Senator

Dave Cortese (D)

2023 Score 66%

Accepted oil money

District: 15 (San Jose)

https://sd15.senate.ca.gov/

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77%
Lifetime Score

88%
2021

Dave Cortese's 2023 Environmental Votes

Bill	Vote
AB 1279 (Committing to Carbon Neutrality)
Vote on AB 1279 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
AB 1757 (Nature Based Carbon Removal Targets)
Vote on AB 1757 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
AB 1778 (Stopping Freeway Expansions in Environmental Justice Communities)
Vote on AB 1778 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22	Abstain
AB 2026 (Reducing Plastic Waste from Online Shopping)
Vote on AB 2026 – Senate Judiciary Committee - 6/28/22	Yes
AB 2133 (Accelerated Climate Targets)
Vote on AB 2133 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
AB 2201 (Community Drinking Water Protection Act)
Vote on AB 2201 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	No
AB 2316 (Making Community Solar and Storage Affordable for Low-Income Californians)
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee - 6/29/22	Yes
Vote on AB 2316 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	Yes
AB 2438 (Aligning Transportation Investments with Climate Goals)
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Transportation Committee - 6/28/22	Abstain
Vote on AB 2438 – Senate Floor - 8/29/22	Yes
AB 2550 (Restore Clean Air for the San Joaquin Valley)
Vote on AB 2550 – Senate Floor - 8/25/22	Yes
SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Reduction Act)
Vote on SB 54 – Senate Floor - 6/30/22	Yes
SB 260 (Climate Corporate Accountability Act)
Vote on SB 260 – Senate Floor - 1/26/22	Yes
SB 342 (Environmental Justice Seats on the South Coast Air Quality Management Board)
Vote on SB 342 – Senate Floor - 1/31/22	Abstain
SB 1137 (Ending Neighborhood Oil Drilling)
Vote on SB 1137 – Senate Floor - 8/31/22	Yes
SB 1173 (Divestment from of the Fossil Fuel Industry)
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee - 4/4/22	Yes
Vote on SB 1173 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22	Yes
SB 1314 (Stopping Big Oil’s Greenwashing)
Vote on SB 1314 – Senate Floor - 5/25/22	Abstain
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How We Calculated the Weighted Score

Extra Credit:

+1%

for being a main author of an environmental bill included in the California Score

-1%

for not being a main author of any environmental bill included in the California Score

-5%

for accepting oil money

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