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Catherine Blakespear

State Senator · Senate District 38 · Party: Democratic

2999 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 12 (State government: Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Agency: Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.). It passed. Mar 11, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 77 (State vehicle fleet: light-duty vehicles: raw materials: child labor.). It passed. Mar 11, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 90 (Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: grants: improvements to public evacuation routes: mobile rigid water storage: electrical generators.). It passed. Mar 11, 2025

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Record at a glance

2999
Final-passage votes
4293
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 38
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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Today
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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.

  • SB 12

    State government: Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Agency: Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Mar 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 77

    State vehicle fleet: light-duty vehicles: raw materials: child labor.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Mar 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 90

    Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: grants: improvements to public evacuation routes: mobile rigid water storage: electrical generators.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]

    Mar 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 70

    Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Mar 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SR 25

    Relative to Women's History Month.

    3rd Reading SR25 Limón

    Mar 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 26

    Relative to School Breakfast Week.

    3rd Reading SCR26 Weber Pierson By Senator Becker

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 30

    Relative to Women in Construction Week.

    3rd Reading SCR30 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 19

    Relative to International Women's Day.

    3rd Reading SR19 Wahab et al.

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 27

    Relative to Yu Gwan-sun Day.

    3rd Reading

    Mar 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 7

    Relative to permanent standard time.

    3rd Reading

    Mar 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 15

    Relative to the "2-1-1" information and referral service.

    3rd Reading SR15 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 20

    Relative to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR20 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 17

    Relative to Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

    3rd Reading SR17 Rubio et al.

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 18

    Relative to National Caregivers Day.

    3rd Reading SR18 Richardson

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 19

    Relative to Ramadan.

    3rd Reading SCR19 Wahab et al.

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 21

    Relative to Black History Month.

    3rd Reading SCR21 Smallwood-Cuevas

    Feb 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 16

    Relative to President Jimmy Carter Day.

    3rd Reading SR16 Caballero et al.

    Feb 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 17

    Relative to Montessori Month.

    3rd Reading

    Feb 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 16

    Relative to Thyroid Health Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR16 Alvarado-Gil

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 14

    Relative to Positive Parenting Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR14 Michelle Rodriguez

    Feb 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 18

    Relative to Maternal Health Awareness Day.

    Special Consent ACR18 Sharp-Collins et al.

    Feb 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 11

    Relative to Anesthesiologists Week.

    Special Consent ACR11 Ahrens et al.

    Feb 14, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 7

    Relative to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Special Consent ACR7 Bryan et al.

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 3

    Safe Drinking Water Act: 50th anniversary.

    3rd Reading

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 9

    Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR9 Pellerin et al.

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 14

    Relative to CalEITC Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SCR14 Caballero et al.

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 12

    Relative to the Lunar New Year.

    3rd Reading SR12 Wahab et al.

    Feb 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 8

    Relative to World Desert Day.

    Special Consent ACR8 Wallis et al.

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 15

    Relative to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 9

    Relative to the election of members of the Senate Committee on Rules.

    3rd Reading SR9 Gonzalez

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 13

    Relative to Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR13 Grayson et al.

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 7

    Relative to school governance.

    3rd Reading SR7 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 10

    Relative to Korean American Day.

    Special Consent ACR10 Mark González et al.

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 9

    Relative to Maternal Health Awareness Day.

    3rd Reading SCR9 Weber Pierson

    Jan 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 11

    Relative to Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR11 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    Jan 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 10

    Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 12

    Relative to certified registered nurse anesthetists.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 8

    Relative to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    3rd Reading SCR8 Weber Pierson et al.

    Jan 17, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 5

    Relative to World Desert Day.

    3rd Reading SCR5 Ochoa Bogh

    Jan 17, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 6

    Relative to Korean American Day.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 1

    Relative to the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 4

    Relative to the Standing Rules of the Senate for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    W/O REF. TO FILE SR4 Gonzalez

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 2

    Relative to the selection of the Legislative Counsel of California.

    W/O REF. TO FILE

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed Other

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

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