The daughter of hardworking immigrant parents, Melissa grew up in the Valley. She learned firsthand from her parents that hard work, a good education and perseverance is fundamental to success. Melissa is the first from her family to graduate from college. After graduating from Sacramento State University, Melissa returned home to the Valley to serve her community and build a better life for Valley families. She advocated for teachers, patients and working families — helping lead the fight for good wages, access to quality health care and retirement security.
With the opioid crisis taking too many lives here in the Valley, Senator Melissa Hurtado is doing something about it.
Senator Hurtado wrote a new law to protect college students from accidental overdoses by requiring college campuses to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan and provide training for how to use it.
She’s not stopping there. Senator Hurtado has announced that she’s introducing a similar law to provide protection from overdoses at high school and junior high school campuses.
Senator Hurtado also is working to toughen penalties for those who manufacture and sell opioids like fentanyl in our communities.