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Ben Allen
State Senator · Senate District 24 · Party: Democratic
3012 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 24
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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.
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SB 609
Fish: commercial fishing.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 61
Private works of improvement: retention payments.
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
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SB 803
California Conservation Corps: Green Collar Certification Program.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 53
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 639
Zoning: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 278
Health data: HIV test results.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 808
Civil Actions: writs: housing development projects.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 470
Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 98
Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 261
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 645
Juries: peremptory challenges.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 25
Antitrust: premerger notification.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 650
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 497
Legally protected health care activity.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 72
The California Water Plan: long-term supply targets.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 514
Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments: California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 763
Conspiracy against trade: punishment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 413
Juveniles: case file inspection.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 839
Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 462
California Farmland Conservancy Program: conservation easements: funding.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 799
Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 556
Habitat enhancement and restoration: floodplains.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 831
Geologic hazards: California Geological Survey.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 427
Habitat Conservation Fund.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 463
Drought planning: resiliency measures.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 662
Wildfires: defensible space: education efforts.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 683
Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 222
Residential heat pump water heater or heat pump HVAC systems.
[First] hearing set for [04-09-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 522
Housing: tenant protections.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 484
Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 636
Electrical or gas corporations: deferment of payments: hardship.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 57
Electrical corporations: data centers: report.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 298
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 282
Residential heat pump systems: water heaters and HVAC: installations.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 13
Oil and gas.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 593
Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 473
Water corporations: demand elasticity: rates and surcharges.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 698
California Solar Initiative: distributed energy resource equipment lists.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
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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.
Raised · 2025–2026
$103,359
Spent $789,222
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
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$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
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