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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla Reconsider
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AB 1983
Continuing care retirement communities: repayable contracts.
3rd Reading AB1983 Blanca Rubio By Laird
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SB 1337
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.
Unfinished Business SB1337 Richardson Concurrence
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SB 1128
Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.
Unfinished Business SB1128 Stern et al. Concurrence
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SB 989
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Unfinished Business SB989 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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SB 954
California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.
Unfinished Business SB954 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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AB 1815
Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.
3rd Reading AB1815 Wicks et al. By Wiener
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SB 354
Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.
Unfinished Business SB354 Limón Concurrence
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SB 750
California Housing Finance Agency: credit enhancement mechanisms study.
Unfinished Business SB750 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 1268
Outdoor public recreation spaces: equitable access.
Unfinished Business SB1268 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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ACA 7
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 31 of Article I thereof, relating to government preferences.
3rd Reading ACA7 Jackson et al. By Weber Pierson
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SB 913
Resource adequacy: aggregated distributed energy resources.
Unfinished Business SB913 Becker et al. Concurrence
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SB 1344
Civil actions: housing development projects.
Unfinished Business SB1344 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 2539
Tribal-state gaming: compact ratification.
3rd Reading AB2539 Ramos By McGuire Urgency Clause
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SB 1393
Commercial fishing: steelhead trout: Dungeness crab.
Unfinished Business SB1393 McGuire Concurrence
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SB 1341
Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.
Unfinished Business SB1341 Cabaldon Concurrence
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SB 1242
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Unfinished Business SB1242 Choi et al. Concurrence
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SB 1195
Tied-house exceptions: advertising: Counties of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
Unfinished Business SB1195 Rubio Concurrence
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SB 1443
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Unfinished Business SB1443 ED. (Pérez) Concurrence
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AB 713
Public postsecondary education: student employment.
3rd Reading AB713 Solache et al. By Cervantes
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AB 2540
Public health: public postsecondary education: student health centers: abortion by medication techniques.
3rd Reading AB2540 Stefani et al. By Menjivar
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AB 2562
Alcohol or other drug recovery and treatment programs and facilities: suicide prevention.
3rd Reading AB2562 Dixon By Blakespear
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SB 1024
Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.
Unfinished Business SB1024 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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SB 1091
Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program.
Unfinished Business SB1091 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 1526
Horse racing: audits of the horsemen's organizations: license fee deposits: minisatellite wagering facilities.
3rd Reading AB1526 G.O. (Blanca Rubio) By Rubio
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SB 1374
Restraining orders: educational institutions.
Unfinished Business SB1374 Niello et al. Concurrence
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SB 1247
Social media platforms: child influencers.
Unfinished Business SB1247 Padilla et al. Concurrence
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AB 1581
Pupils: data reporting: American Indian and Alaska Native pupils.
3rd Reading AB1581 Ramos et al.
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SB 959
Average daily attendance: emergencies: major safety hazard.
Unfinished Business SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause 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
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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