Michael Allen

Michael Allen (born January 2, 1947, Los Angeles, California) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat. 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. Early career Prior to a career in politics, Michael Allen was a psychiatric nurse for the Sonoma County Mental Health Department's Psychiatric Crisis Clinic and Inpatient Unit. He attended Empire College School of Law, graduating in 1979. After graduating, Allen was employed by Earthjustice where he worked on the Warm Springs Dam initiative. Allen was employed by the Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees (SCOPE) as a negotiator. After SCOPE affiliated with the Service Employees International Union as Local 707, the membership promoted Allen to Executive Director of Local 707. He served nine terms as the President of the North Bay Labor Council. 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.