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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ACR 154
Relative to California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.
Special Consent ACR154 Patterson et al.
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SB 1189
Advance health care directive of a skilled nursing facility patient.
Consent Calendar 2nd SB1189 Valladares et al.
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SB 998
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 1082
Pupil attendance: interdistrict transfers: agreements: policies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1133
Pupil instruction: preventative health instruction.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 914
School accountability: audits: annual review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 960
Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1122
Planning and zoning: annual progress report: accessory dwelling unit ordinances.
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 928
California State University: faculty employees.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1381
State special schools: information.
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 866
Planning and zoning: annual report: emergency shelter.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 961
CalFresh: student eligibility.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 966
Refinery and chemical plants.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1059
Employment Training Panel.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1238
Common interest developments: management.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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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 [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 967
Planning and zoning: housing element: interim housing units: acutely low income households.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1185
Pharmaceutical facilities: skilled and trained workforce.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1024
Firefighter postpartum and recovery leave.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 945
School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1383
Housing development: density bonus: incentives or concessions: labor standards.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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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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