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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

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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.

  • AB 134

    Public Safety.

    3rd Reading AB134 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 741

    Department of Justice: child abuse reporting.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 132

    Taxation.

    Unfinished Business SB132 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 123

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    3rd Reading AB123 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 124

    Public resources trailer bill.

    Unfinished Business SB124 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1177

    California Prompt Payment Act: late payment penalties.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 116

    Health omnibus trailer bill.

    3rd Reading AB116 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 128

    Transportation.

    Unfinished Business SB128 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 16

    Relative to the POW/MIA Bridge.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 120

    Early childhood education and childcare.

    Unfinished Business SB120 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 786

    California Pollution Control Financing Authority: name change.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 584

    Firearms dealers and manufacturers: secure facilities.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 127

    Climate change.

    Unfinished Business SB127 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 143

    Developmental services.

    3rd Reading AB143 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 233

    Alcoholic beverages: licensees.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 141

    California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.

    Unfinished Business SB141 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 21

    Relative to the Galt Police Officer Harminder Grewal Memorial Highway.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 751

    Rest periods: petroleum facilities: safety-sensitive positions.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 79

    Relative to The Brad Mettam Memorial Interchange.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 143

    Developmental services.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 128

    Transportation.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 960

    Patient visitation.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 102

    Budget Act of 2025.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1356

    Alcohol and other drug programs.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 499

    Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 121

    Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1415

    California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 220

    Medi-Cal: subacute care services.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 54

    Access to Safe Abortion Care Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 536

    Health care coverage: colorectal cancer screening.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 124

    Public resources trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 440

    State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 123

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 141

    California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 118

    Human services.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 132

    Taxation.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1103

    Controlled substances: research.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 134

    Public Safety.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 120

    Early childhood education and childcare.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 127

    Climate change.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 142

    Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 424

    Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 116

    Health omnibus trailer bill.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 103

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, and 2024.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 137

    State government.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 136

    Courts.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 129

    Labor.

    Do pass

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 1051

    Route 76: Payómkawish Highway.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1299

    Parking violations.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 525

    Basic Inspection of Terminals program: agricultural vehicles.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

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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