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Ben Allen

State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic

3012 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 293 (Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.). It passed. May 29, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 280 (Elections.). It passed. May 29, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 591 (Taxation: electronic payments: penalties.). It passed. May 29, 2025

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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.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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 293

    Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 280

    Elections.

    3rd Reading SB280 Cervantes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 591

    Taxation: electronic payments: penalties.

    Special Consent SB591 Valladares et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 648

    Employment: gratuities: enforcement.

    Special Consent SB648 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 744

    Accrediting agencies.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 764

    Chain restaurants: children's meals.

    Special Consent SB764 Weber Pierson

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 781

    Small business.

    Special Consent SB781 Reyes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 408

    Voter registration: residency confirmation.

    Special Consent SB408 Choi et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 304

    Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 724

    Public housing: lead testing.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 56

    Property taxation: disabled veterans' exemption: household income.

    Special Consent SB56 Seyarto et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 452

    Child welfare services: prevention legal services.

    Special Consent SB452 Weber Pierson

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 774

    Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 398

    Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.

    3rd Reading SB398 Umberg et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 250

    Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.

    Special Consent SB250 Ochoa Bogh

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 345

    California Fire Service Training and Education Program: California Fire and Arson Training Act: fees.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 355

    Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.

    Special Consent SB355 Pérez et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 70

    Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 447

    Workers' compensation: death benefits.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 515

    Local government: collection of demographic data.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 603

    Property taxation: transfer of base year value: disaster relief.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 723

    Property taxation: exemption: low-value properties.

    Special Consent SB723 Choi et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 296

    Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.

    Special Consent SB296 Archuleta et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 428

    State Auditor: permanent office.

    Special Consent SB428 Laird et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 822

    Unclaimed property: digital financial assets.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 647

    Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 669

    Rural hospitals: standby perinatal services.

    Special Consent SB669 McGuire et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 302

    Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits.

    Special Consent SB302 Padilla et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 785

    Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 275

    Eligible training provider list.

    Special Consent SB275 Smallwood-Cuevas

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 855

    Sale of armories.

    Special Consent SB855 M.&V.A.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 717

    Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 530

    Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 563

    State parks: Off-highway Motor Vehicle Recreation: grants: eligible applicants.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 514

    Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments: California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 731

    Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 338

    Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.

    Special Consent SB338 Becker et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 55

    State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.

    Special Consent SB55 Umberg et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 284

    Property taxation: change in ownership: family homes and farms.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 76

    Vehicles: registration fees and penalties.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 615

    Vehicle traction batteries.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 695

    Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.

    Special Consent SB695 Cortese et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 597

    Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 549

    Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

    3rd Reading

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 568

    Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems: schoolsites and childcare programs.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 353

    Income tax: credits: food banks.

    Special Consent SB353 Alvarado-Gil et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 493

    Unlawful business practices: price gouging.

    3rd Reading SB493 Becker et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 686

    Housing programs: financing.

    Special Consent SB686 Reyes et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SR 46

    Relative to Affordable Housing Month.

    3rd Reading SR46 Cabaldon et al.

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 444

    State Healthy Food Access Policy.

    Special Consent

    May 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

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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