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 299
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: day care center: zoning.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 795
Air pollution: gasoline vapor control systems: ethanol blends.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 501
Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: covered batteries.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 719
Access to connected vehicle service.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 742
Electricity: electrical infrastructure: permanently abandoned transmission facilities: emergency response: liaisons.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 327
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 700
Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 546
Collection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 505
Money Transmission Act: authentication.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 80
Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.
Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 404
Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.
Unfinished Business SB404 Caballero et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 326
Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.
Unfinished Business SB326 Becker et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 760
Behested payments: public appeal for payment.
Unfinished Business SB760 Allen et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 34
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 839
Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.
Unfinished Business SB839 Laird Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 271
Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children: childcare services, resources, and programs.
Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 825
Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.
2nd Reading AB825 Petrie-Norris et al. By Becker
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 767
Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.
Unfinished Business SB767 Richardson et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Not voting Source ↗
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SB 635
Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.
Unfinished Business SB635 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 352
Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.
W/O REF. TO FILE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 809
Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.
Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 42
Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.
Unfinished Business SB42 Umberg et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 53
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
Unfinished Business SB53 Wiener et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 787
Energy: equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California.
Unfinished Business SB787 McNerney et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 34
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence Reconsider
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 707
Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
Unfinished Business SB707 Durazo et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 641
Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Real Estate: states of emergency: waivers and exemptions.
Unfinished Business SB641 Ashby et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 756
California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program.
Unfinished Business SB756 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 274
Automated license plate recognition systems.
Unfinished Business SB274 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 155
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development: California Civic Media Program.
Unfinished Business SB155 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 237
Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.
W/O REF. TO FILE
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 429
Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.
Unfinished Business SB429 Cortese et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 775
Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.
Unfinished Business SB775 Ashby Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 547
Commercial property insurance cancellation and nonrenewal.
Unfinished Business SB547 Pérez et al. Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 415
Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.
Unfinished Business SB415 Reyes et al. Concurrence
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
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Issues
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