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Ben Allen
State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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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 recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 2518
San Diego Gas and Electric Company: energization pilot program.
3rd Reading AB2518 Sharp-Collins et al. By Padilla
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AB 2417
State Teachers' Retirement System: community colleges: part-time faculty.
Special Consent AB2417 Zbur et al. By Pérez
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AB 2015
Department of Transportation: third-party navigation applications: study and report.
3rd Reading AB2015 Wicks By Arreguín
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AB 2439
Common Interest Developments: governing documents: assessments.
3rd Reading AB2439 Blanca Rubio et al. By Grayson
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SB 974
Property taxation: change in ownership: generational transfers: special needs trusts.
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SB 849
Physicians and surgeons: sexual misconduct and offenses: reinstatement of surrendered certificate.
Unfinished Business SB849 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence
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SB 1273
Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions: instructional events and promotional lectures: advertisements.
Unfinished Business SB1273 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence
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AB 1586
Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers.
Special Consent AB1586 Ramos By Gonzalez
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SB 1085
Water supply planning: housing developments.
Unfinished Business SB1085 Durazo et al. Concurrence
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SB 1173
Jury instructions: lesser related offenses.
Unfinished Business SB1173 Caballero et al. Concurrence
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SB 894
Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.
Unfinished Business SB894 Allen et al. Concurrence
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AB 1857
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.
3rd Reading AB1857 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Richardson
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AB 1663
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act: removal: trimming.
3rd Reading AB1663 Wallis et al. By Valladares
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AB 2374
Postsecondary education: Designation of California Asian American- and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions.
3rd Reading AB2374 Fong et al. By Reyes
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AB 1946
Reporting mechanism: child sexual abuse material.
3rd Reading AB1946 Wicks et al. By Gonzalez
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AB 1753
Protective orders: firearms and ammunition: notice and procedures.
3rd Reading AB1753 Stefani et al. By Blakespear
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SB 1116
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.
Unfinished Business SB1116 Caballero Concurrence
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AB 1054
Public employees' retirement: deferred retirement option program: public employee health benefits.
3rd Reading AB1054 Gipson et al. By Cortese
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AB 2765
CalFresh and CalWORKs: childhood hunger and foster youth.
3rd Reading AB2765 Ahrens et al. By McNerney Urgency Clause
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SB 908
Residential windows: retrofitting: residential window replacement projects: California Building Code compliance.
Unfinished Business SB908 Wiener et al. Concurrence
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AB 2460
Pupil health: mental health: model referral protocols.
3rd Reading AB2460 Celeste Rodriguez By Pérez
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AB 1547
University of California: branch campus of a school of medicine in the County of Kern: feasibility study.
3rd Reading AB1547 Bains By Hurtado Urgency Clause
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SB 1379
County of Riverside: separation of county offices: in-custody reports.
Unfinished Business SB1379 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
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AB 2414
Developmental services: direct support professionals.
3rd Reading AB2414 Nguyen By Reyes Motion to Reconsider Reconsider
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SB 1414
County of San Bernardino Citizens Redistricting Commission.
Unfinished Business SB1414 Reyes et al. Concurrence
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AB 2278
In-home supportive services: Community First Choice Option program: noncompliance penalties.
3rd Reading AB2278 Ávila Farías By Ochoa Bogh
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SB 865
California Music Festival Preservation Grant Program.
Unfinished Business SB865 Ashby Concurrence
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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$103,359
- Spent$789,222
- From individuals (itemized)$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 assignedTop 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)$6,400
- CTIA - The Wireless Association California (CTIA CA PAC)$4,900
- Comcast Corporation and Affiliated Entities including NBCUniversal Media, LLC$4,900
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America PAC$4,900
- Verizon Communications, Inc. Good Government Club-California$4,900
- Vitu, Inc.$4,900
- Google, LLC and Affiliated Entities$3,500
- California Hospital Association PAC, Sponsored by CA Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (CAHHS)$3,000
- California Professional Firefighters PAC Small Contributor Committee$3,000
- United Nurses Association of California/Union of Health Care Professionals PAC (UNAC PAC) Small Contributor Committee$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
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Spent to oppose: $0
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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$7,900 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$18,200 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$2,000 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$24,150 received
Ben Allen for Senate 2022
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$0 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025$0 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$0 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$0 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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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