State · State Assembly
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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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AB 66
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: egress route projects: fire safety.
AB 66 Tangipa Assembly Third Reading
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AB 566
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.
AB 566 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading
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AB 745
School districts: reorganization: state board approval: qualified special taxes.
AB 745 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1146
Water infrastructure: dams and reservoirs: water release: false pretenses.
AB 1146 Papan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 357
Coastal resources: coastal development permit application: higher education housing project.
AB 357 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 825
Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.
AB 825 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1454
Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.
AB 1454 Rivas Assembly Third Reading
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AB 84
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, networks, and contracting: data systems: local educational agency contractor background checks and contracting.
AB 84 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading
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AB 456
Mobilehome parks: sales or transfers: prospective purchasers of mobilehomes.
AB 456 Connolly Assembly Third Reading
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AB 610
Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.
AB 610 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 742
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
AB 742 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1417
Energy: Voluntary Offshore Wind and Coastal Resources Protection Program: community capacity funding activities and grants.
AB 1417 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1340
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations.
AB 1340 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1067
Public employees' retirement: felony convictions.
AB 1067 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1457
General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.
AB 1457 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1156
Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities.
AB 1156 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 660
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
AB 660 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 30
State Air Resources Board: gasoline specifications: ethanol blends.
AB 30 Alvarez Third Reading Urgency
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AB 642
Emergencies proclaimed by the Governor: school employee catastrophic leave.
AB 642 Muratsuchi Third Reading Urgency
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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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