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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
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 774
Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
Unfinished Business SB774 Ashby Concurrence
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SB 151
Early childhood education and childcare.
Unfinished Business SB151 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 154
Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption.
3rd Reading AB154 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
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AB 234
California FAIR Plan Association governing committee.
3rd Reading AB234 Calderon et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause
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SB 838
Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence
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AB 732
Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
3rd Reading AB732 Macedo By McNerney
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AB 1143
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.
3rd Reading AB1143 Bennett By Limón
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SB 400
Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Unfinished Business SB400 Cortese Urgency Clause Concurrence
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SB 364
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.
Unfinished Business SB364 Strickland et al. Concurrence
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SB 37
Attorneys: unlawful solicitations and advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB37 Umberg Concurrence
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AB 808
Campaign statements and registrations: filing online or electronically.
3rd Reading AB808 Addis By Weber Pierson
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SB 147
Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB147 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 1273
Public utilities: ratesetting proceedings: local publicly owned electric utilities: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program.
3rd Reading AB1273 Patterson By Becker
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SB 148
Higher education budget trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB148 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 27
Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Unfinished Business SB27 Umberg Concurrence
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SB 161
State employment: state bargaining units.
Unfinished Business SB161 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 630
State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.
Unfinished Business SB630 Allen et al. Concurrence
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SB 79
Housing development: transit-oriented development.
Unfinished Business SB79 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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AB 962
Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans: use of smartphones.
3rd Reading AB962 Hoover By Allen
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AB 299
Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.
3rd Reading AB299 Gabriel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause
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SB 24
Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.
Unfinished Business SB24 McNerney et al. Concurrence
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SB 233
Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.
Unfinished Business SB233 Seyarto et al. Concurrence
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AB 1009
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: occupational and physical therapists.
Special Consent AB1009 Blanca Rubio By Ashby
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SB 307
Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.
Unfinished Business SB307 Cervantes Concurrence
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AB 1293
Workers' compensation: qualified medical evaluators.
Special Consent AB1293 Wallis By Strickland
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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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