Dave Cortese for Senate 2024
$2.72M
2025-2026 cycle
Dave Cortese for Senate 2024 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Dave Cortese for Senate 2024 was paid $2.72M across 91 client committees, of which $654K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
$2.72M
=
$2.06M
(Schedule B)
+
$654K
(Independent Expenditures)
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,061,926 | 982 rows | 75.9% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$654,460 | 289 rows | 24.1% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Jun 20, 2018 → Jul 7, 2026
- spans 8.0 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 982
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 91
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Aug 2025
Jul 2026
$40K
across 12 months
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE 1477250 |
$8,900 | 2 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE 1477250 |
$23,348 | 8 |
| PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE 1219570 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 790461 790461 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1021 CANDIDATE PAC 1296948 |
$2,048 | 1 |
| PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) 1325942 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 880824 880824 |
$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 6 months · top 6
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE 1477250 |
$23,348 | 8 |
| PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE 1219570 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 790461 790461 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1021 CANDIDATE PAC 1296948 |
$2,048 | 1 |
| PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) 1325942 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 880824 880824 |
$1,500 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 12 months · top 8
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE 1477250 |
$98,248 IE $74,900 · SB $23,348 |
39 |
| PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE 1219570 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 790461 790461 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1021 CANDIDATE PAC 1296948 |
$2,048 | 1 |
| PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) 1325942 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 880824 880824 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| CORTESE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2030; DAVE 1467084 |
$150 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 18 months · top 9
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE 1477250 |
$159,137 IE $129,889 · SB $29,248 |
63 |
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE 1435449 |
$15,900 | 3 |
| PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE 1219570 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 890194 890194 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 790461 790461 |
$2,500 | 1 |
| SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 1021 CANDIDATE PAC 1296948 |
$2,048 | 1 |
| PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) 1325942 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 880824 880824 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| CORTESE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL 2030; DAVE 1467084 |
$150 | 1 |
VIEW 1 DIAGRAM DECORATIVE
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
VIEW 2 TABLE EXPORTABLE
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE 1435449 |
$459,880 IE $89,321 · SB $370,558 |
218 |
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE 1477250 |
$159,137 IE $129,889 · SB $29,248 |
63 |
| PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE 1219570 |
$10,650 | 2 |
| 744058 744058 |
$7,500 | 2 |
| PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES (FED PAC ID #C00480830) 1325942 |
$7,000 | 2 |
| 890194 890194 |
$6,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS CANDIDATE COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND UNION DEMOCRACY 1318200 |
$5,500 | 1 |
| UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA ACTION FUND 1302384 |
$5,400 | 1 |
| 851452 851452 |
$5,400 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES LEGISLATIVE EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE (MPO) 1414164 |
$5,000 | 1 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,716,385 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
No activity in the last 3 months.
No activity in the last 6 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 7 years
Per-quarter totals
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $4K | 2 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 71% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $4K | — |
| 2021 | Q1 | 2020 | $56K | 21 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 80% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $60K | — |
| 2021 | Q2 | 2020 | $104K | 41 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 79% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $163K | — |
| 2021 | Q3 | 2020 | $63K | 30 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 93% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $226K | — |
| 2021 | Q4 | 2020 | $57K | 21 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 84% | Other / Unclassified 83% | $283K | — |
| 2022 | Q1 | 2022 | $83K | 34 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 51% | Other / Unclassified 98% | $83K | — |
| 2022 | Q2 | 2022 | $55K | 31 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 67% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $138K | — |
| 2022 | Q3 | 2022 | $67K | 40 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 88% | Other / Unclassified 70% | $205K | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $43K | 17 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 69% | Other / Unclassified 99% | $247K | +1116% |
| 2023 | Q1 | 2022 | $66K | 32 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 70% | Other / Unclassified 96% | $313K | +17% |
| 2023 | Q2 | 2022 | $128K | 62 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 55% | Other / Unclassified 95% | $440K | +23% |
| 2023 | Q3 | 2022 | $148K | 98 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 72% | Other / Unclassified 69% | $589K | +136% |
| 2023 | Q4 | 2022 | $317K | 103 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 67% | Other / Unclassified 84% | $905K | +452% |
| 2024 | Q1 | 2024 | $201K | 137 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 79% | Other / Unclassified 64% | $201K | +143% |
| 2024 | Q2 | 2024 | $109K | 42 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 66% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $311K | +97% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $175K | 90 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 88% | Other / Unclassified 73% | $486K | +163% |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $283K | 109 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 70% | Other / Unclassified 88% | $769K | +564% |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $59K | 53 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | Fundraising 73% | $827K | -10% |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $6K | 1 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DA… 100% | — | $833K | -95% |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $3K | 1 | 890194 100% | — | $836K | -99% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $150 | 1 | CORTESE FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 100% | Digital 100% | $150 | -100% |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $28K | 11 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DA… 52% | Contributions & Trans… 18% | $28K | -74% |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $9K | 2 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DA… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $37K | -95% |
Revenue by service category
Per-category breakdown · cycle-to-date
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Unclassified | $1,648,871 | 625 | $3K | 81.8% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 69% | 17mo ago |
| Fundraising | $259,474 | 300 | $865 | 12.9% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | 18mo ago |
| Contributions & Transfers | $90,150 | 36 | $3K | 4.5% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 65% | 2w ago |
| Travel & Events | $7,000 | 2 | $4K | 0.3% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | 21mo ago |
| Legal & Compliance | $4,900 | 1 | $5K | 0.2% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | 4y ago |
| Media | $3,500 | 2 | $2K | 0.2% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | 23mo ago |
| Print & Mail | $1,627 | 1 | $2K | 0.1% | 871053 100% | 21mo ago |
| Software & Tech | $157 | 1 | $157 | 0.0% | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DA… 100% | 21mo ago |
| Digital | $150 | 1 | $150 | 0.0% | CORTESE FOR ATTORNEY GENERA… 100% | 6mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
6
Anchor clients 3+ cycles
$1,540,652 · 75% of revenue
29
Repeat clients 2 cycles
$280,446 · 14% of revenue
56
One-time clients 1 cycle
$240,827 · 12% of revenue
Top 6 anchor clients · all-time
| Client | Cycles | All-time spend | Txns | First paid | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE | 3 | $1,479,602 | 775 | 2020-12-22 | 2025-01-31 |
| 744058 | 3 | $16,400 | 10 | 2021-12-20 | 2024-10-15 |
| PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE | 4 | $14,650 | 4 | 2021-10-11 | 2026-06-01 |
| 890194 | 3 | $13,000 | 6 | 2021-08-25 | 2025-10-15 |
| 761128 | 3 | $10,900 | 10 | 2021-05-24 | 2024-08-27 |
| 891124 | 3 | $6,100 | 3 | 2021-12-02 | 2024-10-07 |
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $2,061,926 | 100.0% | 91 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2024-09-13 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-12-28 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-25 | 831628 | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-06-25 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest all-time | 2023-09-20 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2024; DAVE | Other / Unclassified | — | $10,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-07 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: DELANEY, M. QUINN | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-01 | PLUMBING, PIPING AND MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS PAC, SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF PLUMBING HEATING AND PIPING INDUSTRY, THE | — | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-06-01 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE | — | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-07-07 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE | Contributions & Transfers | Earmarked Contribution from: CUNNEEN, JAMES | $3,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-18 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE | Contributions & Transfers | Dave Cortese, STATE SENATE 15th CA | $2,500 |
| Recent | 2026-05-20 | CORTESE FOR SENATE 2028; DAVE | — | — | $1,500 |