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Ben Allen
State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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This tab shows Ben Allen's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 2760
Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices.
3rd Reading AB2760 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín
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AB 1156
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird
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AB 192
Energy: transmission infrastructure accelerator: financing.
3rd Reading AB192 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird
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AB 664
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.
3rd Reading AB664 Alvarez et al. By Padilla
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AB 1307
Licensed Dentists from Mexico Pilot Program.
3rd Reading AB1307 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero
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SB 195
Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments.
W/O REF. TO FILE SB195 B. & F.R.
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AB 2047
Firearms: 3-dimensional printing blocking technology.
3rd Reading AB2047 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Blakespear
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AB 175
Developmental services: community placement plans and community resource development plans.
3rd Reading AB175 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird
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SB 1301
Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.
Unfinished Business SB1301 Allen et al. Concurrence
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SB 1392
Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.
Unfinished Business SB1392 Cortese et al. Concurrence
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AB 1969
California Community Schools Partnership Program: Promise Neighborhoods.
3rd Reading AB1969 Bonta et al. By Ashby
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SB 574
Attorneys, arbitrators, judicial officers, and alternative resolution providers.
Unfinished Business SB574 Umberg et al. Concurrence
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SB 1087
Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.
Unfinished Business SB1087 Cabaldon Concurrence
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SB 1228
Advertising displays: exemptions: arenas and redevelopment agency projects.
W/O REF. TO FILE
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AB 2440
Arts and Music in Schools—Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act: allowable uses: pooled funding: certifications.
3rd Reading AB2440 Muratsuchi et al. By Allen
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SB 877
Residential property insurance: loss estimate transparency.
Unfinished Business SB877 Pérez et al. Concurrence
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SB 960
Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program.
Unfinished Business SB960 Cabaldon Concurrence
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SB 1130
Invasion of privacy: wearable recording devices.
Unfinished Business SB1130 Reyes Concurrence
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SB 895
California Science and Health Research Bond Act.
Unfinished Business SB895 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
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AB 929
Abandoned endowment care cemeteries: County of Marin.
3rd Reading AB929 Connolly By Richardson
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AB 2225
Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.
3rd Reading AB2225 Patel et al. By Pérez
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AB 2597
Claims against the state: appropriation.
3rd Reading AB2597 Wicks By Cervantes Urgency Clause
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Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Ben Allen controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Totals
- Raised$103,359
- Spent$789,222
- From individuals (itemized)$5,850 6%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Technology and telecommunications$25,350
- Health care$12,400
- Labor unions$8,600
- Energy and utilities$6,600
- Pharmaceuticals and medical products$4,900
- Agriculture and food$2,000
- Tribal governments$2,000
- Finance, insurance and banking$1,500
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 72% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- California Dental Association PAC (CDA PAC)$6,400
- CTIA - The Wireless Association California (CTIA CA PAC)$4,900
- Comcast Corporation and Affiliated Entities including NBCUniversal Media, LLC$4,900
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC$4,900
- Verizon Communications, Inc. Good Government Club-California$4,900
- Vitu, Inc.$4,900
- Google, LLC and Affiliated Entities$3,500
- California Hospital Association PAC, Sponsored by CA Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (CAHHS)$3,000
- California Professional Firefighters PAC Small Contributor Committee$3,000
- United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee$3,000
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Ben Allen's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Ben Allen by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (2)
The committees Ben Allen controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Ben Allen Senate 2022 Officeholder Account
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$7,900 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$18,200 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$2,000 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$24,150 received
Ben Allen for Senate 2022
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$0 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025$0 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$0 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$0 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 2, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 3, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 29, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Mar 1, 2022 · covers 2021 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 26, 2021 · covers 2020 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 17, 2021 · covers 2020 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 27, 2020 · covers 2019 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Senator · State Senate Filed Feb 28, 2019 · covers 2018 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
Committees
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Issues
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