State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, represents District 16 in the California state Senate. The district encompasses much of the southern San Joaquin Valley, including parts of Kern, Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties. Following research that showed California’s 2016 agricultural overtime law resulted in an overall decline in farmworker earnings, Hurtado coauthored Senate Bill 921, which would create a tax credit to offset the cost to farmers of paying overtime premiums.