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Phillip Chen
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 59 · Party: Republican
3926 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Assemblymember
- District
- Assembly District 59
- Party
- Republican
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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 in code before it's published, 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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AB 673
Unaccompanied homeless pupils: Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program.
AB 673 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
Not voting Source ↗ -
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AB 96
Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.
AB 96 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1204
Local control funding formula: school districts and charter schools: pupils experiencing homelessness: supplemental and concentration grants: regional adjustment factors: grade-span adequacy adjustments.
AB 1204 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 643
Climate change: short-lived climate pollutants: organic waste reduction.
AB 643 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 664
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.
AB 664 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 72
Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone: County of Riverside.
AB 72 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 946
Natural resources: equitable outdoor access: 30x30 goal: urban nature-based projects.
AB 946 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 710
Electrical corporations: resiliency planning: microgrid projects.
AB 710 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 34
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation.
AB 34 Patterson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 35
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
AB 35 Alvarez Third Reading Urgency
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 883
Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges.
AB 883 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading By BAUER-KAHAN
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Not voting Source ↗
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AB 1265
Income taxes: credits: rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
AB 1265 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 871
Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
AB 871 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1184
Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.
AB 1184 Patterson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 768
Mobilehome parks: rent protections: local rent control.
AB 768 Ávila Farías Assembly Third Reading
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ACR 117
Relative to Maternal Health Awareness Day.
ACR 117 Sharp-Collins Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 710
Electrical corporations: resiliency planning: microgrid projects.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 34
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1054
Public employees' retirement: deferred retirement option program: public employee health benefits.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1439
Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1366
Reimbursement for pharmacist services.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 96
Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 805
Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 762
Disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device: prohibition and penalties.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
No Source ↗ -
AB 298
Health care coverage cost sharing.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 1126
Medi-Cal managed care plans: enrollees with other health care coverage.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1245
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 739
Common interest developments: managing agent fees.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
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AB 683
Business entities: limited liability companies.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Not voting Source ↗ -
AB 871
Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 501
Lawsuits, liens, and other encumbrances.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 616
Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program.
SB 616 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry
Not voting Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 638
California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.
SB 638 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Fong
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1293
Workers' compensation: qualified medical evaluators.
AB 1293 Wallis 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.
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
Committees
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Issues
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