# Caroline Menjivar

Caroline Menjivar is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b19c0361-ca41-4cba-bcf4-b7342a67f28b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b19c0361-ca41-4cba-bcf4-b7342a67f28b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Menjivar reported $653.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## What Menjivar says (CA 2025–26 session)

74 classified statements: 74 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Menjivar | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 10.3% | 219 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 70.3% | 42.9% | 17 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 3.4% | 212 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 29.7% | 16.1% | 44 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Emergency Management 21% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Education 17% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Families 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Environmental Protection 7.7% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.11 (standard error 0.03), from 684 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.1% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 98.9% (98.7%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird · AB 113 Budget Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB113/
- 2026-08-31 · voted nay · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon · AB 1349 Consumer protection: ticket sellers. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1349/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 187 Employment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB187/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2694 Alvarez et al. By Cabaldon · AB 2694 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2694/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB191 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 191 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB191/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2059 Wilson et al. By Cortese · AB 2059 California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2059/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen · AB 1680 California FAIR Plan Association. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1680/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo · AB 1331 Workplace surveillance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1331/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB173 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 173 Health. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB173/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 99. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 4 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 109: Relative to veterans. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-06) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SR109/
- SB 1314: Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1314/
- SB 1272: Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1272/
- SB 1364: Child custody. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1364/
- SB 1390: Online dating services: background checks. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1390/
- SB 1198: Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1198/
- SB 1200: Family daycare homes. (passed one chamber, 2026-08-13) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1200/
- SB 1179: Doctors from El Salvador Program. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1179/
- SB 1125: Water Rate Assistance Program. (passed both chambers, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1125/
- SB 1051: Foster care: childcare. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1051/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $653.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1922822603770568733
- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1917636939848757478
- 2025-04-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1916954407239094538
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1915933857012191353
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1915218507958231354
- 2025-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1915455493105201318
- 2025-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1914397961410502706
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1913012439505092832
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1910764901251068392
- 2025-04-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar, https://www.twitter.com/CarolineMenjiv3/status/1910822964901372114

## Links

- Official site: https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/
- Campaign site: https://www.carolinemenjivar.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorMenjivar
- X: https://x.com/CarolineMenjiv3
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenCarolineMenjivar
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joincarolinemenjivar/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarolineintheValley
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sencarolinemenjivar/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joincarolinemenjivar/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwhmBOGs1sa3hOlaEx_ep4w
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/menjivarc/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b19c0361-ca41-4cba-bcf4-b7342a67f28b