# Charles Allen

Charles Allen is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district Ward 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district Ward 6
- Serving since: 2015-01-02
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ab8e39c8-583e-4e9d-b481-0f43c21318ba

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ab8e39c8-583e-4e9d-b481-0f43c21318ba (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

79% of the 99 bills Allen sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 12 in the District of Columbia Legislature.

## What Allen says (DC 2025–26 session)

1,329 classified statements: 1,329 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Unicameral-legislature Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Allen | Unicameral-legislature Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 8.5% | 7.7% | 3 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 42.7% | 46.6% | 6 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.3% | 8 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 9.3% | 13.9% | 8 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 35% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 10%); Environmental Protection 20% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 6.4%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Housing and Community Development 15% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 24%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 21%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.72 (standard error 0.02), from 1,368 donors and 476 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,680 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 99 bills: 97 reached committee, 78 passed one chamber, 78 passed both, 77 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 1 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- B 26-0874: Matthews Court Designation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-10) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0874/
- B 26-0870: DC Government Employee Home Purchase Support Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0870/
- B 26-0871: Elevator Reliability and Maintenance Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0871/
- B 26-0817: Electric Way Designation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0817/
- B 26-0810: Veola Jackson Way Designation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0810/
- B 26-0784: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0784/
- PR 26-0788: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Technical Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0788/
- CER 26-0191: Mr. Henry’s 60th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-08-21) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0191/
- B 26-0714: Personal Delivery Device Weight Limit Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0714/
- B 26-0716: Public Service Commission Term Holdover Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-16) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0716/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.2K (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $36.4K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2113632320011845729
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2113316613214667001
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2112954763025215505
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2110117840598470758
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2108591286705955184
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2107853800832749852
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2107533361094750238
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2107140229744165236
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2106034866257113429
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen/status/2105662371444502841

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/councilmember-allen/
- Campaign site: https://www.charlesallenward6.com/
- X: https://x.com/CMCharlesAllen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CMcharlesallen

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ab8e39c8-583e-4e9d-b481-0f43c21318ba