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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 1029
Statements of financial interest: digital financial assets.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1029 Valencia et al.
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ACR 93
Relative to Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency Awareness Day.
Special Consent ACR93 Dixon et al.
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AB 821
Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: career technical education.
Consent Calendar 2nd
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AB 14
Coastal resources: Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB14 Hart et al.
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AB 1479
County road commissioner: Counties of Madera and Tehama.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB1479 Tangipa et al.
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SB 119
Public social services trailer bill.
Unfinished Business SB119 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 84
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, networks, and contracting: data systems: local educational agency contractor background checks and contracting.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 977
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 908
Instructional materials: compliance review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 887
Pupil instruction: high schools: computer science courses: California Computer Science Demonstration Grant Program: reporting.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 935
State agencies: complaints: demographic data.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 932
Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 279
School libraries: model library standards.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 695
California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 500
University of California: admissions changes.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 920
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 726
Planning and zoning: annual report: rehabilitated units.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 678
Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 507
Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 818
Permit Streamlining Act: local emergencies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1021
Housing: local educational agencies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1385
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments: Palisades Fire.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 524
Farmland Access and Conservation for Thriving Communities Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 462
Land use: accessory dwelling units.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 36
Housing elements: prohousing designation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1308
Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 518
Low-impact camping areas.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Rules]
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AB 1042
The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Managed Honeybee Health Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 660
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1445
Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing districts.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1050
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 790
Homelessness: single women with children.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 253
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1206
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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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