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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
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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 685
Special education: nonpublic schools and agencies.
Unfinished Business SB685 Cortese Concurrence
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SB 1153
Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB1153 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 1960
Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: wildfire mitigation validation.
3rd Reading AB1960 Bennett et al. By Allen
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AB 1699
Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act.
3rd Reading AB1699 Rogers et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
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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.
Unfinished Business SB1083 Pérez Concurrence
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AB 2103
Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.
3rd Reading AB2103 Irwin By Cabaldon
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AB 1934
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program implementation plan.
3rd Reading AB1934 Bennett et al. By Pérez
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SB 958
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impacts: building height.
Unfinished Business SB958 Weber Pierson Concurrence
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SB 457
Housing element compliance: committed assistance: in-kind services: realistic capacity formula.
Unfinished Business SB457 Becker Concurrence
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AB 2467
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
3rd Reading AB2467 ED. (Patel) By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 1361
Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.
Unfinished Business SB1361 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 1367
Planning and zoning: detention facilities.
Unfinished Business SB1367 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
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AB 2513
Wildfire: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: local assistance grant program: regional landscape grants.
3rd Reading AB2513 Petrie-Norris By Blakespear
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SB 328
California Environmental Quality Act: exempt surplus land.
Unfinished Business SB328 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 1213
Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.
Unfinished Business SB1213 Reyes Special Consent Concurrence
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AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.
3rd Reading AB1405 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Wiener
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AB 1976
Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
3rd Reading AB1976 Wicks By Blakespear
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AB 2032
Fish and wildlife: invasive mussels: golden mussels.
3rd Reading AB2032 Ransom By Ashby Urgency Clause
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SB 632
Community colleges: California College Promise.
Unfinished Business SB632 Arreguín et al. Concurrence
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AB 1540
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: LGBTQ+ youth.
3rd Reading AB1540 Mark González et al. By Menjivar Urgency Clause
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AB 2152
California Environmental Quality Act: essential local fire station projects: infrastructure project streamlining.
3rd Reading AB2152 Mark González et al. By Pérez
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SB 1090
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: urban lot splits: subdivisions: 2025 Eaton Wildfire: Altadena.
Unfinished Business SB1090 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 1423
Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.
Unfinished Business SB1423 Stern Concurrence
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SB 900
Political Reform Act of 1974: top contributors: disclosures.
Unfinished Business SB900 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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AB 1555
Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
3rd Reading AB1555 Hadwick et al. By Laird
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AB 2121
Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.
3rd Reading AB2121 Berman By Cabaldon
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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
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