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Dave Cortese

State Senator · Senate District 15 · Party: Democratic

3002 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SCR 5 (Relative to World Desert Day.). It passed. Jan 17, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SCR 6 (Relative to Korean American Day.). It passed. Jan 13, 2025

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3002
Final-passage votes
4685
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 15
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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

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  • SCR 5

    Relative to World Desert Day.

    3rd Reading SCR5 Ochoa Bogh

    Jan 17, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 6

    Relative to Korean American Day.

    3rd Reading

    Jan 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

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
    8 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $1,409,242
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $1,416,443
  • From individuals (itemized)
    112 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • MTC
    3 donors · Not classified
    $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
    4 contributions · small contributor committee · Construction and engineering
    $23,600
  • AlphaX Re Capital Inc.
    4 contributions · organization · Finance, insurance and banking
    $14,500
  • Association of California School Administrators PAC
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • Bay Area Legislative Leaders PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Valley Neighbors Together
    1 contribution · committee · Not classified
    $11,659
  • California Nurses Association PAC
    5 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,500
  • United Contractors PAC
    3 contributions · committee · Construction and engineering
    $11,400
  • Faculty for our University's Future, Local Committee Sponsored by the California Faculty Association
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Education
    $10,400
  • Republic Services
    5 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $9,500
  • California State Retirees PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $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
    Spent $526,334 · cash at end $0 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
    Spent $109,906 · cash at end $524,840 Statement ↗
    $208,191 received
  • Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024
    Spent $87,358 · cash at end $421,155 Statement ↗
    $133,698 received
  • Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 21, 2024
    Spent $64,000 · cash at end $374,613 Statement ↗
    $130,192 received
Committee record ↗

Dave Cortese for Senate 2028

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $177,198 · cash at end $567,404 Statement ↗
    $124,050 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $29,845 · cash at end $616,745 Statement ↗
    $73,600 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $113,727 · cash at end $575,744 Statement ↗
    $107,114 received
  • Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $308,982 · cash at end $577,014 Statement ↗
    $362,248 received
Committee record ↗

Equal School Funding for All, Senator Dave Cortese Ballot Measure Committee

  • Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $98,296 · cash at end $8,482 Statement ↗
    $48,000 received
  • Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $4,465 · cash at end $7,194 Statement ↗
    $11,659 received
Committee record ↗

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.

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Disclosures

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, members of the Legislature and county supervisors file theirs with, or through, 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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