Caroline Menjivar
Democratic · CA · Member of the California State Senate, District 20
Caroline Menjivar is a Democratic member of the California State Senate for District 20 (San Fernando Valley — Burbank and surrounding communities), first elected in 2022. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former social worker, and the daughter of Salvadoran immigrants, she authored a 2024 law requiring health plans to cover infertility and fertility treatment including IVF.
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator, District 20
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator, District 20 · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 26, 2026
- Raised
- $1,248,311
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- CEO$15,700
- Consultant$12,350
- Homemaker$12,160
- President$9,100
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- Chief Executive Officer$9,000
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: $353,341
Industries funding these supporting groups
- Labor unions$1,150
- Education$850
- Manufacturing$100
Groups that spent money supporting this candidate (4)
- Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$174,802
Landlord money: funded almost entirely by the California Apartment Association, the state's biggest landlord group. · transparencyusa.org
- Friends of Caroline Menjivar for Senate 2026 sponsored by LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Caucus Leadership Fund$173,574
Paid for entirely by the LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund. · transparencyusa.org
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? Issues and Advocacy Committee$3,791
The issues arm of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. · lacdp.org
- Los Angeles County Democratic Party ? State Candidate Committee$1,175
The LA County Democratic Party's candidate fund, paid for by nurse, SEIU and carpenter unions. · transparencyusa.org
Industry amounts are contributions to these groups, not amounts necessarily spent on this candidate.
Source: California Secretary of State · 2026 cycle · campaignfinance.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Track record
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Authored Senate Bill 729 (Chapter 930, Statutes of 2024), signed 2024, which requires large-group health plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including in vitro fertilization, and ends the exclusion of LGBTQ+ and unpartnered people from fertility coverage.
September 29, 2024For
Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · researched July 17, 2026
Elections
- State Senator, District 20 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 20; California · incumbent
Profile last researched July 17, 2026.