State Senator, District 20

Caroline Menjivar is a Democrat and the sitting State Senator for this district. Before running for office, she served six years in the U.S. Marine Corps. She was a radio operator and communications platoon sergeant. She later worked as an emergency medical technician while she earned a master's degree in social work. She then worked in the Los Angeles Mayor's office on gender equity and outreach.

She says her own life shapes how she sees her constituents' struggles. She worked as a cashier at 14 and later served in the Marines. In 2025 she wrote a bill to guarantee a year's supply of prescription hormone therapy without insurance limits. The governor vetoed it. He said he backed the goal but not limiting insurers' power to manage costs.

She promises to keep bringing state funding home to the district. She wants to focus on health and human services as a budget subcommittee chair. Her priorities include mental health care, veteran services, immigration support, and her ongoing work on LGBTQ+ issues.

Tony Rodriguez is a Republican running for this Senate seat with no ballot designation listed. Rodriguez has not served in the California Legislature or in Congress. No campaign website, news profile or interview with them turned up, so there is little public record of their background.

No source carrying their own words about why they are running could be found. Beyond their name and party, no independent news coverage of their background or record turned up.

No stated priorities or promises from them could be found. What is documented for this candidate is limited to their name, party and ballot status.