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Dave Cortese
State Senator · Senate District 15 · Party: Democratic
3002 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 15
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Dave Cortese'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 in code before it's published, 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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AB 1721
Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.
3rd Reading AB1721 Muratsuchi By Ochoa Bogh
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AB 2378
California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.
3rd Reading AB2378 Gabriel et al. By Blakespear
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AB 1766
Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety.
3rd Reading AB1766 Krell By Reyes
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AB 1599
Public transit: California Transit Stop Registry: transit datasets.
3rd Reading AB1599 Ahrens et al. By Cortese
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AB 2760
Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2764
Extended foster care.
3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar Motion to Reconsider Reconsider
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SB 868
Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Unfinished Business SB868 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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SB 1135
California Wildlife Coexistence Act.
Unfinished Business SB1135 Blakespear et al. Concurrence
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AB 2174
Mobilehomes and manufactured housing: registration and titling documentation.
3rd Reading AB2174 Johnson By Valladares
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AB 2476
Electricity: integrated resource plans: Department of Water Resources: procurement.
3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove
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SB 925
Fusion energy: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: strategic plan: certification and environmental review.
Unfinished Business SB925 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 1425
High-Speed Rail Authority: property: operating right-of-way.
Unfinished Business SB1425 Cortese Concurrence
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AB 306
California Building Standards Commission: appeals: code interpretations.
3rd Reading AB306 Schultz et al. By Pérez
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AB 611
Voluntary tax contribution funds: spinal cord injury research.
3rd Reading AB611 Lee By McNerney
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AB 2296
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
3rd Reading AB2296 Papan By Grayson
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AB 1294
Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.
3rd Reading AB1294 Haney et al. By Arreguín
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SB 998
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
Unfinished Business SB998 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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AB 1626
Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training.
3rd Reading AB1626 Gabriel et al. By Stern
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AB 282
Elections: seizure of election materials.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
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AB 1381
Education-related positions: previous employment disclosures: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: unprofessional conduct.
3rd Reading AB1381 Muratsuchi By Pérez
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AB 706
Forest Organic Residue, Energy, and Safety Transformation (FOREST) and Wildfire Prevention Fund Act.
3rd Reading AB706 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Grayson
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AB 1770
Arbitration: health care service plans: Lindalee's Law.
3rd Reading AB1770 Garcia et al. By Umberg
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AB 2007
Youth programs: identifying information of youth.
3rd Reading AB2007 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Cervantes
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AB 2635
Air pollution: small off-road engines: voucher programs: local regulation.
3rd Reading AB2635 Celeste Rodriguez By Durazo
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SB 937
Law enforcement: flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges.
Unfinished Business SB937 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence
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AB 2727
Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Dave Cortese 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
$1,409,242
Spent $1,416,443
Totals
- Raised$1,409,242
- Spent$1,416,443
- From individuals (itemized)$189,998 13%
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$122,748
- Construction and engineering$94,214
- Finance, insurance and banking$57,100
- Energy and utilities$46,900
- Transportation$37,450
- Education$37,050
- Technology and telecommunications$22,650
- Health care$18,500
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 63% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
- MTC$750
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $72,200 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
- State Building and Construction Trades Council of California PAC$23,600
- AlphaX Re Capital Inc.$14,500
- Association of California School Administrators PAC$11,800
- Bay Area Legislative Leaders PAC$11,800
- Valley Neighbors Together$11,659
- California Nurses Association PAC$11,500
- United Contractors PAC$11,400
- Faculty for our University's Future, Local Committee Sponsored by the California Faculty Association$10,400
- Republic Services$9,500
- California State Retirees PAC$8,900
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Dave Cortese's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Dave Cortese 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 (3)
The committees Dave Cortese 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.
Dave Cortese for Senate 2024
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 11, 2025$0 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$208,191 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$133,698 received
- Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024$130,192 received
Dave Cortese for Senate 2028
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$124,050 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$73,600 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026$107,114 received
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$362,248 received
Equal School Funding for All, Senator Dave Cortese Ballot Measure Committee
- Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$48,000 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$11,659 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.
No Form 700 filed as State Senator under this name was found in the FPPC's search.
Committees
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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