In her first two years, Senator Menjivar expanded health coverage for fertility treatment, including IVF, reversed cuts to childcare funding, and created common sense tenant protections for mom-and-pop small businesses and small non-profit organizations. As the Senate Health Chair, she’s focused on expanding access to quality health care and mental health services, protecting reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ equity, and worker safety.
Senator Menjivar also serves as the Vice Chair of the California Legislative Women's Caucus and was previously the Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus Vice Chair and a California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls commissioner.