Senator

Dave Cortese

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Has accepted Oil money

Chair of the Senate Labor, Public Employment & Retirement Committee

  • Party: Democrat
  • District: 15 (San Jose)
  • Years in office: 1
  • 8 Pro-Environment Votes
  • 1 Anti-Environment Votes
  • Authored 3 Pro Environment Bills, SB 30, SB 31, SB 32 Building Decarbonization Bill Package
  • Has Accepted Oil Money

2021 Score: 88%

  • 67%CA Score
  • 88%Lifetime Score

Take Action

We encourage you to reach out to your legislator to let them know what you think about their environmental score and why it matters to you that they take action on climate.

916 651-4015 Phone
senator.cortese@senate.ca.gov Email
Website

Legend Key

  • Pro-Environmental Action
  • Anti-Environmental Action
  • NV
    Did Not Vote on Good Bill,
    Counted Negatively
  • NV
    Did Not Vote on Bad Bill,
    Counted Positively
  • Excused Absence, Not Counted
    Positively or Negatively

2021 Environmental Votes

Bill Top Priority Bill Top Priority Bill Vote
SB 47 Increasing Spending Limits to Clean Up More Idle Oil Wells
Vote on SB 47 – Senate Floor - 6/1/21
Vote on SB 47 – Senate Floor - 6/1/21
Vote on SB 47 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/9/21
Vote on SB 47 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/9/21
Top Priority Bill SB 343 Prohibiting Greenwashing of Non-Recyclable Waste
Vote on SB 343 – Senate Floor - 6/1/21
Vote on SB 343 – Senate Floor - 6/1/21
Vote on SB 343 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/9/21
Vote on SB 343 – Senate Floor #2 - 9/9/21
Top Priority Bill AB 525 Offshore Wind Energy Planning for a Clean Energy Future
Vote on AB 525 – Assembly Floor #2 - 9/9/21
Vote on AB 525 – Assembly Floor #2 - 9/9/21
AB 1238 Freedom to Walk Act
Vote on AB 1238 – Senate Transportation - 6/29/21
Vote on AB 1238 – Senate Transportation - 6/29/21
Vote on AB 1238 – Senate Floor - 9/8/21
Vote on AB 1238 – Senate Floor - 9/8/21
AB 1346 Zero Emission Lawn and Garden Equipment
Vote on AB 1346 – Senate Floor - 9/8/21
Vote on AB 1346 – Senate Floor - 9/8/21
Top Priority Bill AB 1395 The California Climate Crisis Act
Vote on AB 1395 – Senate Floor - 9/10/21 NV
Vote on AB 1395 – Senate Floor - 9/10/21 NV

How We Calculated The 2021 Weighted Score

95%Environmental Votes

5%CA Score

Extra Credit:

+1for authoring a pro-environment Scorecard bill

-1for accepting oil money