State · State Senate
Melissa Hurtado
State Senator · Senate District 16 · Party: Democratic
3002 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 16
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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 in code before it's published, 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 181
Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.
3rd Reading AB181 Alvarez et al. By Laird
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SB 1350
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
W/O REF. TO FILE (Urgency Clause)
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AB 150
Early care and education.
3rd Reading AB150 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al. By Laird
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ACA 22
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 4.5 to Article XIII A thereof, relating to taxation.
W/O REF. TO FILE ACA22 Wicks By Gonzalez
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AB 2652
Teacher credentialing: world languages: subject matter examinations: language proficiency assessments.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2652 Sharp-Collins et al.
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ACA 21
A resolution directing the Secretary of State to withdraw from the consideration of the people of the State of California Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 13 of the 2023–24 Regular Session (Resolution Chapter 176 of the Statutes of 2023), relating to voting.
W/O REF. TO FILE ACA21 Rivas By Ashby
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AB 34
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB34 Patterson et al.
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AB 35
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB35 Alvarez et al. Urgency Clause
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SB 417
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
Unfinished Business SB417 Limón et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 1736
Political Reform Act of 1974: lobbyist employers: fictitious appearances.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 623
Automobile accidents: civil actions: transportation network companies.
Unfinished Business SB623 Umberg et al. Concurrence
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ACR 206
Relative to Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR206 Stefani et al. By Blakespear
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AB 2641
Sales and use taxes: exclusion: pawnbrokers: transfer of vested property.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2641 Michelle Rodriguez
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ACA 20
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Sections 20 and 22 of Article XVI thereof, relating to state finance.
W/O REF. TO FILE ACA20 Gabriel By Laird
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AB 710
Electrical corporations: resiliency planning: microgrid projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2516
California Grid Manufacturing Initiative.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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AB 2279
California Advanced Services Fund: Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Grant Account.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2477
Structural pest control.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2163
Energy: Strategic Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Business, Professions and Economic Development]
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AB 1603
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture]
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AB 2182
Energy efficiency: financing options: custom agricultural and industrial efficiency projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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AB 2410
Wildfire safety: fuels reduction projects: California Environmental Quality Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
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AB 2231
California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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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
Committees
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Issues
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