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Melissa Hurtado
State Senator · Senate District 16 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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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 by a person, 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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AB 2664
Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.
3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker Reconsider
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AB 1832
2-1-1 information and referral response system.
Special Consent AB1832 Ransom et al. By Umberg
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SB 675
Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties.
That the Assembly amendments be concurred in
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AB 1346
Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.
3rd Reading AB1346 DeMaio By Grove
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SB 1418
Preservation of election materials.
Unfinished Business SB1418 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 1590
California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.
Special Consent AB1590 Ransom et al. By Pérez
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AB 2518
San Diego Gas and Electric Company: energization pilot program.
3rd Reading AB2518 Sharp-Collins et al. By Padilla
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AB 2417
State Teachers' Retirement System: community colleges: part-time faculty.
Special Consent AB2417 Zbur et al. By Pérez
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AB 2015
Department of Transportation: third-party navigation applications: study and report.
3rd Reading AB2015 Wicks By Arreguín
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AB 2439
Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
3rd Reading AB2439 Blanca Rubio et al. By Grayson
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SB 974
Property taxation: change in ownership: generational transfers: special needs trusts.
Special Consent
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
Unfinished Business SB849 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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SB 1273
Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB1273 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 1586
Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers.
Special Consent AB1586 Ramos By Gonzalez
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SB 1085
Water supply planning: housing developments.
Unfinished Business SB1085 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 1173
Jury instructions: lesser related offenses.
Unfinished Business SB1173 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 894
Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.
Unfinished Business SB894 Allen et al. Concurrence
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AB 1857
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.
3rd Reading AB1857 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Richardson
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AB 1663
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: removal: trimming.
3rd Reading AB1663 Wallis et al. By Valladares
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AB 2374
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
3rd Reading AB2374 Fong et al. By Reyes
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AB 1946
Reporting mechanism: child sexual abuse material.
3rd Reading AB1946 Wicks et al. By Gonzalez
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AB 1753
Protective orders: firearms and ammunition: notice and procedures.
3rd Reading AB1753 Stefani et al. By Blakespear
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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.
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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