DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Caroline Menjivar

California State Senator, District 20 since 2022. Ran in 1 election in 2022, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

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Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 14; 36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.3%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +51.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

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

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 14 became law

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SB 1051 Foster care: childcare.
Fostercare · Became law Sep 2026

SB 991 Residential care facilities for the elderly: categorization of citations.
Residentialcarefacilitiesfortheelderly · Became law Sep 2026

SB 331 Health care coverage: hearing aids.
Healthcarecoverage · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1364 Child custody.
Childcustody · Became law Sep 2026

SB 337 Prisons.
Prisons · Became law Sep 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Menjivar sits in the California State Senate

Menjivar is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sabrina Cervantes, Ben Allen, Eloise Reyes

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET

With Menjivar’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Menjivar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Menjivar	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 21–14
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–2
Aug 30, 2026	AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–3
Aug 30, 2026	AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 31–9
Aug 30, 2026	AB 2434: Inmates: visitation.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 30–9

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Menjivar was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028California State Senate, District 20

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)