California Senate · District 20

Caroline Menjivar

Democratic
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Votes with the Senate President pro Tem 98% On 838 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes Votes with own party 99% Partisan rank: 7 of 39 in the Senate (tied with 22 others) Didn't vote at roll call 3% 122 of 3,677 roll calls
Bills passed 19 33 sponsored · 14 became law · Rank 22 of 39 in the Senate Bills that became law 14 of 19 passed · 5 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Caroline Menjivar's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More liberal than 73% of the California Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th most liberal of 39

On the November 3 ballot

Running for California Senate District 20.

Also on the ballot: Tony Rodriguez (Republican)

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The scores

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Votes with the Senate President pro Tem
98%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Caroline Menjivar.

On 838 contested votes where both voted99% on all 3,507 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 85%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Caroline Menjivar.

On 873 party-line votesPartisan rank: 7 of 39 in the Senate (tied with 22 others)6 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Caroline Menjivar sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored33
Passed both chambers19
Became law14
Vetoed by the Governor5

Rank by bills passed: Rank 22 of 39 in the Senate · 22 of 29 Democrats

A bill's sponsor is its primary author, as the Legislature marks it on the bill's last version; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no member.

Bills that passed both chambers

BillResultFinal action
SB 991
Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.		 Became law Sept. 30, 2026
SB 938
Peace officers: training requirements.		 Vetoed Sept. 30, 2026
SB 331
Health care coverage: hearing aids.		 Became law Sept. 30, 2026
SB 1364
Child custody.		 Became law Sept. 30, 2026
SB 1125
Water Rate Assistance Program.		 Vetoed Sept. 30, 2026
SB 1051
Foster care: childcare.		 Became law Sept. 30, 2026
SB 608
Sexual health.		 Vetoed Sept. 27, 2026
SB 337
Prisons.		 Became law Sept. 27, 2026
SB 1272
Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.		 Vetoed Sept. 20, 2026
SB 1024
Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.		 Became law Sept. 20, 2026
SB 418
Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination.		 Vetoed March 2, 2026
SB 68
Major food allergens.		 Became law Oct. 13, 2025
SB 62
Health care coverage: essential health benefits.		 Became law Oct. 13, 2025
SB 596
Health facilities: administrative penalties.		 Became law Oct. 13, 2025
SB 450
Adoption.		 Became law Oct. 13, 2025
SB 20
Occupational safety: high-exposure trigger tasks on artificial stone.		 Became law Oct. 13, 2025
SB 709
Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.		 Became law Oct. 6, 2025
SB 660
California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.		 Became law Oct. 3, 2025
SB 471
Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson.		 Became law Oct. 1, 2025

Budget projects

California's Budget Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for California legislators.

Contested votes where they split

14 against the Senate President pro Tem; 15 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President pro TemMost of their party
Aug. 31, 2026 SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Concurrence in Assembly Amendments		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 31, 2026 AB 2564: Surveillance pricing.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 26, 2026 AB 2124: Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 25, 2026 AB 2005: Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 25, 2026 SB 948: Firearms: safety certificates.
Concurrence in Assembly Amendments		 Nay Yea Yea
Aug. 19, 2026 AB 2636: Juveniles.
Third Reading		 Nay Not voting Yea
June 29, 2026 AB 181: Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 19, 2026 SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
May 19, 2026 SB 931: Diablo Canyon nuclear powerplant: Community Impacts Mitigation Program.
Third Reading / Urgency Clause		 Nay Yea Yea
May 19, 2026 SB 1392: Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Jan. 26, 2026 SB 694: Deceptive practices: service members and veterans.
Taken Up Without Reference to File		 Nay Yea Yea
Sept. 12, 2025 SB 158: Land use.
Taken Up Without Reference to File		 Nay Yea Yea
June 27, 2025 AB 116: Health omnibus trailer bill.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
June 4, 2025 SB 356: Parole hearings: use of photographs.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
June 3, 2025 SB 79: Housing development: transit-oriented development: California Environmental Quality Act: public transit agency land.
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea

Every roll call

How Caroline Menjivar voted on each of the 3,677 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate President pro TemYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
www.senate.ca.gov
Email
senator.menjivar@senate.ca.gov
Capitol office
1021 O St. Suite 6630, Sacramento, CA 95814
916-651-4020
District office
6150 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 400, Van Nuys, CA 91401
818-901-5588

Committees

  • Budget and Fiscal Review
  • Business, Professions and Economic Development
  • Environmental Quality
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Legislative Budget
  • Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Minority Economic Development Select
  • Older LGBTQ+ Californians Select
  • Transportation

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the California Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the California Legislature's floor vote records, Dec. 2, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections