Glass House: California Legislator Tracker
Ben Allen
Senate Democrat
District 24, Redondo Beach
Time in office
Senate: 2014—Present
Background
School Board Member, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Campaign contributions
Senator Ben Allen has taken at least $184,000 from the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector since he was elected to the legislature. That represents 14% of his total campaign contributions.
Contact or follow this legislator
Capitol office
1021 O Street, Suite 6610, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4024
District office(s)
2512 Artesia Blvd., Suite 320, Redondo Beach, CA 90278; (310) 318-6994
Biographical information
Birth Place
Glendale, CA
Race/Ethnicity
White
Residence
Santa Monica, CA
Gender
Male
Born
March 13, 1978
Identifies as
Straight
How this legislator voted in 2021-2022
Campaign contributions received by sector
OpenSecrets and CalMatters have categorized campaign contributions to legislators based on the economic sector that the donor represents. Methodology →
This is how much money Ben Allen has taken from the various sectors since he was elected to the legislature.
| Broad sector | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| $184,811 $184k | 14% | |
| $95,100 $95k | 7% | |
| $75,593 $75k | 6% | |
| $67,750 $67k | 5% | |
| $62,661 $62k | 5% | |
| $60,333 $60k | 4% | |
| $49,725 $49k | 4% | |
| $32,600 $32k | 2% | |
| $22,277 $22k | 2% | |
| $19,700 $19k | 1% | |
| $18,050 $18k | 1% | |
| $17,550 $17k | 1% | |
| $16,811 $16k | 1% | |
| $11,600 $11k | <1% | |
| $2,500 $2k | <1% | |
| $200 $200 | <1% | |
| Note: The above percentages might not add up to exactly 100% because we are not displaying any contributions that have not yet been classified. | ||
Committees this legislator serves on
Being on a policy committee means the legislator works on these issues by considering bills relevant to the policy topic. The committee “chair” , chosen by the chamber leader, oversees the discussions of these bills. Members also serve on additional special, select, joint and sub committees, which can be found here.
How special interest groups rate this legislator
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Senate District 24 demographics
Safe Democratic district
Next election: 2026
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Voter registration
Census data on race/ethnicity, household income, age, poverty rate, and education level will be provided when available.
Most recent election
2022 General
|
D
|
Ben Allen (Incumbent)
Democratic
|
67.1% | |
|
R
|
Kristina Irwin
Republican
|
32.9% |
CalMatters coverage about this legislator
Can a suicide hotline help California's Native Americans?
By Lynn La, March 24, 2023
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course
By Robert Lewis, February 28, 2023
How much should California spend to build up public transit?
By Sameea Kamal, February 28, 2023
Other legislators
Here are any other legislators from Senate District 24 we have profiles for since CalMatters launched the Legislator Tracker in 2021.
María Elena Durazo (currently in office)
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