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Dave Cortese
State Senator · Senate District 15 · Party: Democratic
3002 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 15
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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
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SB 261
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.
Unfinished Business SB261 Wahab et al. Concurrence
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AB 753
Childcare: facility licensure: teacher requirements.
3rd Reading AB753 Garcia By Reyes Urgency Clause
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AB 742
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
3rd Reading AB742 Elhawary et al. By Weber Pierson
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SB 676
California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB676 Limón et al. Concurrence
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SB 437
California State University: claim eligibility: genealogy and descendancy.
Unfinished Business SB437 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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AB 812
Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
3rd Reading AB812 Lowenthal et al. By Arreguín
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SB 454
State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program.
Unfinished Business SB454 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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AB 1250
Transit operators: paratransit: recertification of eligibility.
3rd Reading AB1250 Papan By Strickland
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SB 262
Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.
Unfinished Business SB262 Wahab et al. Concurrence
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SB 5
Enhanced infrastructure financing districts and community revitalization and investment areas: allocation of taxes: agricultural land exclusion.
Unfinished Business SB5 Cabaldon Concurrence
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AB 1224
Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.
3rd Reading AB1224 Valencia et al. By Limón
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AB 1487
Public health: Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund.
3rd Reading AB1487 Addis et al. By Menjivar
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SB 597
Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.
Unfinished Business SB597 Cortese Concurrence
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SB 86
California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion.
Unfinished Business SB86 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 551
Corrections and rehabilitation: state policy.
Unfinished Business SB551 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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AB 1261
Immigration: immigrant youth: access to legal counsel.
3rd Reading AB1261 Bonta et al. By Arreguín
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AB 770
Advertising displays: City of Los Angeles: exemption: ordinance.
3rd Reading AB770 Mark González et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause
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AB 460
Radiologic technologists: venipuncture: direct supervision.
3rd Reading AB460 Chen By Valladares
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AB 747
Service of Process Accountability, Reform and Equity (SPARE) Act.
3rd Reading AB747 Kalra By Umberg
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AB 606
Certificated employees: professional services credential: out-of-state applicants.
3rd Reading AB606 Quirk-Silva By Cortese
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AB 260
Sexual and reproductive health care.
3rd Reading AB260 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Limón Urgency Clause
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AB 374
K–14 classified employees: payment of wages: itemized statements.
3rd Reading AB374 Nguyen et al. By Cervantes
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AB 1400
Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.
3rd Reading AB1400 Soria et al. By Reyes
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AB 737
Energy: building decarbonization: notice and recordation of a decarbonization charge.
3rd Reading AB737 Quirk-Silva By Caballero
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AB 76
Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.
3rd Reading AB76 Alvarez By Padilla
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SB 301
County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.
Unfinished Business SB301 Grayson Concurrence
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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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