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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.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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 30

    Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 330

    Budgets: multiyear financial commitments.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 493

    Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 804

    Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 341

    Instructional School Gardens Program: reestablishment: Department of Food and Agriculture.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 797

    Electric utility distribution and transmission system facilities: undergrounding and insulation.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 254

    Energy.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 500

    Energy: usage data.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 453

    Microgrid incentive program.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 18

    Food Desert Elimination Grant Program.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 312

    Dog importation: health certificates.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 842

    Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 292

    Electricity: wildfire mitigation: deenergization events and reliability.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 618

    Electricity: deenergization events: report: compensation.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 716

    Local government: ordinances: penalties for violation: nonresidential structures.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 647

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

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 256

    Electricity: electrical infrastructure: wildfire mitigation.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 14

    Relative to Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Denim Day.

    3rd Reading SR14 Cervantes et al.

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 55

    Relative to Apprenticeship Week.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 63

    Relative to Vietnamese American Remembrance Day.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 46

    Relative to California Holocaust Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading SCR46 Wiener et al.

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 24

    Relative to Rosie the Riveter Day.

    3rd Reading SCR24 Alvarado-Gil

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 4

    Fiftieth anniversary of the fall of Saigon.

    3rd Reading SCR4 Umberg et al.

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 6

    Relative to Black April Memorial Month.

    Special Consent ACR6 Ta et al. By Cortese

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 60

    Relative to School Bus Drivers' Day.

    3rd Reading

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 37

    Relative to 2025 Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Week.

    3rd Reading SR37 Gonzalez et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 619

    Public postsecondary education.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB619 ED.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 361

    Data brokers: data collection and deletion.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 251

    Claims against the state: appropriation.

    3rd Reading (Urgency Clause)

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

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  • SB 413

    Juveniles: case file inspection.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 671

    Pedestrian crossing signals.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 48

    Relative to High School Voter Education Weeks.

    3rd Reading SCR48 Cervantes et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 61

    Private works of improvement: retention payments.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 55

    ARC v. Department of Developmental Services: 40th anniversary.

    Special Consent ACR55 Jeff Gonzalez et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 53

    Relative to Women's Equal Pay Day.

    Special Consent ACR53 Bonta et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 35

    Relative to Greek Independence Day.

    Special Consent ACR35 Papan et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 830

    Public Transit Revenue Measure District: revenue measure: election procedures.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 792

    Childcare.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 39

    Relative to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR39 Ramos et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 41

    California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.

    Special Consent ACR41 Patterson et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 48

    Relative to Women in STEM Day.

    Special Consent ACR48 DeMaio et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 49

    Relative to California STEAM Robotics Day.

    Special Consent ACR49 DeMaio et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 533

    Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 583

    Insurer financial statements.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 45

    Relative to American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR45 Wahab et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 50

    Relative to Special Olympics Day.

    Special Consent ACR50 Ahrens et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 374

    Local educational agencies: annual reporting requirements: IDEA Addendum.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 52

    Relative to the Girl Scouts.

    3rd Reading SCR52 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 506

    Transportation: omnibus bill.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB506 TRANS.

    Apr 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 733

    Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    Apr 24, 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

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