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 1665
School athletics: coaches: youth athletics behavioral and mental health training.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2320
Multifamily Housing Program: Homekey: adaptive reuse.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2390
Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1653
Pupil instruction: health framework: heat illness.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 2519
State Teachers' Retirement System: positions subject to membership.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2078
Employees: meal periods: stationary engineers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1809
Public contracts: school and community college districts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1792
Pupil instruction: health framework: sexual health.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1590
California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program: revised allocation formula.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1614
Vehicles: bicycles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 647
Abandoned recreational vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2055
Vessels: operation: registration.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2286
Criminal procedure: attorney visits: medical settings.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2453
Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1625
Sacramento Regional Transit District: board compensation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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ACR 142
Relative to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Deputies Floyd and Michael Coleman Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 464
Sexual assault in prison.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 137
Relative to the San Joaquin County Deputy Sheriff Dighton Little Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 155
Relative to the Officer Kirk Leland Johnson Memorial Interchange.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1541
Human trafficking: data.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 169
Relative to the United States Navy Sailor Noah Tobin Memorial Overcrossing.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1917
Criminal procedure: information.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2556
Evidence: credibility of witnesses and evidence affected or excluded by extrinsic policies.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 767
Sexually violent predators: schools.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 431
Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 126
Relative to the Captain Vidar Anderson Memorial Highway.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 2001
Criminal procedure: state summary criminal history information.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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ACR 164
Relative to a Mexican Consulate in the County of Kern.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR164 Bains et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 129
Relative to a sister state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR129 Haney et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 166
State of Zacatecas: sister-state relationship.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR166 Ávila Farías et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2148
Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
ACA 18
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 9 of Article IX thereof, relating to the University of California.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 1943
Pupil safety: notifications: firearms.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2248
Pupil services: educational counseling: California College Guidance Initiative.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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