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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 459 (Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.). It passed. May 6, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 47 (February 2025 bar exam: audit.). It passed. May 6, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 239 (Crimes: criminal threats.). It passed. May 6, 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 459

    Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.

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

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 47

    February 2025 bar exam: audit.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 239

    Crimes: criminal threats.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 858

    Local Government Omnibus Act of 2025.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 410

    Common interest developments: association records: exterior elevated elements inspection.

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

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 66

    Relative to Law Day.

    Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 611

    Planning and zoning: community plans: review under the California Environmental Quality Act.

    Do pass

    May 6, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SJR 3

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

    3rd Reading SJR3 Arreguín et al.

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 51

    Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

    3rd Reading

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 62

    Relative to National Public Works Week.

    3rd Reading

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 27

    Relative to Cinco de Mayo Week.

    3rd Reading SR27 Gonzalez et al.

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 23

    California Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

    3rd Reading

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 798

    Veterans.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 851

    Elections.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB851 E. & C.A.

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 91

    All-mailed ballot elections: vote centers.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 621

    Voter registration: military and overseas voters.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 5, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SR 31

    Relative to Women's Equal Pay Day.

    3rd Reading SR31 Wahab et al.

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 854

    Unemployment insurance.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB854 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 853

    Public employees' retirement.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 863

    Taxation.

    Consent Calendar 2nd SB863 REV. & TAX.

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 544

    Railroad crossings: permit applications: review.

    Consent Calendar 2nd

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 423

    California Public Records Act: private detention facilities.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 675

    Imperial County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 249

    County boards of education: elections: consolidation.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 625

    Housing developments: disasters: reconstruction of destroyed or damaged structures.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 330

    Budgets: multiyear financial commitments.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 297

    Valley Fever Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 804

    Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 436

    Unlawful detainer: notice to terminate tenancy.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 749

    Mobilehome parks: closure, cessation, or change of use.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 321

    Late signature curing expenditure reports.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 503

    Health care services: artificial intelligence.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 236

    Cosmetics: chemical hair relaxers.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 291

    Contractors: workers' compensation insurance.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 35

    Alcohol and drug programs.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 266

    Elections: language accessibility.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 797

    Electric utility distribution and transmission system facilities: undergrounding and insulation.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 316

    High school pupils: voter registration.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 408

    Voter registration: residency confirmation.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 495

    Insurance.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 354

    Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 766

    California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 793

    Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 851

    Elections.

    Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 813

    Independent verification organizations.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 738

    The Reclaim Act.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 650

    The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 403

    End of Life Option Act: sunset.

    Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 254

    Energy.

    Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 29, 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

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