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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SCA 5
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 16 to Article XIIIB thereof, and by amending Section 8 of, and adding Section 8.7 to, Article XVI thereof, relating to education finance.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
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AB 1829
Community colleges: CalWORKs Recipients Education Program: services.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1860
School facilities: design-build: alternative design-build: county superintendents of schools.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2178
Community colleges: county probation departments: instructional service agreements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1920
Community colleges: California College Promise: fee waiver eligibility.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2056
Teachers: exchange programs: local educational agencies.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2726
School facilities: disposal of surplus technology property.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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AB 1235
California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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ACA 7
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 31 of Article I thereof, relating to government preferences.
Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Constitutional Amendments]
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AB 1641
Postsecondary education: segments: tribal colleges and universities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2455
Bruce Lee Day.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1346
Public postsecondary education: residency: dependents of members of the Armed Forces: reenrollments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1204
Local control funding formula: school districts and charter schools: pupils experiencing homelessness: supplemental and concentration grants: regional adjustment factors: grade-span adequacy adjustments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1659
Juvenile court school pupils: joint transition planning policy: courses of study.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1555
Community colleges: exemption from nonresident tuition fee: College of the Siskiyous.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 402
Student financial aid: Cal Grant Program and the California Community College Expanded Entitlement Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1486
Climate resiliency: research farms: grant program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1022
Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act.
Special Consent SB1022 Valladares et al.
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SB 1407
Personal Income Tax Law: exclusions: military retirement pay: survivor benefit pay.
Special Consent SB1407 Archuleta et al.
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SB 995
Involuntary residential facilities: health and safety inspections.
3rd Reading SB995 Pérez et al.
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SB 1397
Mountain Lions: human-mountain lion conflicts program: scientific research.
Special Consent SB1397 Alvarado-Gil
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SB 900
Political Reform Act of 1974: top contributors: disclosures.
Special Consent SB900 McNerney 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
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