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 ↗
Source
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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SB 954
California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 1258
Hazardous waste: site remediation: residential suitability guidelines.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 1213
Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1291
Mutual water companies.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1375
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]
Yes Source ↗ -
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SB 1398
State agencies: building and renovation projects: Green Globes certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1294
Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: Japan Cup.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1171
State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 1123
Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 986
Major regulations.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
[First] hearing set for [04-14-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1358
News outlets: state expenditures on ethnic and community media outlets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1195
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1434
California State Lottery: prize assignment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1205
Public contracts: retention: architecture or engineering services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 1025
Office of Food Security and Affordability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 885
Restoring Accountability Act: major regulations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1196
Small energization projects: electrical service connections.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 925
Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 952
State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1158
Energy: reliability planning assessment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1370
Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 924
Low-income energy assistance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1350
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1008
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1245
Sale of gasoline: petroleum: branded and unbranded: report.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1011
Energy: Utility Infrastructure AI Safety, Oversight, and Workforce Protection Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1168
Data centers: rate structures.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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AB 1389
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
3rd Reading AB1389 Blanca Rubio By Rubio Urgency Clause
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SB 1069
Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1259
Refineries: decommissioning and remediation: cost estimates.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 955
Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1081
Waste discharge requirements: minimum penalties: exception: publicly owned treatment works.
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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SB 1239
State Air Resources Board: regulations: supplemental impact analysis.
[First] hearing set for [04-08-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1180
Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1087
Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Transportation]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1161
Administrative regulations: economic impact analysis and standardized regulatory impact assessments: State Air Resources Board.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1125
Water Rate Assistance Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1239
State Air Resources Board: regulations: supplemental impact analysis.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
SB 1191
Communications: universal service programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1265
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: GoGreen Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗
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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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