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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 392

    Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

    Special Consent SB392 Grayson et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 104

    Outdoor Worker Appreciation Week

    Special Consent ACR104 Wallis By Ochoa Bogh

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AJR 15

    The Major Richard Star Act.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR15 Alanis et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 104

    Relative to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR104 Valladares et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1142

    Horses: horse shows, competitions, and sales.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 60

    Relative to Elimination of Violence Against Women Day.

    3rd Reading SR60 Rubio et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 62

    Relative to Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR62 Valladares et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 102

    Relative to California Firefighter Appreciation Month and California Firefighters Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR102 Caballero et al.

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 611

    Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

    Special Consent SB611 Richardson et al. Urgency Clause

    Aug 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 920

    Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB920 Caloza et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 5

    Enteric methane reduction solutions: cattle industries.

    3rd Reading SJR5 Becker

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 394

    Water theft: fire hydrants.

    Special Consent SB394 Allen et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 387

    Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1509

    Veterans: educational assistance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1509 M. & V.A.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 815

    Vehicle insurance: vehicle classification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 7

    Special education funding: protection.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AJR7 Addis et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 447

    Emergency room patient prescriptions.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB447 Mark González

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 521

    Contractors State License Board: bond deposits: liability for legal fees and costs.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 602

    Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 50

    Relative to California Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day.

    Special Consent SR50 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 688

    Telehealth for All Act of 2025.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB688 Mark González et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 53

    Relative to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR53 Rubio et al. By Cortese

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 420

    Public utilities: property, franchises, and permits: exemption.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB420 Petrie-Norris

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 459

    Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.

    Special Consent

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1510

    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee relations.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1510 P. E. & R.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 54

    Relative to Korean Independence Day.

    Special Consent SR54 Choi et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AJR 3

    Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

    3rd Reading AJR3 Schiavo et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1155

    Law schools: externships: compensation.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1155 Fong By Umberg

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 487

    Insurance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB487 INS.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 85

    Relative to Latino Veterans Day.

    3rd Reading SCR85 Archuleta et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 385

    Regional park property: County of San Bernardino: Glen Helen Regional Park.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1512

    Elections: ballot language.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB1512 ELECTIONS

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 51

    Relative to Protecting the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador.

    3rd Reading SR51 Becker et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 8

    The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.

    3rd Reading SJR8 Arreguín et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 25

    Relative to nuclear fusion.

    Special Consent SCR25 Blakespear et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 48

    Relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.

    Special Consent SCR48 Cervantes et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 100

    Relative to California Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month.

    3rd Reading

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 96

    Relative to the 50th anniversary of Southeast Asian American resettlement.

    3rd Reading SCR96 Wahab et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 101

    Relative to Taekwondo Day.

    3rd Reading SCR101 Choi et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1495

    Home health aides: training and certification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 58

    Relative to the anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

    3rd Reading SR58 Blakespear et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 580

    Surface mining: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 11

    Relative to Epilepsy Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 418

    Property taxation: tax-defaulted property.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB418 Wilson et al. By Seyarto

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 30

    Relative to Black History Month.

    3rd Reading ACR30 Jackson et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1139

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public access: nonmotorized recreation.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 93

    Relative to First Responders' Day.

    3rd Reading SCR93 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 457

    Farmworker housing: streamlined, ministerial approval: Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced.

    Consent Calendar 2nd AB457 Soria et al.

    Aug 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 15

    The Major Richard Star Act.

    Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Aug 25, 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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