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Ben Allen

State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic

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Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 24
Party
Democratic

Source

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Record at a glance

3012
Final-passage votes
4874
All recorded votes

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

No platform recorded yet

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 recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • AB 1897

    Mentally disordered offenders: criteria for commitment.

    3rd Reading AB1897 Haney By Wiener

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2081

    Medi-Cal: Home and Community-Based Alternatives Waiver.

    Special Consent AB2081 Stefani et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2207

    Hunting tags: transfer: youth program.

    3rd Reading AB2207 Hadwick By Umberg

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1017

    Pupils: foster youth: access to pupil records.

    Special Consent SB1017 Reyes et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2433

    Housing development: density bonus.

    3rd Reading AB2433 Alvarez et al. By Arreguín

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 769

    The Golden State Infrastructure Corporation Act.

    Unfinished Business SB769 Caballero et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1996

    California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council.

    Special Consent AB1996 Bonta et al. By Ashby

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2326

    Noxious weed management: Broomrape Program: extension.

    Special Consent AB2326 AGRI. (Soria) By Caballero

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1272

    Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.

    Unfinished Business SB1272 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1088

    Health care decisions: life-sustaining treatment.

    Special Consent

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1640

    California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act.

    Special Consent AB1640 Stefani et al. By Cabaldon

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1940

    Unlawful practices: discrimination: menopause.

    3rd Reading AB1940 Calderon et al. By Gonzalez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1567

    General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.

    3rd Reading AB1567 Ta By Choi

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1755

    CalWORKS.

    3rd Reading AB1755 Sharp-Collins et al. By Rubio

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 594

    Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2026.

    Unfinished Business SB594 Padilla et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1985

    Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: mental health training.

    Special Consent AB1985 Irwin et al. By Stern

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1067

    Pupil instruction: math assessments.

    Unfinished Business SB1067 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2664

    Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.

    3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1439

    Local government: omnibus bill.

    Special Consent SB1439 L. GOV.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1891

    Forestry: Beneficial Fire Capacity Program.

    3rd Reading AB1891 Connolly et al. By Becker

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1904

    Teachers: credentialed educator apprenticeship programs.

    Special Consent AB1904 Gipson et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 1741

    Sexual battery.

    3rd Reading AB1741 Pacheco By Rubio

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 549

    Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

    Unfinished Business SB549 Allen et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2598

    Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.

    3rd Reading AB2598 Krell et al. By Cabaldon

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2167

    Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: nonprofit corporations chartered under tribal or federal law.

    3rd Reading AB2167 Macedo By Niello

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2375

    Alcoholic beverage control.

    3rd Reading AB2375 Blanca Rubio By Rubio

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2689

    Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.

    3rd Reading AB2689 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1769

    Student transfer: tribal colleges.

    3rd Reading AB1769 Ramos et al. By Cervantes

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1600

    Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.

    3rd Reading AB1600 Arambula et al. By Reyes

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1846

    Dependency: placement of child with relative.

    Special Consent AB1846 Stefani By Wahab

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1051

    Foster care: childcare.

    Unfinished Business SB1051 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2212

    Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.

    3rd Reading AB2212 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Cervantes

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2012

    Vehicles: transportation of manufactured homes.

    3rd Reading AB2012 Hoover et al. By Grayson

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2563

    Sex discrimination: scope.

    3rd Reading AB2563 Pacheco et al. By Menjivar

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 993

    Board of Behavioral Sciences: licensees: notices.

    Special Consent SB993 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1064

    Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: testing.

    Special Consent SB1064 Dahle et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1238

    Common interest developments: management.

    Unfinished Business SB1238 Wahab Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1729

    State employment: telework programs.

    3rd Reading AB1729 Lee et al. By Ashby Urgency Clause

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2051

    Public resources: coastal resources: Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group.

    3rd Reading AB2051 Wicks et al. By Pérez

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1420

    Vote by mail ballots and early voting.

    Special Consent (Urgency Clause)

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1235

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    Unfinished Business SB1235 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 747

    Civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights, privileges, and immunities.

    Unfinished Business SB747 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1556

    Recovery housing: funding.

    3rd Reading AB1556 Haney By Allen

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1105

    Law enforcement.

    Unfinished Business SB1105 Pérez et al. Concurrence

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1707

    Electricians: certification application, examination, and renewal.

    3rd Reading AB1707 Davies By Smallwood-Cuevas

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1902

    Secure youth treatment facilities.

    3rd Reading AB1902 Pellerin By Laird Reconsider

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 845

    Pupil instruction: career technical education, career education, work-based learning, work experience education, and apprenticeships.

    Special Consent SB845 Pérez et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 1089

    Preventive Treatment Health Care Act.

    Special Consent SB1089 Richardson et al.

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed Other

  • AB 2244

    Non-Ultraprocessed Certified food standard.

    3rd Reading AB2244 Gabriel et al. By Weber Pierson

    Aug 27, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1967

    Juveniles.

    3rd Reading AB1967 Zbur By Laird

    Aug 27, 2026 · 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.

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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