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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SJR 12
Proposed 2026–2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: opposition.
3rd Reading SJR12 Laird et al.
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SB 883
Hazardous materials: reactive chemicals: methyl methacrylate: facilities.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SCR 119
Relative to the Gordon Lee Bordsen Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd SCR119 Dahle et al.
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ACR 96
Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR96 Rogers et al.
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ACR 81
Relative to the Border Patrol Agent Daniel H. Salazar Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR81 DeMaio et al.
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SB 974
Property taxation: change in ownership: generational transfers: special needs trusts.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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SB 1128
Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1321
Public postsecondary education: remedial classes and supports: audit.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1321
Public postsecondary education: remedial classes and supports: audit.
[First] hearing set for [04-22-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1319
California Public Records Act: public investment funds.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1328
Public postsecondary education: Equity in Higher Education Act: campus contact.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1299
State Fire Marshal Fire Sprinkler Fitter Certification Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1067
Pupil instruction: math assessments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1012
Employment of inmates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1126
Local agencies: financial postings.
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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SB 1444
Employment.
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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SB 1207
California Conservation Corps.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1089
Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1374
Restraining orders: educational institutions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 921
Employment: employer contributions: employee withholdings: credit: agricultural employees.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1086
Microschools and micro-education entities.
[First] hearing set for [04-22-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1110
Early learning and care: rates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 954
California Environmental Quality Act: advanced manufacturing facilities: exemption.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1443
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1086
Microschools and micro-education entities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1284
Medi-Cal benefits: employer reports.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1147
Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: personal finance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1181
Violence Prevention, Pupil Wellness, and School Safety Grant Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1064
Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1095
Fusion centers.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1087
Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1221
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: conservatorships.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1354
The military: defense of the state.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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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