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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 686

    Housing programs: financing.

    Special Consent SB686 Reyes et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 88

    Air resources: carbon emissions: biomass.

    Unfinished Business SB88 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1005

    Drowning prevention: public schools: informational materials.

    Special Consent AB1005 Davies et al. By Blakespear

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 376

    Incomplete gift nongrantor trusts: Personal Income Tax Law.

    Unfinished Business SB376 Valladares Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 841

    State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires.

    Special Consent AB841 Patel et al. By Laird

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 533

    Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.

    Unfinished Business SB533 Richardson Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 531

    Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review.

    3rd Reading AB531 Rogers et al. By Becker

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 669

    Rural hospitals: standby perinatal services.

    Unfinished Business SB669 McGuire et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 849

    Health providers: medical chaperones.

    3rd Reading AB849 Soria et al. By Caballero

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 13

    Relative to International Day of Peace.

    Special Consent ACR13 Jackson By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1207

    Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension.

    Do pass

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 236

    Cosmetics: chemical hair relaxers.

    Unfinished Business SB236 Weber Pierson Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 663

    Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.

    Unfinished Business SB663 Allen et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1390

    Public school governance: board member compensation.

    3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen Reconsider

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1056

    Gill nets: permits.

    3rd Reading AB1056 Bennett By Laird

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 853

    Public employees' retirement.

    Special Consent SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 255

    County recorders: notification.

    Special Consent

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1089

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: tree removal and trimming.

    3rd Reading AB1089 Carrillo By Laird

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 670

    Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.

    Special Consent AB670 Quirk-Silva By Grayson

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1356

    Alcohol and other drug programs.

    Special Consent AB1356 Dixon By Jones

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 478

    Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.

    Special Consent AB478 Zbur et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1071

    Criminal procedure: discrimination.

    3rd Reading AB1071 Kalra By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 627

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Unfinished Business SB627 Wiener et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 16

    Vote by mail ballots: processing.

    3rd Reading AB16 Alanis By Alvarado-Gil

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 915

    Dam safety: state supervision: exceptions.

    3rd Reading AB915 Petrie-Norris By Grove

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 243

    Companion chatbots.

    Unfinished Business SB243 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 624

    Nonminor dependents: tax guidance.

    Special Consent SB624 Caballero et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 298

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.

    Unfinished Business SB298 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 445

    Alcoholic beverages.

    Special Consent AB445 Aguiar-Curry By Niello

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 418

    Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination.

    Unfinished Business SB418 Menjivar et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 61

    Relative to building resiliency.

    Special Consent SR61 Pérez et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1476

    Meal program: senior citizens.

    Special Consent AB1476 Wallis et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 799

    Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

    Special Consent AB799 Celeste Rodriguez By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 476

    Metal theft.

    3rd Reading AB476 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 92

    Housing development: density bonuses.

    Unfinished Business SB92 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 253

    California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.

    3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 113

    Relative to Intellectual Property Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR113 Bauer-Kahan By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 373

    Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.

    Unfinished Business SB373 Grove et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1246

    Alcoholic beverages: distilled spirits.

    3rd Reading AB1246 Hoover By Valladares

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 325

    Cartwright Act: violations.

    3rd Reading AB325 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Umberg

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1417

    Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.

    3rd Reading AB1417 Stefani et al. By Rubio

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1373

    Water quality: state certification.

    Special Consent AB1373 Soria By Caballero

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 896

    Foster care: placement transition planning.

    Special Consent AB896 Elhawary et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 105

    Relative to the music industry in California.

    Special Consent ACR105 McKinnor et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 709

    Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.

    Unfinished Business SB709 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 771

    Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.

    Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 450

    Adoption.

    Unfinished Business SB450 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 462

    Land use: accessory dwelling units.

    3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 857

    Public safety omnibus.

    Special Consent SB857 PUB. S.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 227

    Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.

    Special Consent SB227 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

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

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