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Catherine Blakespear

State Senator · Senate District 38 · Party: Democratic

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Senate District 38
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Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

2999
Final-passage votes
4293
All recorded votes

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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • SB 1123

    Administrative Procedure Act: major regulations.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1314

    Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide.

    3rd Reading SB1314 Menjivar et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 886

    California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.

    3rd Reading SB886 Padilla et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1092

    Mobilehome parks: resident organizations: option to purchase.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1370

    Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review.

    3rd Reading SB1370 Stern et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 887

    California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects.

    3rd Reading SB887 Padilla et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1283

    Electric vehicle charging stations: installation: permits.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 905

    Electricity.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 973

    Wildfire County Coordinator Program.

    3rd Reading SB973 Becker et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 878

    Insurance business practices.

    3rd Reading SB878 Pérez et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1114

    Data collection: sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status: disclosure.

    3rd Reading SB1114 Cabaldon et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1374

    Restraining orders: educational institutions.

    3rd Reading SB1374 Niello et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 958

    California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impacts: building height.

    3rd Reading SB958 Weber Pierson

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1257

    Federal immigration enforcement: report.

    3rd Reading SB1257 Arreguín et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1292

    Enhanced curb management system.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 925

    Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review.

    3rd Reading SB925 McNerney et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1399

    Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

    3rd Reading SB1399 Durazo et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 924

    Low-income energy assistance.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1158

    Energy: reliability planning assessment.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 983

    San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.

    3rd Reading SB983 Weber Pierson

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1167

    Vehicles: electric bicycles.

    3rd Reading SB1167 Blakespear et al.

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 952

    State Water Project: renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 929

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1237

    Civil Rights Department.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1057

    Licensing: certified nurse assistants and home health aides.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1103

    Large retail stores: immigration enforcement: reporting.

    3rd Reading

    May 26, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1016

    Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program and court-ordered evaluations.

    3rd Reading SB1016 Blakespear et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1360

    Elections: translation of election materials.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1153

    Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.

    3rd Reading SB1153 Caballero et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1213

    Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1135

    California Wildlife Coexistence Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1199

    Prescription drug cost sharing.

    3rd Reading SB1199 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 102

    Relative to National Safe Boating Week.

    3rd Reading SR102 Richardson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1083

    Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1337

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1198

    Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment.

    3rd Reading SB1198 Menjivar et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 177

    Relative to World No Tobacco Day.

    3rd Reading SCR177 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1338

    Vehicles: repossession.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1240

    Office of Nonprofit Empowerment.

    3rd Reading SB1240 McNerney et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SR 107

    Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR107 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 920

    The Gambling Control Act: regulatory fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1265

    California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority: GoGreen Program.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 172

    Relative to Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR172 Niello et al. By Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1116

    Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

    3rd Reading

    May 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1046

    Occupational safety: transboundary pollution.

    3rd Reading SB1046 Blakespear et al.

    May 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 171

    Relative to California Nonprofits Day.

    3rd Reading SCR171 McNerney et al.

    May 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1312

    Cemeteries.

    3rd Reading

    May 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1112

    Vehicles: towing companies and storage facilities.

    3rd Reading

    May 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 951

    Employment: technological displacement: notice.

    3rd Reading

    May 20, 2026 · Result: Passed

Older votes

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
    6 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $1,554,725
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $1,014,808
  • From individuals (itemized)
    550 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • R&V MANAGEMENT
    3 donors · Not classified
    $10,800
  • DIGNITYMOVES
    4 donors · Not classified
    $8,675
  • CARLTAS COMPANY
    4 donors · Not classified
    $4,250
  • SCRIPPS HEALTH
    5 donors · Health care
    $3,000
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
    5 donors · Education
    $3,000
  • SHARP HEALTHCARE
    5 donors · Health care
    $2,600
  • SURF 'N EARTH ENTERPRISES LLC
    4 donors · Not classified
    $1,250
  • ABBVIE
    4 donors · Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $700
  • NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP ACTION COUNCIL
    3 donors · Issue and advocacy groups
    $600
  • SERVICENOW
    4 donors · Not classified
    $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
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Education
    $23,600
  • Building a Stronger Future for California PAC, sponsored by Western States Regional Council of Carpenters PAC SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $23,600
  • State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC Small Contributor Committee
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Construction and engineering
    $12,300
  • Angelique Ashby for Senate 2026
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Christopher Cabaldon for Senate 2028
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Josh Becker for Senate 2028
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Limon for State Controller 2030
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Menjivar for Senate 2026
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Richardson for Senate 2028
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 State PAC Small Contributor Committee
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $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
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 7, 2026
    $22,167
  • San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89
    race: State Senate · 1 report · May 26, 2026 to May 27, 2026
    $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
    Spent $471,645 · cash at end $777,864 Statement ↗
    $444,043 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $112,802 · cash at end $800,791 Statement ↗
    $212,977 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $124,916 · cash at end $710,004 Statement ↗
    $146,142 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $109,229 · cash at end $681,457 Statement ↗
    $204,175 received
Committee record ↗

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.

Methodology

Disclosures

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

Committees

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Issues

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