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Phillip Chen
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 59 · Party: Republican
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- State Assemblymember
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- Assembly District 59
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Phillip Chen's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked by a person, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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SB 1425
High-Speed Rail Authority: property: operating right-of-way.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 1416
Physicians and surgeons: dentists: unprofessional conduct.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1376
Physician assistants.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1088
Health care decisions: life-sustaining treatment.
SB 1088 Blakespear Consent Calendar Second Day
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1445
Healing arts.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 830
Public Transit Revenue Measure District: revenue measure: election procedures.
SB 830 Arreguín Third Reading Urgency By Wicks
No Source ↗ -
SB 1314
Cigarette or tobacco product retailers: new retail locations and sale of nitrous oxide.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
SB 997
North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency: lien authority.
SB 997 Caballero Consent Calendar Second Day
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No Source ↗
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SB 1363
Barbering and cosmetology.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 1391
Department of Consumer Affairs: retired category licenses.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 164
Health.
SB 164 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL Amend By PATTERSON Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY
No Source ↗ -
No Source ↗
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SB 1311
Licensed professions.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 1368
Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and hearing aid dispensers.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 181
Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.
AB 181 ALVAREZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 342
Contractors: unlicensed work.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1148
Security guards: training.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 1304
Respiratory Care Practice Act.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 177
Medi-Cal: Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.
SB 177 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL
No Source ↗ -
AB 182
November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.
AB 182 PELLERIN Concurrence - Urgency Added
No Source ↗ -
No Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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SB 1350
Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.
SB 1350 McNerney Third Reading Urgency By Carrillo
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Not voting Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SB 170
Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.
SB 170 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL
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No Source ↗
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Not voting Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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No Source ↗
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SB 165
Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.
SB 165 B. & F. R. Third Reading Urgency By GABRIEL
Not voting Source ↗ -
ACA 20
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Sections 20 and 22 of Article XVI thereof, relating to state finance.
ACA 20 GABRIEL Assembly Third Reading Amend By TANGIPA Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY
No Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 623
Automobile accidents: civil actions: transportation network companies.
SB 623 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Papan
Yes Source ↗ -
ACA 21
A resolution directing the Secretary of State to withdraw from the consideration of the people of the State of California Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 13 of the 2023–24 Regular Session (Resolution Chapter 176 of the Statutes of 2023), relating to voting.
ACA 21 RIVAS Assembly Third Reading By WICKS
Yes Source ↗ -
ACA 20
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Sections 20 and 22 of Article XVI thereof, relating to state finance.
ACA 20 GABRIEL Assembly Third Reading
Not voting Source ↗ -
ACA 22
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 4.5 to Article XIII A thereof, relating to taxation.
ACA 22 WICKS Assembly Third Reading
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 417
The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.
SB 417 Limón Third Reading Urgency By Wicks
No Source ↗
Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Phillip Chen controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.
Raised · 2025–2026
$1,250,427
Spent $1,586,943
Totals
- Raised$1,250,427
- Spent$1,586,943
- From individuals (itemized)$136,300 11%
Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$242,136
- Health care$114,422
- Finance, insurance and banking$91,400
- Energy and utilities$54,300
- Tribal governments$52,300
- Real estate$40,900
- Construction and engineering$40,800
- Pharmaceuticals and medical products$36,700
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 67% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.
How industries are assignedTop employers of individual donors
No employer was named by 3 or more donors.
The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $25,000 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.
Committees, parties and organizations
- Laborers International Union of North America Laborers Local 652$17,700
- Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16 PAC$14,300
- American Council of Engineering Companies PAC$11,800
- Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PAC$11,800
- BNSF Railway Company$11,800
- Barona Band of Mission Indians$11,800
- California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC$11,800
- California Credit Union League PAC$11,800
- California Dental Association PAC$11,800
- California New Car Dealers Association Pac$11,800
Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Phillip Chen's own committees aren't counted.
Independent expenditures for and against
Spent to support: $0
None reported.
Spent to oppose: $0
None reported.
Spending on ads and outreach about Phillip Chen by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.
Campaign committees and statements (2)
The committees Phillip Chen controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.
Phillip Chen for Assembly 2024
- Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$0 received
- Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025$0 received
- Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$70,300 received
- Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024$70,900 received
Phillip Chen for Assembly 2026
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$140,995 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$113,160 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$49,440 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$275,212 received
From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.
MethodologyDisclosures
Statements of economic interests (Form 700)
California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 17, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 27, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Apr 9, 2024 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 26, 2024 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 22, 2024 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 28, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Nov 20, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
- Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 17, 2022 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How
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