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 ↗
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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.
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AB 489
Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence.
Special Consent AB489 Bonta et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 1306
Teacher preparation programs: school districts and county offices of education: English learners.
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AB 1438
School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.
Special Consent AB1438 Gallagher By Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause
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AB 1374
Rental passenger vehicle transactions: third parties.
3rd Reading AB1374 Berman et al. By Umberg
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AB 1087
Crimes: vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
Special Consent AB1087 Patterson By Niello
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AB 323
Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities.
Special Consent AB323 Fong et al.
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AB 1415
California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act.
3rd Reading AB1415 Bonta et al. By Menjivar
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SB 764
Chain restaurants: children's meals.
Unfinished Business SB764 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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AB 406
Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.
3rd Reading AB406 Schiavo By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause
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SB 650
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
Unfinished Business SB650 Cabaldon Concurrence
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AB 894
General acute care hospitals: patient directories.
3rd Reading AB894 Carrillo et al. By Rubio
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AB 1384
Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements.
3rd Reading AB1384 Nguyen et al. By Richardson
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AB 30
State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.
3rd Reading AB30 Alvarez et al. By Richardson Urgency Clause
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AB 1003
Public health: emergency plans and wildfire research.
3rd Reading AB1003 Calderon By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 900
Environmental protection: 30x30 goals: land conservation: stewardship.
3rd Reading AB900 Papan By Grove
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SB 507
Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation.
Unfinished Business SB507 Limón Concurrence
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AB 663
Hydrofluorocarbon gases: sale and distribution prohibition: exemptions.
3rd Reading AB663 McKinnor By Rubio Urgency Clause
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AB 439
California Coastal Act of 1976: local planning and reporting.
3rd Reading AB439 Rogers By Allen
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AB 1223
Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act: Sacramento Transportation Authority.
3rd Reading AB1223 Nguyen et al. By Cortese
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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
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Issues
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