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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 88
Air resources: carbon emissions: biomass.
Unfinished Business SB88 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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AB 1005
Drowning prevention: public schools: informational materials.
Special Consent AB1005 Davies et al. By Blakespear
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SB 376
Incomplete gift nongrantor trusts: Personal Income Tax Law.
Unfinished Business SB376 Valladares Concurrence
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AB 841
State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires.
Special Consent AB841 Patel et al. By Laird
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SB 533
Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.
Unfinished Business SB533 Richardson Concurrence
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AB 531
Geothermal powerplants and projects: certification and environmental review.
3rd Reading AB531 Rogers et al. By Becker
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SB 669
Rural hospitals: standby perinatal services.
Unfinished Business SB669 McGuire et al. Concurrence
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SB 663
Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.
Unfinished Business SB663 Allen et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 1390
Public school governance: board member compensation.
3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen Reconsider
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AB 1089
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: tree removal and trimming.
3rd Reading AB1089 Carrillo By Laird
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AB 670
Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
Special Consent AB670 Quirk-Silva By Grayson
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AB 478
Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
Special Consent AB478 Zbur et al. By Allen
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SB 298
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Unfinished Business SB298 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 418
Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination.
Unfinished Business SB418 Menjivar et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 799
Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.
Special Consent AB799 Celeste Rodriguez By Smallwood-Cuevas
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AB 253
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause
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ACR 113
Relative to Intellectual Property Awareness Month.
Special Consent ACR113 Bauer-Kahan By Umberg
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SB 373
Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.
Unfinished Business SB373 Grove et al. Concurrence
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AB 1417
Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.
3rd Reading AB1417 Stefani et al. By Rubio
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SB 709
Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.
Unfinished Business SB709 Menjivar et al. Concurrence
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SB 771
Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.
Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. Concurrence
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AB 462
Land use: accessory dwelling units.
3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause
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SB 227
Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.
Special Consent SB227 Grayson et al. 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
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