Dave Cortese

Dave Cortese
Member of the California State Senate
from the 15th district
Majority Whip
Assumed office
December 7, 2020
Preceded byJim Beall
Member of the
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
from the 3rd district
In office
2009–2020
Succeeded byOtto Lee
Personal details
Born
David Dominic Cortese[1]

(1956-06-03) June 3, 1956 (age 68)
Monterey County, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePatricia
Children4
Parent
EducationUniversity 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
Websitehttps://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]

  1. ^ "David Dominic Cortese Profile | Morgan Hill, CA Lawyer". martindale.com. Retrieved Feb 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Home". sanjoseca.gov.
  3. ^ "Home". esuhsd.org.
  4. ^ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters