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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

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 24
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

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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 227

    Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.

    Special Consent SB227 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 655

    Dwelling units: indoor temperature.

    Unfinished Business SB655 Stern et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1007

    Land use: development project review.

    Special Consent AB1007 Blanca Rubio et al. By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 852

    Political Reform Act of 1974: Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    Unfinished Business SB852 E. & C.A. (Cervantes) Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 726

    Planning and zoning: annual report: rehabilitated units.

    Special Consent AB726 Ávila Farías By Wiener

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 451

    Law enforcement policies: restraining orders.

    3rd Reading AB451 Petrie-Norris By Blakespear

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 103

    Probation Services Week.

    Special Consent SCR103 Caballero et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 485

    County public defender: appointment.

    Unfinished Business SB485 Reyes Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1441

    County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    3rd Reading AB1441 Soria By Caballero

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 468

    Crimes: looting.

    3rd Reading AB468 Gabriel et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 108

    Relative to the 175th anniversary of the County of Sacramento.

    Special Consent ACR108 Hoover et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 349

    Foster care supplement.

    Special Consent AB349 Dixon By Wahab

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 12

    Relative to Fernando Valenzuela Day.

    Special Consent ACR12 Quirk-Silva et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 55

    Relative to Pakistani-American relations.

    Special Consent SR55 Hurtado

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 969

    CalWORKs: family violence option and gender-based violence information.

    Special Consent AB969 Celeste Rodriguez By Durazo

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1390

    Public school governance: board member compensation.

    3rd Reading AB1390 Solache et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 361

    Data brokers: data collection and deletion.

    Unfinished Business SB361 Becker Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1327

    Home improvement and home solicitation: right to cancel contracts: notice.

    3rd Reading AB1327 Aguiar-Curry By Durazo

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 301

    Planning and zoning: housing development projects: postentitlement phase permits: state agencies.

    3rd Reading AB301 Schiavo et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 39

    Cosmetic safety: vaginal suppositories.

    Unfinished Business SB39 Weber Pierson Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1263

    Firearms: ghost guns.

    3rd Reading AB1263 Gipson et al. By Blakespear

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 586

    Off-highway electric motorcycles.

    Unfinished Business SB586 Jones et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 562

    Foster care: placement: family finding.

    Special Consent AB562 Solache et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 114

    Relative to Women's Small Business Month.

    Special Consent ACR114 Pacheco et al.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 864

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    Unfinished Business SB864 Padilla et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 111

    Relative to Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day.

    Special Consent ACR111 Sharp-Collins

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1181

    Firefighters: personal protective equipment.

    Special Consent AB1181 Haney et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 607

    CalWORKs: Home Visiting Program.

    Special Consent AB607 Celeste Rodriguez By Ashby

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 699

    Elections: local tax measures.

    3rd Reading AB699 Stefani By Wiener

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 313

    Vital records: birth certificates.

    Unfinished Business SB313 Cervantes et al. Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 720

    Beverages: alcohol permits: container labeling.

    3rd Reading AB720 Rogers By Cabaldon

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 959

    Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.

    Special Consent AB959 Hadwick By Rubio

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 578

    California Workplace Outreach Program.

    Unfinished Business SB578 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1

    Residential property insurance: wildfire risk.

    3rd Reading AB1 Connolly et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 47

    February 2025 bar exam: audit.

    Unfinished Business SB47 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 711

    Taxation: federal conformity.

    Unfinished Business SB711 McNerney Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 290

    California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.

    3rd Reading AB290 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Allen

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 793

    Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.

    Unfinished Business SB793 Archuleta Concurrence

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 979

    California Cybersecurity Integration Center: artificial intelligence.

    Special Consent AB979 Irwin et al. By McNerney

    Sep 11, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 257

    PARENT Act.

    Unfinished Business SB257 Wahab et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1064

    Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.

    3rd Reading AB1064 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Ashby

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 524

    Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.

    Unfinished Business SB524 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 369

    Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce.

    Unfinished Business SB369 Padilla Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 155

    Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development: California Civic Media Program.

    Do pass

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 590

    Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.

    Unfinished Business SB590 Durazo et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 160

    Background checks.

    Do pass

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 241

    Community colleges: personnel: qualifications.

    Unfinished Business SB241 Cervantes Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1332

    Medicinal cannabis: shipments.

    3rd Reading AB1332 Ahrens By Stern

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 263

    International trade: tariffs: impact study.

    Unfinished Business SB263 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 632

    Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.

    3rd Reading AB632 Hart et al. By Arreguín

    Sep 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

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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