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 414
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, and networks: flex-based instruction: local educational agency contracting.
Unfinished Business SB414 Ashby Concurrence
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SB 67
Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.
Unfinished Business SB67 Seyarto et al. Concurrence
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SB 682
Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Unfinished Business SB682 Allen Concurrence
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SB 720
Automated traffic enforcement system programs.
Unfinished Business SB720 Ashby et al. Concurrence
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SB 616
Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program.
Unfinished Business SB616 Rubio et al. Concurrence
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SB 613
Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions.
Unfinished Business SB613 Stern et al. Concurrence
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SB 822
Unclaimed property: digital financial assets.
Unfinished Business SB822 Becker et al. Concurrence
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AB 1231
Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.
3rd Reading AB1231 Elhawary et al. By Cortese
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AB 1207
Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension.
2nd Reading AB1207 Irwin et al. By Limón Urgency Clause
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SB 629
Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: post-wildfire safety areas.
Unfinished Business SB629 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 378
Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.
Unfinished Business SB378 Wiener Concurrence
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SB 75
Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.
Unfinished Business SB75 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence
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SB 733
Sexual assault forensic evidence: testing.
Unfinished Business SB733 Wahab et al. Concurrence
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SB 57
Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
Unfinished Business SB57 Padilla et al. Concurrence
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SB 34
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Concurrence
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AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.
3rd Reading AB1043 Wicks et al. By Umberg
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AB 870
California Children's Services Program: county designation.
2nd Reading AB870 Hadwick By Seyarto
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AB 1454
Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.
3rd Reading AB1454 Rivas et al. By Weber Pierson
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SB 293
Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB293 Pérez Concurrence
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AB 378
Education finance: Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program.
3rd Reading AB378 Valencia et al. By Cervantes
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AB 715
Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention.
2nd Reading AB715 Zbur et al. By Wiener
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AB 1156
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird
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SB 568
Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems: schoolsites and childcare programs.
Unfinished Business SB568 Niello Concurrence
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AB 881
Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide.
3rd Reading AB881 Petrie-Norris et al. By Stern
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SB 159
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exemptions: wildfire.
Unfinished Business SB159 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 78
Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements.
Unfinished Business SB78 Seyarto et al. Concurrence
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SB 643
Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Program.
Unfinished Business SB643 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 847
Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín
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AB 695
California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.
3rd Reading AB695 Fong et al. By Rubio Urgency Clause
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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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