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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

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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

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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 352

    Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 328

    California Environmental Quality Act: exempt surplus land.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 236

    Cosmetics: chemical hair relaxers.

    Special Consent SB236 Weber Pierson

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 461

    State real property: City of Imperial.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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 745

    American government and civics: curriculum guide: State Seal of Civic Engagement.

    Special Consent SB745 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 391

    Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 739

    Transportation network companies: California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 54

    Court fee waivers: veterans.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 43

    Relative to Myositis Awareness Month.

    Special Consent SR43 Becker

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 599

    Atmospheric rivers: research: forecasting methods: experimental tools.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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 373

    Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.

    Special Consent SB373 Grove et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 278

    Health data: HIV test results.

    Special Consent SB278 Cabaldon et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 28

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

    3rd Reading SB28 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 862

    Health.

    Special Consent SB862 HEALTH

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • 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 78

    Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements.

    Special Consent SB78 Seyarto et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 293

    Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 280

    Elections.

    3rd Reading SB280 Cervantes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 591

    Taxation: electronic payments: penalties.

    Special Consent SB591 Valladares et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 648

    Employment: gratuities: enforcement.

    Special Consent SB648 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 744

    Accrediting agencies.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 764

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    Special Consent SB764 Weber Pierson

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 781

    Small business.

    Special Consent SB781 Reyes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 408

    Voter registration: residency confirmation.

    Special Consent SB408 Choi et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 304

    Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 724

    Public housing: lead testing.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 56

    Property taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.

    Special Consent SB56 Seyarto et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 452

    Child welfare services: prevention legal services.

    Special Consent SB452 Weber Pierson

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 774

    Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 398

    Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.

    3rd Reading SB398 Umberg et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 250

    Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.

    Special Consent SB250 Ochoa Bogh

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 345

    California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 355

    Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.

    Special Consent SB355 Pérez et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 70

    Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 447

    Workers' compensation: death benefits.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 515

    Local government: collection of demographic data.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 603

    Property taxation: transfer of base year value: disaster relief.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 723

    Property taxation: exemption: low-value properties.

    Special Consent SB723 Choi et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 296

    Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.

    Special Consent SB296 Archuleta et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 428

    State Auditor: permanent office.

    Special Consent SB428 Laird et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 822

    Unclaimed property: digital financial assets.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 647

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

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 669

    Rural hospitals: standby perinatal services.

    Special Consent SB669 McGuire et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 302

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.

    Special Consent SB302 Padilla et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

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

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Issues

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