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Melissa Hurtado

State Senator · Senate District 16 · Party: Democratic

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State Senator
District
Senate District 16
Party
Democratic
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Source

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

3002
Final-passage votes
4307
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

No platform recorded yet

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 recorded

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • SB 1157

    Juveniles: secure youth treatment facilities: less restrictive programs.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1284

    Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.

    3rd Reading SB1284 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1082

    Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 938

    Peace officers: training requirements.

    3rd Reading SB938 Menjivar et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 989

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.

    3rd Reading SB989 Blakespear et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 937

    Law enforcement: flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1261

    Aging and Disability Resource Connection program.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 913

    Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources.

    3rd Reading SB913 Becker et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1342

    Criminal records: relief.

    3rd Reading SB1342 Durazo et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1365

    Price gouging.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1031

    Solid waste: compostable products.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1414

    County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    3rd Reading SB1414 Reyes et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1125

    Water Rate Assistance Program.

    3rd Reading SB1125 Menjivar et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1130

    Invasion of privacy: wearable recording devices.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1021

    Fishing and hunting: youth program.

    3rd Reading SB1021 Choi et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1075

    Air resources: toxic air contaminants: criteria air pollutants: community emissions reduction programs: local community emissions reduction plans.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1105

    Law enforcement.

    3rd Reading SB1105 Pérez et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1032

    Staffing agencies: registration.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 966

    Refinery and chemical plants.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1009

    Juveniles: detention.

    3rd Reading SB1009 Becker et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1090

    Planning and zoning: housing development projects: urban lot splits: subdivisions: 2025 Eaton Wildfire: Altadena.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 866

    Planning and zoning: annual report: emergency shelter.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1124

    Public health.

    3rd Reading SB1124 Archuleta et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1168

    Data centers: rate structures.

    3rd Reading SB1168 McNerney et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1295

    Electrical corporations: distributed energy storage systems.

    3rd Reading SB1295 Stern et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1259

    Refineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates.

    3rd Reading SB1259 Blakespear et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1255

    Postsecondary education: Designation of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions.

    3rd Reading SB1255 Reyes et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 869

    Restaurant menus: added sugar warnings.

    3rd Reading SB869 Weber Pierson

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1305

    Wildlife: bears.

    3rd Reading SB1305 Richardson et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 948

    Firearms: safety certificates.

    3rd Reading SB948 Arreguín et al.

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 970

    Military or overseas voters.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1010

    Hazardous waste: major appliances: recycling.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 923

    Consumer privacy requests: deletion request records and request submission methods.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1160

    Judicial Council: eviction data reporting.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1256

    Subdivision Map Act: action or proceeding.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1230

    Solid waste: illegal dumping: penalties: resources.

    3rd Reading

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 46

    Diversion.

    3rd Reading AB46 Nguyen et al. By Blakespear

    May 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 909

    Public works.

    3rd Reading SB909 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1233

    Public utilities: rates.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 873

    Courthouses: privilege from civil arrest.

    3rd Reading SB873 Reyes et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 942

    Civil detainees.

    3rd Reading SB942 Caballero et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1301

    Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.

    3rd Reading SB1301 Allen et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 992

    County auditors: special districts: annual audit exceptions.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 73

    Elections.

    Unfinished Business SB73 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1249

    Personal income taxes: deductions: elderly seniors.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1367

    Planning and zoning: detention facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 996

    Manufactured housing: conformity.

    3rd Reading SB996 Padilla et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 907

    Driving under the influence and other driving offenses: comprehensive reform.

    3rd Reading SB907 Archuleta et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1123

    Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1314

    Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide.

    3rd Reading SB1314 Menjivar et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

Older votes

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
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $3,671,366
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $2,987,155
  • From individuals (itemized)
    14 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top 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
    2 contributions · political party · Not classified
    $515,000
  • Democratic Central Committee of Siskiyou County
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • Democratic Party of Orange County
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • Napa County Democratic Central Committee
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • San Diego County Democratic Party
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • Tehama County Democratic Central Committee
    1 contribution · political party · Not classified
    $100,000
  • Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Education
    $23,600
  • SEIU California State Council of Service Employees Small Contributor Committee
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $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
    race: State Senate · 5 reports · May 14, 2026 to May 27, 2026
    $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
    race: State Senate · 4 reports · May 12, 2026 to May 26, 2026
    $36,226
  • Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 7, 2026
    $10,649

Spent to oppose: $586,912

  • Legislative Action PAC, sponsored by Legislative Action California
    race: State Senate · 7 reports · Sep 11, 2026 to Oct 3, 2026
    $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
    Spent $1,328,915 · cash at end $724,241 Statement ↗
    $1,749,819 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $304,650 · cash at end $311,058 Statement ↗
    $342,362 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $952,024 · cash at end $372,396 Statement ↗
    $970,693 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $231,392 · cash at end $240,490 Statement ↗
    $275,119 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 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

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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