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Ben Allen

Democrat, State Senate
District 24, El Segundo
Time in office:
  • Senate: 2014-present

General Contact Info

Capitol Office

1021 O Street, Suite 6610

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 651-4024

District Office

111 Penn Street, Suite 101

El Segundo, CA 90245

Phone: (310) 414-8190

Bio

Ben Allen, 48, authored the legislation behind California’s regulations that discourage the use of plastic straws and other single-serving plastic utensils. It was one of several pieces of environmental legislation that Allen authored since being elected in 2014. Previously, he was president of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education, a lecturer at UCLA Law School, worked as an attorney and was communications director for U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano, a Democrat from New York. He has a bachelor’s from Harvard University; a master’s from University of Cambridge and a law degree from UC Berkeley. He’s married with a son and a daughter.

Leader Badges

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Ideology

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Moderate

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Bill Activity

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Of 47 bills:
26 Passed
4 Failed
17 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 47 bills: 26 passed, 4 failed, and 17 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
Association of Global Automakers $43.34 May 20, 2014 Food and Beverage*
California Professional Firefighters $18.5 Dec 18, 2014 Lunch
* Legislator reports that the cost of this gift was reimbursed.

Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating
#25/120

This legislator is ranked 25th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Policy

Bills Authored by Ben Allen

SB 832
Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan.

Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water

Passed
Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Working Group: membership: revitalization plan. Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Water
SB 799
Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust.

Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Passed
Joint powers authorities: South Bay Regional Housing Trust. Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
SB 715
Elections.

Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Housing

Passed
Elections. Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Housing
SB 577
Public entities.

Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Passed
Public entities. Committee: Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary
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Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

Preview image for SB 1301 2MIN
Aug 31, 2026

SB 1301

Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.

Preview image for SB 1180 9MIN
Aug 31, 2026

SB 1180

Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act: California Plastic Pollution Mitigation...

Preview image for SB 715 1MIN
Aug 31, 2026

SB 715

Elections.

Preview image for SB 615 3MIN
Aug 31, 2026

SB 615

Vehicle traction batteries.

Preview image for SB 1365 1MIN
Aug 31, 2026

SB 1365

Price gouging.

Preview image for SB 1209 1MIN
Aug 28, 2026

SB 1209

Insurance: examination of insurers.

Preview image for SB 549 2MIN
Aug 27, 2026

SB 549

Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

Preview image for SB 894 1MIN
Aug 27, 2026

SB 894

Wildfire resiliency: financial assistance.

Preview image for SB 1244 2MIN
Aug 26, 2026

SB 1244

Public Agency Benefits Intermediary Compensation Disclosure Act.

Preview image for SB 549 3MIN
Aug 26, 2026

SB 549

Heritage schools: enrollment and notice.

Preview image for SB 501 1MIN
Aug 25, 2026

SB 501

Responsible Battery Recycling Act of 2022: covered batteries.

Preview image for SB 1267 1MIN
Aug 25, 2026

SB 1267

Common interest developments: electric vehicle charging stations owned by members in common...

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District

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District 24 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2022):

Ben Allen (Incumbent)
67.1%
WON
Kristina Irwin
32.9%

Party Registration

District: 51%, State: 47% DEMOCRAT 51% 47% District: 51%, State: 47% DEMOCRAT 51% 47%
District: 21%, State: 24% REPUBLICAN 21% 24% District: 21%, State: 24% REPUBLICAN 21% 24%
District: 22%, State: 22% NO PARTY 22% 22% District: 22%, State: 22% NO PARTY 22% 22%

Census Data

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Median age