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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 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • SB 497

    Legally protected health care activity.

    3rd Reading SB497 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 439

    California Health Benefit Review Program: extension.

    3rd Reading SB439 Weber Pierson

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 5

    Enhanced infrastructure financing districts and community revitalization and investment areas: allocation of taxes: agricultural land exclusion.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 436

    Unlawful detainer: notice to terminate tenancy.

    3rd Reading SB436 Wahab et al.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 703

    Ports: truck drivers.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 594

    Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2026.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 790

    Postsecondary education: interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education: out-of-state postsecondary educational institutions.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 48

    Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.

    3rd Reading SB48 Gonzalez et al. Urgency Clause

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 42

    Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.

    3rd Reading SB42 Umberg et al.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 82

    Contracts: consumer goods and services: dispute resolution provisions.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 245

    Criminal procedure.

    3rd Reading SB245 Reyes By Arreguín

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 369

    Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 81

    Health and care facilities: information sharing.

    3rd Reading SB81 Arreguín et al. Urgency Clause

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 221

    Crimes: stalking.

    3rd Reading SB221 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 258

    Crimes: rape.

    3rd Reading SB258 Wahab et al.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 25

    Antitrust: premerger notification.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 766

    California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 22

    Gift certificates.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 59

    Change of name or gender and sex identifier.

    3rd Reading SB59 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 550

    California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 358

    Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 545

    High-speed rail: economic opportunities.

    3rd Reading SB545 Cortese et al.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 470

    Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 580

    Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

    3rd Reading

    Jun 2, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 333

    Transactions and use taxes: San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.

    3rd Reading SB333 Laird et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 847

    Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.

    3rd Reading SB847 Reyes By Cortese

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 809

    Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 328

    California Environmental Quality Act: exempt surplus land.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 593

    Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 45

    Relative to California Drowning Awareness and Prevention Month.

    3rd Reading SR45 Rubio et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 653

    Wildfire prevention: environmentally sensitive vegetation management.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 786

    Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 404

    Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.

    3rd Reading SB404 Caballero et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 28

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) court program.

    3rd Reading SB28 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 279

    Solid waste: compostable materials.

    3rd Reading SB279 McNerney et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 385

    Peace officers.

    3rd Reading SB385 Seyarto et al. Urgency Clause

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 280

    Elections.

    3rd Reading SB280 Cervantes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 398

    Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.

    3rd Reading SB398 Umberg et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 515

    Local government: collection of demographic data.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 647

    Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 530

    Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 731

    Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 615

    Vehicle traction batteries.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 549

    Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 493

    Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

    3rd Reading SB493 Becker et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 46

    Relative to Affordable Housing Month.

    3rd Reading SR46 Cabaldon et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 450

    Adoption.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 44

    Relative to California Adopt-a-Pet Day.

    3rd Reading SR44 McGuire et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 839

    Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.

    3rd Reading

    May 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 674

    Beverage containers: recycling: redemption payment and refund value.

    3rd Reading SB674 Cabaldon et al.

    May 28, 2025 · 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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