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 2372
Vehicles: tolls.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2378
California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2310
Illegal dumping.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1913
Licensure: emergency equipment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1927
Bail Consumer Protection Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1595
Criminal procedure: writs of habeas corpus and motions to vacate.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2273
Crimes: SCRIVNER Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1546
Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2631
Criminal procedure: prohibited violations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 277
Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2788
Transportation: omnibus bill.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1816
Probation: duration.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1537
Peace officers: secondary employment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1896
Public employment: disqualifications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 2346
Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al.
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al. Reconsider
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SR 116
Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.
3rd Reading SR116 Cervantes et al.
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ACR 185
Portuguese Heritage Month: Day of Portugal: Day of the Azores.
Special Consent ACR185 Macedo et al.
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SB 125
Medi-Cal: managed care organization provider tax.
Unfinished Business SB125 B. & F.R. (Laird) Concurrence
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AB 1571
Product safety: recreational water safety: wearable personal flotation devices: infants and children.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1571 Michelle Rodriguez
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ACR 169
Relative to the United States Navy Sailor Noah Tobin Memorial Overcrossing.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR169 DeMaio et al.
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ACR 126
Relative to the Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR126 Tangipa et al.
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SCR 173
Relative to California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.
Special Consent SCR173 Alvarado-Gil et al.
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ACR 142
Relative to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies Floyd and Michael Coleman Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR142 Ransom et al.
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AB 1658
Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders: County of Los Angeles: County of Santa Clara.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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ACR 205
Relative to Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR205 Lackey et al.
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AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2148 Muratsuchi et al.
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AB 2056
Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB2056 Alvarez et al.
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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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