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 1728
Community colleges: common course numbering system: career technical education public safety courses.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2495
Unlawful immigration-related practices.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1070
Residential developments: building standards: review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2612
Building standards: qualified plug-in photovoltaic systems.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2514
Pupil achievement: State of the Achievement Gap Dashboard.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2490
Teacher credentialing: emergency career substitute teaching permit: alternative qualifications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2332
Dual language immersion: Dual Language Immersion Coordinator.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2433
Housing development: density bonus.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1919
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Not voting Source ↗
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ACR 162
Relative to the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1889
Protective orders.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1806
Department of Justice.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1615
Firearms: unsafe handguns.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2344
Animal abuse: forfeiture.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1599
Public transit: California Transit Stop Registry: transit datasets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2307
Transportation: traffic signal synchronization pilot program: Western Riverside Council of Governments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2024
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: landscaped freeways: relocation agreements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1627
Public employment: disqualifications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1687
Driver's licenses: revocation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1646
Juvenile facilities: visitation.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1837
Video imaging of parking violations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2015
Department of Transportation: third-party navigation applications: study and report.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1569
Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1685
Driving privilege: points.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2217
Criminal procedure: alternatives to arrest.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2484
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: transactions and use tax: voter initiatives.
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 [Public Safety]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1854
Legally protected health care activities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1810
Firearms: dealer centralized list.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
AB 2012
Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2204
Prisons: organized sports programming.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
No Source ↗
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AB 1756
Off-highway vehicle recreation: City of Needles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2104
Sexually violent predators.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2318
Law enforcement: facilitating medical care.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2257
Corrections: jail administrators.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1608
Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1994
Defending Immigrant Victims Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2437
Impounded vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2560
Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure: goals.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1941
Organized metal theft.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2337
Peace officers: theft.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2717
Outdoor advertising displays: arenas: exemptions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1877
Domestic violence: protective orders.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2593
Corrections: treatment of prisoners.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
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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