State · State Senate
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 ↗
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 2460
Pupil health: mental health: model referral protocols.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2528
Community colleges: governing board member compensation.
[Second] hearing set for [07-02-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1896
Public employment: disqualifications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2120
School district employees: merit system.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2551
Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 664
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2528
Community colleges: governing board member compensation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1858
California State University: Joint Associate's Degree Pilot Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1818
California State University: employer-employee relations: meeting and conferring.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2483
Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1644
Pupils: use of smartphones: prohibition: report.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2694
Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2189
Statewide Special Education Parent Advocacy Collaborative.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 467
Los Angeles Community College District: California Center for Climate Change Education.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1851
Pupil health: social-emotional, behavioral, and mental health supports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1707
Electricians: certification application, examination, and renewal.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2417
State Teachers' Retirement System: community colleges: part-time faculty.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SJR 15
The federal Unemployment Trust Fund: debt.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 2367
State employment: reporting: health facilities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1769
Student transfer: tribal colleges.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2158
Pupil instruction: outdoor learning.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2550
Women in the construction industry: report.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2263
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee housing: transit-oriented joint development projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2411
California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command: agreements with state and local agencies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1897
Mentally disordered offenders: criteria for commitment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2502
Vehicles: driving under the influence: driving automation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2237
Probation: term length.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
AB 501
Lawsuits, liens, and other encumbrances.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2005
Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2384
Crimes: records: sealing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1588
Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1930
Abortion or gender-affirming health care services: subpoenas, discovery requests, or other requests for information.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2397
Local government: community facilities districts: financing.
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2108
Diversion: retail theft.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 31
Peace officers: tribal police.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1664
Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting technology.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2047
Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2379
Family daycare homes: Fourth Amendment training.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1650
Rental vehicles: law enforcement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2719
Vehicles: certificates of title.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1913
Licensure: emergency equipment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1572
California Interscholastic Federation: officials: registration, certification, and eligibility verification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1612
Disposition of controlled substances.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 599
Short-Line Railroad Improvement Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2684
Juveniles: nonminor dependents: out-of-state placement: visitation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2329
Surplus residential property: condition-adjusted price of the fair market value: Cities of Pasadena and South Pasadena.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 910
Criminal procedure: sentencing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1689
Juvenile courts: temporary probate guardianship.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗
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
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Issues
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