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Phillip Chen

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 59 · Party: Republican

3926 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's Assembly, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Did not vote on SB 642 (Employment: payment of wages.). It passed. Jun 25, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 275 (Eligible training provider list.). It passed. Jun 25, 2025
  • Voted Yes on SB 593 (Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.). It passed. Jun 25, 2025

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Record at a glance

3926
Final-passage votes
4784
All recorded votes

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OfficeRepublican
Office
State Assemblymember
District
Assembly District 59
Party
Republican
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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No issues page found

Phillip Chen's website (ad59.asmrc.org ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 11, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows Phillip Chen's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 642

    Employment: payment of wages.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 275

    Eligible training provider list.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 593

    Electrical corporations: significant voltage-related incidents: studies.

    Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 80

    Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.

    Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 24

    Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 703

    Ports: truck drivers.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 238

    Workplace surveillance tools.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 25

    Relative to nuclear fusion.

    Be adopted as amended. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 442

    Grocery retail store and retail drug establishment employees: self-service checkout.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 355

    Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 283

    Energy storage systems.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 804

    Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act.

    Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Emergency Management] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 648

    Employment: gratuities: enforcement.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 294

    The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 693

    Employees: meal periods.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 7

    Employment: automated decision systems.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 491

    State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: chair: report to the Legislature.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 464

    Employer pay data.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Jun 25, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 250

    Medi-Cal: provider directory: skilled nursing facilities.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 504

    Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 773

    Board of Registered Nursing: advisory committees.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 329

    Alcohol and drug recovery: licensed treatment facilities and certified programs: investigations.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 387

    Physicians and surgeons: special faculty permits: academic medical centers.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 517

    Home improvement contract requirements: subcontractors.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 312

    Dog importation: health certificates.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Agriculture]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 717

    Ken Maddy California Cancer Registry.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 81

    Health and care facilities: information sharing.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 520

    Nurse-midwifery education program.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 351

    Health facilities.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 862

    Health.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 788

    Tax preparers: exemptions.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 602

    Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 291

    Contractors: workers' compensation insurance.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Insurance] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 24, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 229

    Peace officers: deputy sheriffs.

    SB 229 Alvarado-Gil Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 3

    Safe Drinking Water Act: 50th anniversary.

    SCR 3 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 61

    Private works of improvement: retention payments.

    SB 61 Cortese Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 66

    Civil discovery.

    SB 66 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 846

    Liens: harvested crops.

    SB 846 McNerney Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 23, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 93

    Relative to Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase Deficiency Awareness Day.

    ACR 93 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 95

    Relative to the 2025 International Day of Yoga.

    ACR 95 Kalra Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 19, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 386

    Dental providers: fee-based payments.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 17, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 439

    California Health Benefit Review Program: extension.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 17, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 246

    Medi-Cal: graduate medical education payments.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 17, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 317

    Wastewater surveillance.

    Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 17, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 278

    Health data: HIV test results.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 17, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 101

    Budget Act of 2025.

    SB 101 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL Amend By SANCHEZ Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Jun 13, 2025 · Result: Passed Amendment

  • SB 101

    Budget Act of 2025.

    SB 101 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 247

    Incarcerated individual hand crew members: wages.

    AB 247 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1331

    Workplace surveillance.

    AB 1331 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 66

    California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: egress route projects: fire safety.

    AB 66 Tangipa Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

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
    8 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $1,250,427
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $1,586,943
  • From individuals (itemized)
    48 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top 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
    3 contributions · organization · Labor unions
    $17,700
  • Southern California Pipe Trades District Council #16 PAC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $14,300
  • American Council of Engineering Companies PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Construction and engineering
    $11,800
  • Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PAC
    3 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • BNSF Railway Company
    2 contributions · organization · Transportation
    $11,800
  • Barona Band of Mission Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800
  • California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Not classified
    $11,800
  • California Credit Union League PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • California Dental Association PAC
    3 contributions · committee · Health care
    $11,800
  • California New Car Dealers Association Pac
    2 contributions · committee · Transportation
    $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
    Spent $1,123,042 · cash at end $0 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
    Spent $29,135 · cash at end $1,123,042 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Oct 20, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
    Spent $63,330 · cash at end $1,153,685 Statement ↗
    $70,300 received
  • Sep 22, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024
    Spent $10,219 · cash at end $1,154,832 Statement ↗
    $70,900 received
Committee record ↗

Phillip Chen for Assembly 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $51,825 · cash at end $1,921,489 Statement ↗
    $140,995 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $62,387 · cash at end $1,837,991 Statement ↗
    $113,160 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $14,292 · cash at end $1,822,205 Statement ↗
    $49,440 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $93,644 · cash at end $1,812,709 Statement ↗
    $275,212 received
Committee record ↗

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.

Methodology
Disclosures

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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