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Melissa Hurtado
State Senator · Senate District 16 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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This tab shows Melissa Hurtado's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 2172
Property taxation: county assessment appeals boards: assessment appeals commissioners.
3rd Reading AB2172 Gipson By Grayson
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AB 2076
The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
3rd Reading AB2076 Lowenthal et al. By Blakespear
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AB 2773
California Board of Occupational Therapy: licensing: fees.
3rd Reading AB2773 B. & P. (Berman) By Wahab
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AB 2700
Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms.
3rd Reading AB2700 Patterson et al.
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AB 708
California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.
3rd Reading AB708 Valencia et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 1740
Coastal resources: local coastal program: coastal development permits: City of Santa Monica.
3rd Reading AB1740 Zbur et al. By Allen
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SB 296
Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.
Unfinished Business SB296 Archuleta et al. Concurrence
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AB 1645
Corrections: Humanizing and Uniting Generations Safely Act of 2026.
3rd Reading AB1645 Mark González et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 2577
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986: settlements: attorney's fees.
3rd Reading AB2577 Connolly By Gonzalez
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AB 2777
State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund program: loans: outdoor eating areas: water reuse.
3rd Reading AB2777 E.S. & T.M. (Connolly) By McNerney
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SB 1264
Probate: notice of death for child support obligations.
Unfinished Business SB1264 Valladares Concurrence
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AB 2163
Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.
3rd Reading AB2163 Jeff Gonzalez By Niello
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AB 760
Income taxes: exclusions: 2026 Garden Grove chemical leak.
3rd Reading AB760 Ta et al. By Umberg
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AB 1130
Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures.
3rd Reading AB1130 Berman et al. By Umberg
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AB 2751
Alcoholic beverages: imports: personal or household use: reasonable amounts.
3rd Reading AB2751 Alvarez By Rubio
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AB 1847
Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
3rd Reading AB1847 Harabedian et al. By Grayson
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SB 401
Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.
Unfinished Business SB401 Hurtado Concurrence
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AB 2367
State employment: reporting: health facilities.
3rd Reading AB2367 Kalra By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 2731
Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted on-sale general licenses.
3rd Reading AB2731 Addis By Laird
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AB 1824
Indian children: guardianship or conservatorship proceedings.
3rd Reading AB1824 Ramos By Ashby
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SB 1191
Communications: universal service programs.
Unfinished Business SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2543
Emergency preparedness: fuel and transportation resources: assessment.
3rd Reading AB2543 Ransom et al. By Wahab
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AB 2656
Public employees: notice: artificial intelligence performing service within scope of work.
3rd Reading AB2656 Petrie-Norris By Smallwood-Cuevas
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SB 874
Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.
Unfinished Business SB874 Weber Pierson Concurrence
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SB 479
Homeless adult and family multidisciplinary personnel teams.
Unfinished Business SB479 Arreguín Concurrence
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AB 2594
Voluntary employees' beneficiary association pilot program.
3rd Reading AB2594 Lowenthal By Padilla
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AB 2248
Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative.
3rd Reading AB2248 Hoover By Choi
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AB 2436
Public postsecondary education: tuition and fees: Team USA student athletes.
Special Consent AB2436 Fong et al.
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AB 375
Medical Practice Act: health care providers: qualified autism service paraprofessionals.
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Melissa Hurtado 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
$3,671,366
Spent $2,987,155
Totals
- Raised$3,671,366
- Spent$2,987,155
- From individuals (itemized)$28,800 1%
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$168,900
- Tribal governments$39,300
- Education$38,500
- Agriculture and food$36,800
- Health care$30,600
- Finance, insurance and banking$24,900
- Construction and engineering$24,100
- Energy and utilities$21,700
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 23% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $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
- California Democratic Party$515,000
- Democratic Central Committee of Siskiyou County$100,000
- Democratic Party of Orange County$100,000
- Napa County Democratic Central Committee$100,000
- San Diego County Democratic Party$100,000
- San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee$100,000
- San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee$100,000
- Tehama County Democratic Central Committee$100,000
- Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee$23,600
- SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee$23,600
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Melissa Hurtado's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $237,354
- Coalition for Valley Values for Hurtado and against Kaur for Senate 2026, sponsored by Housing and Energy Providers$190,479
- Working Families for a Stronger California, Sponsored by LCCC PAC, A Bi-partisan Coalition of Municipal, County, Latino Appointed and Elected Leaders PAC$36,226
- Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$10,649
Spent to oppose: $586,912
- Legislative Action PAC, sponsored by Legislative Action California$586,912
Spending on ads and outreach about Melissa Hurtado 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 Melissa Hurtado 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.
Valley Families for Melissa Hurtado for Senate 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$1,749,819 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$342,362 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$970,693 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$275,119 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 Feb 18, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Jan 29, 2024 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 27, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2022 · covers 2021 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 29, 2021 · covers 2020 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 11, 2021 · covers 2020 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2021 · covers 2020 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
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Issues
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