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California Legislature · Statewide General Election

State Senator, District 20

Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.

On the ballot

Caroline Menjivar — Democratic · Incumbent
Tony Rodriguez — Republican

This person holds your district's seat in the California State Senate (4-year term).

Record in office

Caroline Menjivar (Democratic) is the sitting State Senator for this district and is lead author of 34 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 8 of them signed into law. Tony Rodriguez has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-08-03.

Record details

Menjivar — SB 20 (2025): Occupational safety: high-exposure trigger tasks on artificial stone. Menjivar — SB 68 (2025): Major food allergens. Menjivar — SB 62 (2025): Health care coverage: essential health benefits. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.

Financial info

Small donors
Individuals
PACs & committees
Businesses & other orgs
Self-funding

Caroline Menjivar

$864,907 raised

Small donors$1,268<1%
Individuals$123,99014%
PACs & committees$391,65045%
Businesses & other orgs$345,65040%

Tony Rodriguez

$6,680 raised

Individuals$3,00045%
Self-funding$3,68055%

Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-03.

June 2 primary — how they advanced

Caroline Menjivar (Democratic)62.0% · 97,191 votes

Tony Rodriguez (Republican)27.8% · 43,622 votes

Roberto David LaCarra (Democratic)10.1% · 15,832 votes

Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 3 cited sources

Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.

sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)
sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State

Last updated August 3, 2026.