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Melissa Hurtado

Democratic · CA · Member of the California State Senate, District 16

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Melissa Hurtado is a Democratic member of the California State Senate for District 16 (Central Valley — parts of Bakersfield, Fresno, Kings counties), first elected in 2018. She chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee and focuses on water, food security, and Central Valley economic issues; she previously served on the Sanger City Council.

Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 16

Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 16 · November 3, 2026

Data last updated July 24, 2026

Raised
$3,602,604

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • Managing Director$7,000
  • Agriculture$3,000
  • Chief Executive Officer$3,000
  • Owner$2,000
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  • Deputy General Counsel - Litigation$300

Spending by outside groups

Money spent on this race by outside groups — such as PACs and super PACs — not by the candidate's own campaign. This spending is not coordinated with the candidate's campaign and does not go directly to the candidate.

Outside money spent supporting this candidate: $237,354

Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (3)
  • Coalition for Valley Values for Hurtado and against Kaur for Senate 2026, sponsored by Housing and Energy Providers$190,479

    Landlord money, mostly from the California Apartment Association's campaign fund, plus cash from energy companies. · transparencyusa.org

  • 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

    Paid for entirely by LCCC PAC, a bipartisan group of Latino city and county elected officials. · transparencyusa.org

  • Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$10,649

    Landlord money: funded almost entirely by the California Apartment Association, the state's biggest landlord group. · transparencyusa.org

Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov

Track record

General

· 1 record

  • Served on the Sanger City Council before her election to the California State Senate in 2018; in the Senate she chairs the Agriculture Committee, focusing on water and food-security policy for the Central Valley.

    November 8, 2016

    Source: sd16.senate.ca.gov · researched July 17, 2026

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Profile last researched July 17, 2026.