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Melissa Hurtado
Melissa Hurtado
Member of the California Senate; from the 16th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 3, 2018
Preceded by	Andy Vidak
Constituency	14th district (2018–2022); 16th district (2022–present)
Member of the Sanger, California City Council
	In office; 2016–2018
Personal details
Born	March 6, 1988 (age 36); Fresno, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	California State University, Sacramento (BA)
Website	melissa-hurtado.com

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Melissa Hurtado (born March 6, 1988) is an American Democratic politician currently representing the 16th Senate District, encompassing Bakersfield, Kings County, and parts of Tulare County, in the California State Senate. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she served on the Sanger City Council.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Hurtado was first elected to the State Senate in November 2018, defeating incumbent Republican Andy Vidak.^[4]^[5]

On July 7, 2020, Hurtado was selected to serve on the then-candidate for U.S. president Joe Biden's National Latino Leadership Committee.^[6] In 2022, Hurtado ran for re-election in the redrawn 16th district, winning with 50.01% percent by a margin of 13 votes.^[7]^[8]^[9] Prior to the election, she had been considered the most endangered incumbent of any district at the state level in the state of California.^[10]

In July 2023, Hurtado filed paperwork declaring candidacy for California's 22nd congressional district in the 2024 election.^[11] She placed fourth in the March 2024 primary election and did not advance to November's general election.^[12]

References

^ "Biography". Senate District 14 | Senator Melissa Hurtado. August 7, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Melissa Hurtado". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ Del Real, Jose A. (May 21, 2019). "They Grow the Nation's Food, but They Can't Drink the Water (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "Correction: Election 2018-California Legislature story". AP News. November 13, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ Kotowski, Jason (October 2, 2018). "14th SD challenger Hurtado: What happened to Vidak's vision for the valley?". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ Melero, Jr., Gabriel (July 7, 2020). "Joe Biden Picks Senator Melissa Hurtado for National Latino Leadership Committee". GV Wire. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ Taub, David (December 30, 2021). "Exclusive: Why Sen. Hurtado Is Risking Her Political Career to Stay in Sanger". GV Wire. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ "2022 Election Results". California Secretary of State.
^ Patrick, Lacey (January 20, 2023). "Hurtado secures her victory in senate district 16 election". The Sun-Gazette Newspaper. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ Hoeven, Emily (October 21, 2022). "Inside California's overlooked political powerhouse". CalMatters. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
^ Yeager, Joshua (July 29, 2023). "Sen. Melissa Hurtado files to run for congressional seat in 2024". KVPR Valley Public Radio. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ Donegan, John (March 7, 2024). "State Sen. Hurtado suspends congressional campaign". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

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[1] "Biography". Senate District 14 | Senator Melissa Hurtado. August 7, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[2] "Melissa Hurtado". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[3] Del Real, Jose A. (May 21, 2019). "They Grow the Nation's Food, but They Can't Drink the Water (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[4] "Correction: Election 2018-California Legislature story". AP News. November 13, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[5] Kotowski, Jason (October 2, 2018). "14th SD challenger Hurtado: What happened to Vidak's vision for the valley?". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[6] Melero, Jr., Gabriel (July 7, 2020). "Joe Biden Picks Senator Melissa Hurtado for National Latino Leadership Committee". GV Wire. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[7] Taub, David (December 30, 2021). "Exclusive: Why Sen. Hurtado Is Risking Her Political Career to Stay in Sanger". GV Wire. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

[8] "2022 Election Results". California Secretary of State.

[9] Patrick, Lacey (January 20, 2023). "Hurtado secures her victory in senate district 16 election". The Sun-Gazette Newspaper. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[10] Hoeven, Emily (October 21, 2022). "Inside California's overlooked political powerhouse". CalMatters. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[11] Yeager, Joshua (July 29, 2023). "Sen. Melissa Hurtado files to run for congressional seat in 2024". KVPR Valley Public Radio. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[12] Donegan, John (March 7, 2024). "State Sen. Hurtado suspends congressional campaign". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

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-'''Melissa Hurtado''' (born March 6, 1988) is an American politician serving in the [[California State Senate]]. A [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], she represents the [[California's 14th State Senate district|14th Senate District]], which encompasses parts of the southern [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]], including most of the majority-Latino portions of [[Fresno, California|Fresno]] and [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]]. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she served on the [[Sanger, California|Sanger]] [[City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2018|title=Biography|url=https://sd14.senate.ca.gov/about/biography|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Senate District 14 {{!}} Senator Melissa Hurtado|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Melissa Hurtado|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Melissa_Hurtado|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Real|first=Jose A. Del|date=May 21, 2019|title=They Grow the Nation's Food, but They Can't Drink the Water (Published 2019)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/us/california-central-valley-tainted-water.html|access-date=October 18, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Letter to the Editor: A Bipartisan Thank You to Senator Hurtado|url=https://hanfordsentinel.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-a-bipartisan-thank-you-to-senator-hurtado/article_034c84b9-5638-5833-8f20-c6dd0ac34907.html|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Hanford Sentinel|language=en}}</ref>
+'''Melissa Hurtado''' (born March 6, 1988) is an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician currently representing the [[California's 16th State Senate district|16th Senate District]], encompassing [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]], [[Kings County, California|Kings County]], and parts of [[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]], in the [[California State Senate]]. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she served on the [[Sanger, California|Sanger]] [[City Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2018|title=Biography|url=https://sd14.senate.ca.gov/about/biography|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Senate District 14 {{!}} Senator Melissa Hurtado|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Melissa Hurtado|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Melissa_Hurtado|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Del Real|first=Jose A. |date=May 21, 2019|title=They Grow the Nation's Food, but They Can't Drink the Water (Published 2019)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/us/california-central-valley-tainted-water.html|access-date=October 18, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
-Hurtado was first elected to the State Senate in November 2018, defeating incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Andy Vidak]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2018|title=Correction: Election 2018-California Legislature story|url=https://apnews.com/article/8225528fdf2048c19a9c9e8c2869789b|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=jkotowski@bakersfield.com|first=JASON KOTOWSKI|title=14th SD challenger Hurtado: What happened to Vidak's vision for the valley?|url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/14th-sd-challenger-hurtado-what-happened-to-vidaks-vision-for-the-valley/article_3c164a08-c0e2-11e8-b6e9-bbae72d0701d.html|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=The Bakersfield Californian|language=en}}</ref>
+Hurtado was first elected to the State Senate in November 2018, defeating incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Andy Vidak]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2018|title=Correction: Election 2018-California Legislature story|url=https://apnews.com/article/8225528fdf2048c19a9c9e8c2869789b|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Jason|last=Kotowski|title=14th SD challenger Hurtado: What happened to Vidak's vision for the valley?|url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/14th-sd-challenger-hurtado-what-happened-to-vidaks-vision-for-the-valley/article_3c164a08-c0e2-11e8-b6e9-bbae72d0701d.html|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=The Bakersfield Californian|date=October 2, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
-In July 7, 2020, Hurtado was selected to serve on then-candidate [[Joe Biden]]'s National Latino Leadership Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=July 7|first1=Gabriel Melero jr|last2=2020|date=July 7, 2020|title=Joe Biden Picks Senator Melissa Hurtado for National Latino Leadership Committee|url=https://gvwire.com/2020/07/07/joe-biden-picks-senator-melissa-hurtado-for-national-latino-leadership-committee/|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=GV Wire|language=en-US}}</ref>
+On July 7, 2020, Hurtado was selected to serve on the then-candidate for U.S. president [[Joe Biden]]'s National Latino Leadership Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Gabriel |last=Melero, Jr.|date=July 7, 2020|title=Joe Biden Picks Senator Melissa Hurtado for National Latino Leadership Committee|url=https://gvwire.com/2020/07/07/joe-biden-picks-senator-melissa-hurtado-for-national-latino-leadership-committee/|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=GV Wire|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Hurtado ran for re-election in the redrawn 16th district, winning with 50.01% percent by a margin of 13 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taub|first=David|date=2021-12-30|title=Exclusive: Why Sen. Hurtado Is Risking Her Political Career to Stay in Sanger|url=https://gvwire.com/2021/12/30/exclusive-why-sen-hurtado-is-risking-her-political-career-to-stay-in-sanger/|access-date=2022-01-13|website=GV Wire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Election Results |url=https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/returns/state-senate/district/16 |website=California Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patrick |first=Lacey |date=2023-01-20 |title=Hurtado secures her victory in senate district 16 election |url=https://thesungazette.com/article/news/2023/01/19/hurtado-secures-her-victory-in-senate-district-16-election/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=The Sun-Gazette Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to the election, she had been considered the most endangered incumbent of any district at the state level in the state of California.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoeven |first=Emily |date=2022-10-21 |title=Inside California's overlooked political powerhouse |language=en-US |work=CalMatters |url=http://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2022/10/kern-county-california-election/ |access-date=2023-10-27}}</ref>
+In July 2023, Hurtado filed paperwork declaring candidacy for [[California's 22nd congressional district]] in the 2024 election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yeager|first=Joshua|date=2023-07-29 |title=Sen. Melissa Hurtado files to run for congressional seat in 2024 |url=https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2023-07-28/sen-melissa-hurtado-files-to-run-for-congressional-seat-in-2024 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=KVPR Valley Public Radio |language=en}}</ref> She placed fourth in the March 2024 primary election and did not advance to November's general election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Donegan |first=John|date=2024-03-07 |title=State Sen. Hurtado suspends congressional campaign |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-sen-hurtado-suspends-congressional-campaign/article_c8f6ea34-dcc2-11ee-9038-ff6057cfda87.html |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=The Bakersfield Californian |language=en}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
-* {{Official website|https://sd14.senate.ca.gov/}}
+* {{Official website|https://sd16.senate.ca.gov/}}
 * [http://www.hurtadoforsenate.com/ Campaign website]
 * {{Ballotpedia}}
-* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/14544 Melissa Hurtado]
+* [http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/14544 Biography at Join California]
+{{California State Senate}}
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-[[Category:California Democrats]]
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+[[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]
+[[Category:Democratic Party California state senators]]
+[[Category:California State University, Sacramento alumni]]
+[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in California]]
+[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American women in politics]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:People from Fresno, California]]
+[[Category:Politicians from Fresno, California]]
 [[Category:People from Sanger, California]]
 [[Category:Women city councillors in California]]
 [[Category:Women state legislators in California]]
+[[Category:Candidates in the 2024 United States House of Representatives elections]]
-[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
-[[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]
+[[Category:21st-century members of the California State Legislature]]
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+{{California-CASenate-stub}}

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