberg Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 224

    Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.

    Unfinished Business SB224 Hurtado Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 402

    Health care coverage: autism.

    Unfinished Business SB402 Valladares Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 509

    Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.

    Unfinished Business SB509 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 357

    Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.

    3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 738

    Energy: building standards: photovoltaic requirements.

    3rd Reading AB738 Tangipa et al. By Grove

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 779

    Contractors: civil penalties.

    Unfinished Business SB779 Archuleta Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 512

    District elections: initiatives.

    Unfinished Business SB512 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 595

    Local government: investments and financial reports.

    Unfinished Business SB595 Choi Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 56

    Social media: warning labels.

    3rd Reading AB56 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Weber Pierson

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 683

    Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.

    Unfinished Business SB683 Cortese Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 853

    California AI Transparency Act.

    3rd Reading AB853 Wicks et al. By Becker

    Sep 11, 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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Issues

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