State · State Senate
Catherine Blakespear
State Senator · Senate District 38 · Party: Democratic
2999 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 38
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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 specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, 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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SB 159
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB159 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 78
Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements.
Unfinished Business SB78 Seyarto et al. Concurrence
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SB 643
Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Program.
Unfinished Business SB643 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 847
Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín
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AB 695
California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.
3rd Reading AB695 Fong et al. By Rubio Urgency Clause
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SB 774
Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Unfinished Business SB774 Ashby Concurrence
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SB 151
Early childhood education and childcare.
Unfinished Business SB151 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 154
Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption.
3rd Reading AB154 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
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AB 234
California FAIR Plan Association governing committee.
3rd Reading AB234 Calderon et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause
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SB 838
Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence
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AB 732
Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
3rd Reading AB732 Macedo By McNerney
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AB 1143
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.
3rd Reading AB1143 Bennett By Limón
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SB 400
Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Unfinished Business SB400 Cortese Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 364
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.
Unfinished Business SB364 Strickland et al. Concurrence
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SB 37
Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB37 Umberg Concurrence
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AB 808
Campaign statements and registrations: filing online or electronically.
3rd Reading AB808 Addis By Weber Pierson
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SB 147
Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB147 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 1273
Public utilities: ratesetting proceedings: local publicly owned electric utilities: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.
3rd Reading AB1273 Patterson By Becker
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SB 148
Higher education budget trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB148 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 27
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Unfinished Business SB27 Umberg Concurrence
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SB 161
State employment: state bargaining units.
Unfinished Business SB161 B. & F.R. (Wiener) 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
Committees
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Issues
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