State · State Senate
Ben Allen
State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic
3012 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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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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SB 994
Local agencies: nondisclosure agreements.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 899
Fire prevention: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force: wildfire smoke.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1159
Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
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SB 1001
Local agency, public utility, or mutual water company: personnel access: Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
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SB 1374
Restraining orders: educational institutions.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Education] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 893
State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1189
Advance health care directive of a skilled nursing facility patient.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1100
Grand juries: final reports.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 870
Fuel-burning portable devices.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1021
Fishing and hunting: youth program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SJR 12
Proposed 2026–2031 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program: opposition.
Be adopted. Ordered to third reading
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SB 973
Wildfire County Coordinator Program.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 1108
Grassland Ecological Area Conservancy.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SCR 124
Transportation access: persons with epilepsy.
Be adopted and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 1153
Disaster preparedness: urban retail water suppliers and public water systems: wildfire.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
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SCR 133
Relative to California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and California Down Syndrome Awareness Day.
3rd Reading SCR133 Grayson et al.
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SB 1039
Air resources: refinery-related community air monitoring system.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1008
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: railroad grade crossing closure.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
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SB 872
Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]
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SB 981
Administrative regulations: standardized regulatory impact analysis: State Air Resources Board.
[First] hearing set for [03-18-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 981
Administrative regulations: standardized regulatory impact analysis: State Air Resources Board.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1035
Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension.
[First] hearing set for [03-18-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
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SB 1035
Motor vehicle fuel tax: greenhouse gas reduction programs: suspension.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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SB 887
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental leadership development projects: data centers: geothermal powerplant projects.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]
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SB 886
California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 985
911 emergency system.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Emergency Management]
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SB 943
Public utilities: electricity: retail transmission rates: industrial transition usage.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 978
Data centers: labor: electricity rates.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]
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SB 868
Electricity: portable solar generation devices.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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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.
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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