Member of the California State Senate from the 15th district
Majority Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2020
Preceded by
Jim Beall
Member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district
In office 2009–2020
Succeeded by
Otto Lee
Personal details
Born
David Dominic Cortese[1]
(1956-06-03) June 3, 1956 (age 68) Monterey County, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Patricia
Children
4
Parent
Dominic L. Cortese (father)
Education
University of California, Davis Lincoln Law School
Committees
- Senate Transportation Committee, Chair
- Senate Ethics Committee, Chair
- Senate Agriculture Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Housing Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee
- Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Joint Committee on Rules
Website
https://sd15.senate.ca.gov
David Dominic Cortese (born June 3, 1956) is an elected official from San Jose, California. He is currently serving in the California State Senate, representing District 15, which encompasses a majority of Santa Clara County. Before being elected to the California State Senate, Cortese served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for 12 years, as a Councilmember and Vice Mayor for the City of San Jose[2] for eight years, and for eight years as a trustee for the East Side Union High School District[3] in San Jose. Cortese ran for mayor of San Jose and won the primary, losing the general election to District 3 councilmember Sam Liccardo.[4]
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California. Councilmember Sam Liccardo defeated Santa Clara County Supervisor DaveCortese in a runoff on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Chuck Reed...
succeed termed-out Mayor Chuck Reed. He placed second to County Supervisor DaveCortese in a five-candidate June primary with 25.7% of the vote, but placed first...
2020 election for California State Senate in District 15, but lost to DaveCortese. Ravel was born in the U.S. to an American father and Brazilian mother...
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and a run-off was held on November 4. Sam Liccardo edged out opponent DaveCortese in a razor-thin victory with 50.8% of the vote. Shreveport, Louisiana:...
State Senate. The race between her and the former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones was one of the most expensive in state history, with $14.5 million...
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