State · State Senate
Dave Cortese
State Senator · Senate District 15 · Party: Democratic
3002 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 15
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No issues page found
Dave Cortese's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 9, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows Dave Cortese'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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AB 2075
Forestry: safety requirements: fire equipment: internal combustion engines.
3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener
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SB 799
Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.
Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence
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AB 2397
Local government: community facilities districts: financing.
3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto
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AB 2634
Workforce development: High road training partnerships: scoring preference.
3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo
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AB 2418
Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín
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AB 2618
Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.
3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney
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AB 2255
Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate controlled committees: campaign statements.
3rd Reading AB2255 Pellerin By Wiener
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AB 2766
Public postsecondary education: student housing: foster youth and homeless youth.
3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab
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AB 871
Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
3rd Reading AB871 Stefani et al. By Grayson
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AB 2186
Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: reparations programs.
3rd Reading AB2186 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
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SB 1115
Public cemetery districts: board of trustees: County of Tulare.
Unfinished Business SB1115 Grove Concurrence
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AB 1784
Postsecondary education: nondiscrimination: pregnancy or pregnancy-related issues.
3rd Reading AB1784 Pellerin et al. By Gonzalez
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AB 2024
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: landscaped freeways: relocation agreements.
3rd Reading AB2024 Nguyen et al. By Archuleta
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AB 2576
Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.
3rd Reading AB2576 Harabedian et al. By Pérez
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AB 1860
School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.
3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez
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AB 1786
Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
3rd Reading AB1786 Harabedian By Reyes
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AB 2143
Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.
3rd Reading AB2143 Irwin et al. By Caballero
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AB 2458
Energy: appliance standards and cost-effective measures.
3rd Reading AB2458 Bennett By Allen
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SB 1175
Lobbyist registration and termination.
Unfinished Business SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 2624
Privacy for immigration support services providers.
3rd Reading AB2624 Bonta et al. By Gonzalez
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SB 902
Early childhood education and childcare: electronic signatures.
Unfinished Business SB902 Grayson et al. Concurrence
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SB 1375
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.
Unfinished Business SB1375 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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SB 994
Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.
Unfinished Business SB994 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 1601
County employees' retirement: cost-of-living adjustments.
3rd Reading AB1601 Rogers By Cabaldon
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SB 1196
Small energization projects: electrical service connections.
Unfinished Business SB1196 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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AB 2402
Health studio contracts: fee limits: multiservice health club studio.
3rd Reading AB2402 Boerner By Jones
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AB 2180
Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
3rd Reading AB2180 Ward et al. By Arreguín
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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
No reports yet. Reporting opens when accounts launch.
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