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Ben Allen

State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic

3012 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

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

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on SB 85 (Civil actions: service of summons.). It passed. May 15, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SCR 72 (Relative to Childcare Awareness Month.). It passed. May 15, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SCR 71 (Relative to National Hospital Week.). It passed. May 15, 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.

Official source ↗

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 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 72

    Relative to Childcare Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SCR72 Wahab et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 71

    Relative to National Hospital Week.

    3rd Reading SCR71 Allen et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 34

    Relative to Sylvia Mendez Day.

    Special Consent ACR34 Ta et al. By Umberg

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 42

    Relative to adult education.

    Special Consent ACR42 Pacheco et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 237

    Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 392

    Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB392 Grayson et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 57

    Relative to Lexington and Concord Day.

    Special Consent ACR57 Patterson et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 56

    Relative to Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.

    Special Consent ACR56 Michelle Rodriguez

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 64

    Relative to World IBS Day.

    Special Consent ACR64 Macedo et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • ACR 59

    Relative to California Holocaust Memorial Day.

    Special Consent ACR59 Addis et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 693

    Employees: meal periods.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 852

    Political Reform Act of 1974: Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB852 E. & C.A.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 858

    Local Government Omnibus Act of 2025.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB858 L. GOV.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 389

    Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB389 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 31

    Relative to California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

    Special Consent ACR31 Hadwick et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 639

    Zoning: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 558

    Imperial Valley Healthcare District: voting districts.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 4

    Research and education: federal funding cuts: the National Institutes of Health and postsecondary educational institutions.

    3rd Reading SJR4 Laird et al.

    May 15, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 40

    Relative to National Stroke Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading SR40 Dahle et al.

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 58

    Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

    3rd Reading SCR58 Wahab et al.

    May 12, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 412

    Home care aides.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 485

    County public defender: appointment.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 627

    Law enforcement: masks.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 856

    California Coastal Act of 1976: filing fee waiver: Marine Invasive Species Act: biennial reports: semiannual updates.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB856 N.R. & W.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 602

    Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 860

    Gaming: bingo.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB860 G.O.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 504

    Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB504 Laird et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 864

    Tribal gaming: compact ratification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB864 G.O.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 68

    Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SCR68 Blakespear et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 859

    California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB859 G.O.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 652

    Private security services: security guards: training.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 255

    County recorders: notification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 793

    Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 673

    Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB673 Ochoa Bogh et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 598

    Public contracts: local water infrastructure projects: Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery method.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 70

    Relative to Compost Awareness Week.

    3rd Reading SCR70 Blakespear et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 400

    Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 64

    Relative to Student Mental Health Awareness Week in California.

    3rd Reading SCR64 Rubio et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 20

    Relative to California Human Milk Donation Month.

    3rd Reading SR20 Cortese et al.

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 805

    Crimes.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 521

    Public employment: disqualification.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 8, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 253

    State Bar of California.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 757

    Local government: nuisance abatement.

    Do pass as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 237

    Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.

    Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 346

    Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.

    Do pass as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 709

    Self-service storage facilities: rental agreement disclosures.

    Do pass as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 770

    Common interest developments: EV charging stations.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 440

    Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 846

    Liens: harvested crops.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

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

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Issues

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