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Ben Allen

State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic

3012 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3012
Final-passage votes
4874
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 24
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
1993Today

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.

  • SB 1150

    Cancer data: notifications.

    Special Consent SB1150 Jones et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1360

    Elections: translation of election materials.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1153

    Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.

    3rd Reading SB1153 Caballero et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1213

    Zero- and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles: incentives: transparency.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 115

    Relative to the 50th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris.

    2nd Reading SR115 Cabaldon

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 911

    Transfer of real property: fire hazard severity zones: compliance documentation.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1079

    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit.

    Special Consent SB1079 Stern et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 927

    Intercountry adoption finalized in a foreign country.

    Special Consent SB927 Choi et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1322

    Community Care Expansion Program.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1186

    Expedited birth certificates upon adoption.

    Special Consent SB1186 Seyarto et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 945

    School curriculum: physical education framework: cardiopulmonary resuscitation: automated external defibrillators.

    Special Consent SB945 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1064

    Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.

    Special Consent SB1064 Dahle et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1062

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: fees.

    Special Consent SB1062 Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1135

    California Wildlife Coexistence Act.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1340

    Small business liaison: contract information: small business procurement participation.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1191

    Communications: universal service programs.

    Special Consent SB1191 Ochoa Bogh et al. Urgency Clause

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1199

    Prescription drug cost sharing.

    3rd Reading SB1199 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1190

    Child welfare: transport escort services.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1109

    Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

    Special Consent SB1109 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1345

    Foster children: rights of foster youth.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1382

    Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.

    Special Consent SB1382 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1188

    Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps: establishment and eligibility.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1363

    Barbering and cosmetology.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1192

    Domestic violence: Reclaim Act.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1061

    Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: relocation.

    Special Consent SB1061 Ochoa Bogh

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1435

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: federal conformity.

    Special Consent SB1435 REV. & TAX.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1128

    Pupils: technology-based materials: school-issued electronic devices.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1341

    Beverage containers: wine and distilled spirits: processing fees.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 102

    Relative to National Safe Boating Week.

    3rd Reading SR102 Richardson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1083

    Noncertificated public school employees: private school employees: egregious misconduct: statewide data system: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: adverse actions: contracts and background checks for educational services.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1337

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: air districts and local governments: transportation fuels refining facilities: memoranda of understanding.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 946

    Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act: escrow agent rating services and escrow agents.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 888

    Property taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.

    Special Consent SB888 Seyarto et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 953

    Driving record: points: vehicular manslaughter.

    Special Consent SB953 Niello et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1174

    Public contracts: Department of Transportation: bid preferences: employee stock ownership plans.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 985

    911 emergency system.

    Special Consent SB985 Strickland et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1198

    Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment.

    3rd Reading SB1198 Menjivar et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1446

    Incarcerated persons: release and parole.

    Special Consent SB1446 PUB. S.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 177

    Relative to World No Tobacco Day.

    3rd Reading SCR177 Weber Pierson et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 955

    Beverage containers: supermarkets: reverse vending machines.

    Special Consent (Urgency Clause)

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1338

    Vehicles: repossession.

    3rd Reading

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1015

    Crimes: minors.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1240

    Office of Nonprofit Empowerment.

    3rd Reading SB1240 McNerney et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1044

    Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

    Special Consent SB1044 Reyes et al.

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1394

    State holidays: Cesar Chavez Day: Farmworkers Day.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1276

    Crimes: sexual exploitation of a child.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1424

    Sales and use taxes: zero-emission vehicle fueling or charging.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SR 107

    Relative to Lupus Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR107 Weber Pierson

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1401

    Criminal procedure: competence to stand trial.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 1059

    Employment Training Panel.

    Special Consent

    May 22, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
Older votes

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
    8 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $103,359
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $789,222
  • From individuals (itemized)
    6 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top 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)
    3 contributions · committee · Health care
    $6,400
  • CTIA - The Wireless Association California (CTIA CA PAC)
    1 contribution · committee · Technology and telecommunications
    $4,900
  • Comcast Corporation and Affiliated Entities including NBCUniversal Media, LLC
    2 contributions · organization · Technology and telecommunications
    $4,900
  • Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC
    1 contribution · committee · Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $4,900
  • Verizon Communications, Inc. Good Government Club-California
    1 contribution · committee · Technology and telecommunications
    $4,900
  • Vitu, Inc.
    1 contribution · organization · Not classified
    $4,900
  • Google, LLC and Affiliated Entities
    2 contributions · organization · Technology and telecommunications
    $3,500
  • California Hospital Association PAC, Sponsored by CA Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (CAHHS)
    2 contributions · committee · Health care
    $3,000
  • California Professional Firefighters PAC Small Contributor Committee
    3 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $3,000
  • United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee
    1 contribution · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $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
    Spent $24,212 · cash at end $3,634 Statement ↗
    $7,900 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $11,154 · cash at end $23,297 Statement ↗
    $18,200 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $10,211 · cash at end $18,460 Statement ↗
    $2,000 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $27,929 · cash at end $20,632 Statement ↗
    $24,150 received
Committee record ↗

Ben Allen for Senate 2022

  • Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
    Spent $626,798 · cash at end $0 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
    Spent $14,761 · cash at end $620,219 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
    Spent $28,437 · cash at end $627,426 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024
    Spent $55,713 · cash at end $653,864 Statement ↗
    $0 received
Committee record ↗

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.

Methodology
Disclosures

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

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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