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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SB 1315
Advanced driver assistance systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1392
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1427
Public safety omnibus.
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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SB 926
Public safety: Funding of Proposition 36 Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1266
Crimes: theft.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1287
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: shortline railroad expenditures and railroad infrastructure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1338
Vehicles: repossession.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1217
Nonconsensual Intimate Image Clearinghouse.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1092
Mobilehome parks: resident organizations: option to purchase.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1278
Elderly Parole Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
SB 1446
Incarcerated persons: release and parole.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1278
Elderly Parole Program.
[First] hearing set for [04-22-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1361
Transit-oriented housing developments: local governments: transit agencies and projects.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1156
Vehicles: driving under the influence.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1423
Regional planning: standardized spatial planning datasets.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 908
Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1213
Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1019
California Cargo Theft Task Force.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1379
County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1014
Development projects: preliminary estimate of required improvements: onsite and offsite improvements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1018
Human trafficking: specialized license plates.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1003
Prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing districts.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 938
Peace officers: training requirements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1072
Housing omnibus.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1275
Sales and use tax exemption: vehicle license fee imposition: motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1022
Human trafficking: California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1190
Child welfare: transport escort services.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1208
Money laundering: digital assets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1093
Mobilehome parks: disaster assistance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1395
Criminal procedure: protective orders.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1375
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: urban intermodal rail station project.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 736
Transfer taxes: limitation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Not voting Source ↗
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SB 874
Medi-Cal: behavioral health treatment: stakeholder feedback.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1139
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District: nonfunctional turf: noncompliance and enforcement.
Consent Calendar 2nd
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1428
Gravity-Based Energy Storage Well Pilot Program: marine invasive species: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: public lands.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1428 N.R. & W.
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SCR 158
Relative to Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month and the 50th Anniversary of the California Arts Council.
3rd Reading SCR158 Allen et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 1426
Planning and zoning: annual report.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1426 HOUSING (Arreguín) Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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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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