Ben Allen (California politician)

Ben Allen
Member of the California State Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Holly Mitchell (redistricted)
Constituency	26th district (2014–2022) 24th district (2022–present)
33rd University of California student regent
In office 2006–2007
Preceded by	Maria Ledezma
Succeeded by	D'Artagnan Scoza
Personal details
Born	(1978-03-13) March 13, 1978 (age 46) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Melanie
Children	1
Residence(s)	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (B.A.) Cambridge University (M.Phil) UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Attorney
Website	http://sd24.senate.ca.gov/

Benjamin J. "Ben" Allen^[1] (born March 13, 1978)^{[citation needed]} is an American attorney and Democratic politician. He has been a California state senator representing the 26th district from 2015 to 2022 and the 24th district since 2022. He previously served as University of California Student Regent and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District school board member.