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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SB 1153
Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.
3rd Reading SB1153 Caballero et al.
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SB 1213
Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.
3rd Reading
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SB 911
Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance documentation.
Special Consent
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SB 1079
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.
Special Consent SB1079 Stern et al.
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SB 945
School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.
Special Consent SB945 Weber Pierson
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SB 1064
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.
Special Consent SB1064 Dahle et al.
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SB 1340
Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.
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SB 1191
Communications: universal service programs.
Special Consent SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause
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SB 1382
Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.
Special Consent SB1382 Alvarado-Gil et al.
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SB 1435
Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: federal conformity.
Special Consent SB1435 REV. & TAX.
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SB 1083
Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.
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SB 1337
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.
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SB 946
Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act: escrow agent rating services and escrow agents.
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SB 888
Property taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.
Special Consent SB888 Seyarto et al.
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SB 1174
Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans.
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SB 955
Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.
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SB 1044
Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.
Special Consent SB1044 Reyes 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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