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 233
Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB233 Seyarto et al.
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SB 793
Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 395
Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 509
Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 803
California Conservation Corps: Green Collar Certification Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 639
Zoning: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 451
Gambling.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 650
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 72
The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 514
Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments: California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act.
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 839
Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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SB 462
California Farmland Conservancy Program: conservation easements: funding.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 855
Sale of armories.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 556
Habitat enhancement and restoration: floodplains.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 831
Geologic hazards: California Geological Survey.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 461
State real property: City of Imperial.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 427
Habitat Conservation Fund.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 463
Drought planning: resiliency measures.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 729
State of emergency: nonprofit liaison.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 662
Wildfires: defensible space: education efforts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 366
Employment: artificial intelligence.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 484
Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
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SB 636
Electrical or gas corporations: deferment of payments: hardship.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 57
Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 298
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
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SB 282
Residential heat pump systems: water heaters and HVAC: installations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 13
Oil and gas.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 593
Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 728
California Consumer Financial Protection Law: commercial financing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 473
Water corporations: demand elasticity: rates and surcharges.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 698
California Solar Initiative: distributed energy resource equipment lists.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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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