DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Melissa Hurtado

California State Senator, District 16 since 2018. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

California State Senator, District 16Born 1988

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 9; 36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.2%; Chamber median 4.2%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +20.8; 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.

Banking and Financial Institutions
Budget and Fiscal Review
California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue Select
Climate Change Policies Legislative
Energy, Utilities and Communications
Environmental Quality
Governmental Organization
Legislative Budget
Minority Economic Development Select
Social Determinants of Health Select
Wine Industry Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 9 became law

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SB 932 Civil proceedings: real party in interest.
Civilproceedings · Became law Sep 2026

SB 401 Political Reform Act of 1974: filing deadlines: emergency situations.
PoliticalReformActof1974 · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1172 Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law: tax sharing agreements.
Bradley-BurnsUniformLocalSalesandUseTaxLaw · Became law Sep 2026

SB 1220 Firearms: prohibited persons.
Firearms · Became law Sep 2026

SB 557 Child abuse: family resource centers.
Childabuse · Became law Aug 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hurtado sits in the California State Senate

Hurtado is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Christopher Cabaldon, Anna Caballero, Susan Rubio

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

With Hurtado’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills28%

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: Hurtado’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Hurtado	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.	No	Yes	No	Passed 21–14
Aug 31, 2026	AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards.	Not voting	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.	No	Yes	No	Passed 30–9

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028California State Senate, District 14 California State Senate, District 16

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

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California State Senate, District 16	Won	D+20.8	R+9.1	+29.9
2022	California State Senate, District 16	Won	Even	D+8.8	−8.8
2018	California State Senate, District 14	Won	D+11.6	—	—