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Phillip Chen
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 59 · Party: Republican
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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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AB 2598
Health care facilities: notification of next of kin.
AB 2598 Krell Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2551
Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum.
AB 2551 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2493
Electrical corporations: interconnection: Public Utilities Commission: transmission development monitor.
AB 2493 Petrie-Norris Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2631
Criminal procedure: prohibited violations.
AB 2631 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2059
California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation.
AB 2059 Wilson Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2231
California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.
AB 2231 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2664
Places of religious worship: unlawful activities.
AB 2664 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2246
Online service, product, or feature: access by children.
AB 2246 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2518
San Diego Gas and Electric Company: energization pilot program.
AB 2518 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2739
Water: affordability and system stabilization.
AB 2739 Soria Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 917
County offices of education: school districts: average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils: permanent status.
AB 917 Ávila Farías Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2326
Noxious weed management: Broomrape Program: extension.
AB 2326 Agriculture Concurrence in Senate Amendments By SORIA
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AB 2225
Education governance: Education Commissioner: reporting.
AB 2225 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1588
Vehicles: Sideshow Accountability and Community Safety Act.
AB 1588 Stefani Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2319
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
AB 2319 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2667
Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising.
AB 2667 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 2770
State Property: San Pasqual Battlefield State Park.
AB 2770 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments By PATEL
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AB 2121
Community colleges: current expense of education: exclusions.
AB 2121 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1981
Subsidized childcare: reimbursement rates: reporting.
AB 1981 Aguiar-Curry Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1600
Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.
AB 1600 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 1301
Residential property insurance: nonrenewals.
SB 1301 Allen Senate Third Reading By Harabedian
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AB 2440
Arts and Music in Schools—Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act: allowable uses: pooled funding: certifications.
AB 2440 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 353
Public Utilities Commission: Inspector General.
AB 353 BOERNER Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.
AB 1405 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1575
Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act.
AB 1575 Arambula Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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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.
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
Committees
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Issues
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