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Catherine Blakespear
State Senator · Senate District 38 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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No issues page found
Catherine Blakespear's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 8, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows Catherine Blakespear's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and, once a person has checked them, specific commitments with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 2415
Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.
3rd Reading AB2415 Hoover By Niello
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SB 881
Income taxation: credits: voluntary contributions: food bank donations.
Unfinished Business SB881 McNerney et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2660
Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education.
3rd Reading AB2660 Alvarez et al. By Grayson
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AB 2075
Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines.
3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener
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SB 799
Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.
Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence
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AB 2397
Local government: community facilities districts: financing.
3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto
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AB 2634
Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.
3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo
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AB 2418
Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín
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AB 2618
Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.
3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney
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AB 2255
Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate controlled committees: campaign statements.
3rd Reading AB2255 Pellerin By Wiener
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AB 2766
Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.
3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab
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AB 871
Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
3rd Reading AB871 Stefani et al. By Grayson
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AB 2186
Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs.
3rd Reading AB2186 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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SB 1115
Public cemetery districts: board of trustees: County of Tulare.
Unfinished Business SB1115 Grove Concurrence
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AB 1784
Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues.
3rd Reading AB1784 Pellerin et al. By Gonzalez
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AB 2024
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: landscaped freeways: relocation agreements.
3rd Reading AB2024 Nguyen et al. By Archuleta
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AB 2576
Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.
3rd Reading AB2576 Harabedian et al. By Pérez
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AB 1860
School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.
3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez
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AB 1786
Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
3rd Reading AB1786 Harabedian By Reyes
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AB 2143
Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.
3rd Reading AB2143 Irwin et al. By Caballero
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AB 2458
Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures.
3rd Reading AB2458 Bennett By Allen
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SB 1175
Lobbyist registration and termination.
Unfinished Business SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2624
Privacy for immigration support services providers.
3rd Reading AB2624 Bonta et al. By Gonzalez
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SB 902
Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.
Unfinished Business SB902 Grayson et al. Concurrence
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SB 1375
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.
Unfinished Business SB1375 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 994
Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.
Unfinished Business SB994 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Catherine Blakespear controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$1,554,725
Spent $1,014,808
Totals
- Raised$1,554,725
- Spent$1,014,808
- From individuals (itemized)$230,785 15%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$110,850
- Health care$60,900
- Education$56,800
- Pharmaceuticals and medical products$52,800
- Issue and advocacy groups$48,550
- Energy and utilities$37,250
- Finance, insurance and banking$29,250
- Construction and engineering$23,900
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 50% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
- R&V MANAGEMENT$10,800
- DIGNITYMOVES$8,675
- CARLTAS COMPANY$4,250
- SCRIPPS HEALTH$3,000
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO$3,000
- SHARP HEALTHCARE$2,600
- SURF 'N EARTH ENTERPRISES LLC$1,250
- ABBVIE$700
- NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP ACTION COUNCIL$600
- SERVICENOW$600
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $99,285 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- Association of California School Administrators PAC Small Contributor Committee$23,600
- Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters PAC SCC$23,600
- State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee$12,300
- Angelique Ashby for Senate 2026$11,800
- Christopher Cabaldon for Senate 2028$11,800
- Josh Becker for Senate 2028$11,800
- Limon for State Controller 2030$11,800
- Menjivar for Senate 2026$11,800
- Richardson for Senate 2028$11,800
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 State PAC Small Contributor Committee$11,800
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Catherine Blakespear's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $26,389
- Advance California, Sponsored by California Apartment Association$22,167
- San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89$4,222
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Catherine Blakespear by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (1)
The committees Catherine Blakespear controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Catherine Blakespear for Senate 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$444,043 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$212,977 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$146,142 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$204,175 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Apr 17, 2026 · covers 2026 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 3, 2026 · covers 2026 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed May 21, 2024 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 29, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Sep 15, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2022 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
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Issues
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