Senate District 15
Senate District 15 is represented by Dave Cortese (Democrat). It includes 0 tribal land areas and 28,244 Native residents (American Indian or Alaska Native, alone or with one other race), 2.7% of the district.
State Senator
Dave Cortese · Democrat
Official website
- Population
- 1,032,570
- Tribal land areas
- 0
- Native residents
- 28,244
Non-federally recognized tribes located here
- Muwekma Ohlone Tribe (formerly Ohlone/Costanoan Muwekma Tribe aka Muwekma Indian Tribe: Costanoan/Ohlone Indian Families of the San Francisco Bay)San Jose · BIA petitioner list, Nov 12, 2013
Bills by this member
4 Native American–related and 11 higher education measures passed by the Legislature since 2021 that Dave Cortese authored or coauthored. Recent ones:
- SB 520 · Nurse-midwifery education program.2025–26 · Signed Oct 11, 2025 · Ch. 601 · Coauthor
- AB 2694 · Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.2025–26 · Signed Sep 18, 2026 · Ch. 308 · Coauthor
- AB 2507 · Office of Tribal Affairs.2025–26 · Signed Sep 25, 2026 · Ch. 449 · Coauthor
- SB 578 · Juvenile court: dependents: removal.2023–24 · Signed Oct 8, 2023 · Ch. 618 · Coauthor
- SB 433 · Classified school and community college employees: disciplinary hearings: appeals: impartial third-party hearing officers.2023–24 · Vetoed Oct 7, 2023 · Author
- SB 4 · Planning and zoning: housing development: higher education institutions and religious institutions.2023–24 · Signed Oct 11, 2023 · Ch. 771 · Coauthor
- SB 27 · University of California: vendors.2023–24 · Signed Oct 8, 2023 · Ch. 480 · Coauthor
- AB 447 · Public postsecondary education: students with disabilities: inclusive college programs.2023–24 · Signed Oct 10, 2023 · Ch. 654 · Coauthor
Colleges in this district
- Evergreen Valley CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · San Jose
- Gavilan CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · Gilroy
- San Jose City CollegeCalifornia Community Colleges · San Jose
- San Jose – Evergreen Community College DistrictCalifornia Community Colleges · San Jose
- San Jose State UniversityCalifornia State University · San Jose