Mejia won by about 20 points. In fairness, while Mejia has advocated a $25 minimum, she acknowledges it is something that would occur over time. The state's hourly minimum is almost $16, but the federal minimum is $7.25, and hasn't been changed since 2009. The federal minimum applies in states that have not adopted a higher state minimum. In my first week, I introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour.