Ben Allen

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Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-04-2014	Democratic	SD-26	122901	Win
11-06-2018	Democratic	SD-26	298609	Win
11-08-2022	Democratic	SD-24	248642	Win

Candidate Biography:

Benjamin J. Allen
Born: March 13, 1978 in Santa Monica, CA
Married: Melanie
Child: Ezra

2003-2005: Staff, Congressman Jose Serrano (New York)
2006: Judicial Clerk, U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
2006-2008: Student Regent, University of California Board of Regents
2008-2014: Member, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board
2016: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
2016: Proponent, Proposition 59 [Campaign finance: voter instruction] (Won; 52.3%)

• NATURAL DISASTER (WILDFIRE): The most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history and possibly the most expensive wildfire in U.S history (the Palisades Fire in January 2025) occured within the districts represented by State Senator Ben Allen and Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin. By January 11th, the fire had burned full across AD42, from the ocean to the mountains. By January 13th, the fire had crossed the crest of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains (Mulholland Drive) and into areas represented by State Senator Henry Stern and Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel.