Michael Allen (California politician)

Michael Allen (born January 2, 1947) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly.

Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was a member of the Santa Rosa Planning Commission and District Director for then-State Senator Pat Wiggins.

After graduating, Allen was employed by Earthjustice where he worked on the Warm Springs Dam initiative.[?

In 2007, State Senator Pat Wiggins asked Allen to accept the position of District Director for her five regional offices that serve over 880,000 constituents.

[1] Allen was appointed to the Santa Rosa Planning Commission in 2009 and served as Chair of the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Citizens Oversight Committee.