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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.
- Voted Yes on AB 542 (Continuation schools and classes: youth workforce development programs.). It passed. Jul 2, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 1230 (Pupil discipline: expulsions: procedures.). It passed. Jul 2, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 477 (Fair Pay for Educators Act: local control funding formula: base grants: funding targets.). It passed. Jul 2, 2025
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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 542
Continuation schools and classes: youth workforce development programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1230
Pupil discipline: expulsions: procedures.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 477
Fair Pay for Educators Act: local control funding formula: base grants: funding targets.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 917
County offices of education: school districts: average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils: permanent status.
[First] hearing set for [07-02-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 598
School safety: School Mapping Data Grant Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 82
Relative to artificial intelligence in public higher education.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 642
Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 602
Public postsecondary education: student behavior: drug and alcohol use: rehabilitation programs.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 88
Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 670
Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 906
Planning and zoning: housing elements: affirmatively furthering fair housing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 610
Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 732
Agriculture: neglected or abandoned crops: public nuisances: pests.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 893
Housing development projects: objective standards: campus development zone.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 650
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1275
Regional housing needs: regional transportation plan.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1294
Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1229
Adult Reentry Grant Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1322
Agricultural commissions and reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1131
General plan: annual report: congregate care for the elderly.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1505
Food and agriculture: omnibus bill.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 6
Residential developments: building standards: review.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 712
Housing reform laws: enforcement actions: fines and penalties.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 947
Agriculture: Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1142
Horses: horse shows, competitions, and sales.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1154
Junior accessory dwelling units.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 675
Office of Farm to Fork: California Farm to School Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1276
Housing developments: ordinances, policies, and standards.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 411
Livestock carcasses: disposal: composting.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 482
California Table Grape Commission.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
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SB 139
State Bargaining Unit 9 and State Bargaining Unit 12.
Unfinished Business SB139 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
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SB 142
Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.
Unfinished Business SB142 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Urgency Clause Concurrence
Yes Source ↗ -
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 354
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB354 Michelle Rodriguez Urgency Clause
Yes Source ↗ -
ACR 37
Relative to the Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Tim Rodriguez, and Pilot Tony Sousa Memorial Highway.
Consent Calendar 2nd ACR37 Wallis et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
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ACR 91
Portuguese Heritage Month: Day of Portugal: Day of the Azores.
Special Consent ACR91 Aguiar-Curry et al.
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 121
Education finance: education omnibus budget trailer bill.
3rd Reading AB121 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener
Yes Source ↗ -
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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.
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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.
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