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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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AB 420
Public utilities: property, franchises, and permits: exemption.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB420 Petrie-Norris
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SB 459
Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.
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AB 1510
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: employee relations.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1510 P. E. & R.
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AJR 3
Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
3rd Reading AJR3 Schiavo et al. By Arreguín
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AB 385
Regional park property: County of San Bernardino: Glen Helen Regional Park.
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SJR 8
The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929.
3rd Reading SJR8 Arreguín et al.
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SCR 100
Relative to California Youth Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month.
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SCR 96
Relative to the 50th anniversary of Southeast Asian American resettlement.
3rd Reading SCR96 Wahab et al.
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AB 418
Property taxation: tax-defaulted property.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB418 Wilson et al. By Seyarto
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AB 1139
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public access: nonmotorized recreation.
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AB 457
Farmworker housing: streamlined, ministerial approval: Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB457 Soria et al.
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AB 977
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB977 Ramos et al.
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AB 498
Self-service storage facilities: lien notices: email.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB498 Michelle Rodriguez
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AB 665
Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation: report: Office of the Ombuds.
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AB 1308
Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1308 Hoover et al.
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AB 1375
Consideration when determining child custody: human trafficking.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1375 Hoover et al.
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AB 1412
Special education: pupil transfers: residency requirements: records.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1412 Jeff Gonzalez et al.
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ACA 8
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 4 to Article XXI thereof, relating to redistricting.
3rd Reading ACA8 Rivas et al. By McGuire
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AB 604
Redistricting: congressional districts.
3rd Reading AB604 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Gonzalez Urgency Clause
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AB 493
Mortgages: hazard insurance proceeds.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB493 Harabedian et al. Urgency Clause
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SJR 6
Federal funding for essential state infrastructure, technology, and economic development.
3rd Reading SJR6 Cortese et al.
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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
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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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