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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 927
County superintendent of schools: inspection of public schools.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB927 Sharp-Collins Urgency Clause
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AB 313
Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension.
Consent Calendar 2nd AB313 Ortega et al.
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SB 120
Early childhood education and childcare.
Unfinished Business SB120 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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SB 141
California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.
Unfinished Business SB141 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence
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AB 672
Real property tax: welfare exemption: community land trusts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1045
California State University and University of California: financial incentives: nonprofit organizations: service learning.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1098
California Education Interagency Council.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 959
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 419
Educational equity: immigration enforcement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 340
Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 338
Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1340
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]
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AB 538
Public works: payroll records.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1234
Employment: nonpayment of wages: complaints.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 395
Holidays.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 466
Public postsecondary education: Donate Life California: educational information.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 629
School districts: equipment inventory.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 86
Instructional materials: health education.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 537
Community colleges: California College Promise.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 422
State Seal of Civic Engagement.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 772
Cyberbullying: off-campus acts: model policy.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1381
Education-related positions: previous employment disclosures: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: unprofessional conduct.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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ACR 40
Student financial aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data.
Be adopted. Ordered to third reading
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AB 845
Employment: complaints: agricultural employees.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1309
State employees: compensation: firefighters.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 692
Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1336
Farmworkers: benefits.
Do pass, but first be re-referred 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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