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 1362
Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.
AB 1362 Kalra Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1348
Average daily attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity: independent study plans.
AB 1348 Bains Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1485
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.
AB 1485 Macedo Assembly Third Reading
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AB 339
Local public employee organizations: notice requirements.
AB 339 Ortega Assembly Third Reading
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AB 821
Pupil instruction: high school graduation requirements: career technical education.
AB 821 Gipson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 969
CalWORKs: family violence option and gender-based violence information.
AB 969 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1328
Medi-Cal reimbursements: nonemergency ambulance and other transportation.
AB 1328 Michelle Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 474
Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services.
AB 474 Ward Assembly Third Reading
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AB 798
State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.
AB 798 Calderon Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1064
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.
AB 1064 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 477
Fair Pay for Educators Act: local control funding formula: base grants: funding targets.
AB 477 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading
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AB 977
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.
AB 977 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
AB 1255 Education Third Reading Urgency By MURATSUCHI
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AB 1244
California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impact mitigation: Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Program.
AB 1244 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 222
Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.
AB 222 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 602
Public postsecondary education: student behavior: drug and alcohol use: rehabilitation programs.
AB 602 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1042
The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Managed Honeybee Health Program.
AB 1042 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
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AB 829
Richard Paul Hemann Parkinson's Disease Program: Parkinson's Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
AB 829 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.
AB 1043 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 985
Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
AB 985 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading
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AB 478
Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
AB 478 Zbur Assembly Third Reading
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AB 616
Department of Parks and Recreation: state parks: California State Library Parks Pass Program.
AB 616 Caloza Assembly Third Reading
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AB 458
Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.
AB 458 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1231
Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.
AB 1231 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1423
Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging stations: payment methods.
AB 1423 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 734
Environmental protection: biological resources data: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: powerplants: power lines: applications.
AB 734 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
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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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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