State · State Senate
Ben Allen
State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic
3012 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 24
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
No issues page found
Ben Allen's website (senate.ca.gov ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 8, 2026. It's searched again every few months.
This tab shows Ben Allen's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 1436
State Air Resources Board: air pollution regulations: private fleets: exception.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 2494
State forests: forest management.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2218
Water policy: California Native American tribes.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 40
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2453
Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2322
Water discharge: commercial, industrial, or institutional sites.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1808
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: industrial projects and commercial projects: single-family residences: public works projects.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 2787
Water, parks, and wildlife: omnibus bill.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2674
State Air Resources Board: internet website: methane emissions data.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 904
Carpet recycling.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 28
Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, that the measure be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 605
Employment: refineries: task force.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1666
Forest management: biomass innovation parks: wood products.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2481
Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2776
Hazardous materials.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2711
Oil and gas: notice of intention.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 1600
Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1560
Lobbyist certification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1847
Mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: wildfire.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1853
Voter information guide: candidate statements.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1609
Customer service chatbots.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1749
Interfering with wildfire suppression and emergency responses with drone.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1722
California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2231
California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2385
Local reconstruction agencies.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2465
State government: benefits.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1699
Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AJR 31
Relative to the restoration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Be adopted. Ordered to third reading
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1776
Cartwright Act: violations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2604
Elections: ballot curing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2
Injuries to children: civil penalties.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2164
Legally protected activities.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1610
Elections: notice.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1130
Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2721
Unfair Competition Law: hotels.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1946
Reporting mechanism: child sexual abuse material.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1956
Suicide prevention.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2124
Electricity and natural gas: legislation imposing mandated programs and requirements: third-party review.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1577
Data centers: reporting.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1564
Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2255
Political Reform Act of 1974: candidate controlled committees: campaign statements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 801
Nondiscrimination.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2529
Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2788
Transportation: omnibus bill.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2786
Elections.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2573
Voter registration information: confidentiality.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗
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.
Raised · 2025–2026
$103,359
Spent $789,222
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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