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Melissa Hurtado

State Senator · Senate District 16 · Party: Democratic

3002 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3002
Final-passage votes
4307
All recorded votes

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

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 16
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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 recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 1079

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

    Special Consent SB1079 Stern et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 927

    Intercountry adoption finalized in a foreign country.

    Special Consent SB927 Choi et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1322

    Community Care Expansion Program.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1186

    Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.

    Special Consent SB1186 Seyarto et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 945

    School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.

    Special Consent SB945 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1064

    Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.

    Special Consent SB1064 Dahle et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1062

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: fees.

    Special Consent SB1062 Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1135

    California Wildlife Coexistence Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1340

    Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1191

    Communications: universal service programs.

    Special Consent SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1199

    Prescription drug cost sharing.

    3rd Reading SB1199 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1190

    Child welfare: transport escort services.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1109

    Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

    Special Consent SB1109 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1345

    Foster children: rights of foster youth.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1382

    Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.

    Special Consent SB1382 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1188

    Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps: establishment and eligibility.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1363

    Barbering and cosmetology.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1192

    Domestic violence: Reclaim Act.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1061

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: relocation.

    Special Consent SB1061 Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1435

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: federal conformity.

    Special Consent SB1435 REV. & TAX.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1128

    Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 102

    Relative to National Safe Boating Week.

    3rd Reading SR102 Richardson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1083

    Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1337

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 946

    Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act: escrow agent rating services and escrow agents.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 888

    Property taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.

    Special Consent SB888 Seyarto et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 953

    Driving record: points: vehicular manslaughter.

    Special Consent SB953 Niello et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1174

    Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 985

    911 emergency system.

    Special Consent SB985 Strickland et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1198

    Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment.

    3rd Reading SB1198 Menjivar et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1446

    Incarcerated persons: release and parole.

    Special Consent SB1446 PUB. S.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 177

    Relative to World No Tobacco Day.

    3rd Reading SCR177 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 955

    Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.

    Special Consent (Urgency Clause)

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1338

    Vehicles: repossession.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1015

    Crimes: minors.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1240

    Office of Nonprofit Empowerment.

    3rd Reading SB1240 McNerney et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1044

    Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

    Special Consent SB1044 Reyes et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1394

    State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1276

    Crimes: sexual exploitation of a child.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1424

    Sales and use taxes: zero-emission vehicle fueling or charging.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 107

    Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR107 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1401

    Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1059

    Employment Training Panel.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1029

    Vehicle lien sales: proceeds.

    Special Consent SB1029 Seyarto et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 920

    The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1378

    California Excellence in Service Learning Designation Program.

    Special Consent SB1378 Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1265

    California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: GoGreen Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1293

    State highways: projects: notice.

    Special Consent SB1293 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 172

    Relative to Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR172 Niello et al. By Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
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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