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Catherine Blakespear
State Senator · Senate District 38 · Party: Democratic
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Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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This tab shows Catherine Blakespear's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 1130
Invasion of privacy: wearable recording devices.
Unfinished Business SB1130 Reyes Concurrence
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AB 175
Developmental services: community placement plans and community resource development plans.
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SB 895
California Science and Health Research Bond Act.
Unfinished Business SB895 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 929
Abandoned endowment care cemeteries: County of Marin.
3rd Reading AB929 Connolly By Richardson
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AB 2225
Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.
3rd Reading AB2225 Patel et al. By Pérez
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AB 2597
Claims against the state: appropriation.
3rd Reading AB2597 Wicks By Cervantes Urgency Clause
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AB 1578
State agency officials: training on responding to hate: local agency officials: anti-hate speech training.
3rd Reading AB1578 Jackson et al. By Wiener
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AB 2796
Criminal history information: background checks.
3rd Reading AB2796 PUB. S. (Schultz) By Arreguín Urgency Clause
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AB 1981
Subsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting.
3rd Reading AB1981 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Reyes Urgency Clause
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SB 828
Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.
Unfinished Business SB828 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 2221
Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
3rd Reading AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson
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AB 1588
Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
3rd Reading AB1588 Stefani et al. By Arreguín
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AB 2667
Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising.
3rd Reading AB2667 Hadwick et al. By Weber Pierson
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AB 2222
Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: credits: local news outlets: business expense deduction: excessive employee remuneration.
3rd Reading AB2222 Ward et al. By McNerney
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AB 2329
Surplus residential property: condition-adjusted price of the fair market value: Cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena.
3rd Reading AB2329 Fong et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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AB 1813
Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program.
3rd Reading AB1813 Ward et al. By Caballero
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SB 344
California Environmental Quality Act: City of San Diego: mixed-use development project.
Unfinished Business SB344 Weber Pierson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 813
Independent verification organizations.
Unfinished Business SB813 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 226
Infrastructure revitalization financing districts.
Unfinished Business SB226 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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SB 1394
State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.
Unfinished Business SB1394 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
Unfinished Business SB1383 Arreguín 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.
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
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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
Committees
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Issues
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