Caroline Menjivar
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 40-member California State Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, confirm many of the governor's appointments, and can place constitutional amendments on the ballot with the Assembly. A term is four years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, District 20 (elected 2022)
- Occupation
- State Senator
- Lives in
- Panorama City
Background
- Served on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009 to 2016. source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Earned a B.A. from California State University, Northridge and a Master of Social Welfare from UCLA. source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Worked as a social worker and EMT, a city council field deputy, and in the Los Angeles mayor's office. source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Elected to State Senate District 20 in 2022; chairs the Senate Health Committee. source: carolinemenjivar.com
In their own words
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- Working families and housing solutions source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Health care access, including mental health services source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ equity source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Worker safety source: carolinemenjivar.com
- Public services, including child care source: carolinemenjivar.com
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