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 580
Surface mining: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
AB 580 Wallis Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 334
Operators of toll facilities: interoperability programs: vehicle information.
AB 334 Petrie-Norris Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1220
Developmental services: denials of services and notices of actions.
AB 1220 Arambula Assembly Third Reading
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SB 49
Tribal gaming: compact and amendment ratification.
SB 49 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Tangipa
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AB 1190
Department of Motor Vehicles: private industry partner fees.
AB 1190 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 828
Alcoholic beverage control: neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general licenses.
AB 828 Mark González Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1061
Housing developments: urban lot splits: historical resources.
AB 1061 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading
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AJR 11
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program: federal funding cuts.
AJR 11 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
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AB 571
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: Gypsum Canyon Veterans Cemetery.
AB 571 Quirk-Silva Third Reading Urgency
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AB 920
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.
AB 920 Caloza Assembly Third Reading
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AB 761
Monterey-Salinas Transit District: sales and special taxes.
AB 761 Addis Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1237
Swimming pool safety: building codes: condominium units.
AB 1237 McKinnor Third Reading Urgency
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AB 344
Alcoholic beverages: beer price posting and marketing regulations: definitions.
AB 344 Valencia Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1223
Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act: Sacramento Transportation Authority.
AB 1223 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading
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AB 881
Public resources: transportation of carbon dioxide.
AB 881 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading
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AB 290
California FAIR Plan Association: automatic payments.
AB 290 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 609
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: housing development projects.
AB 609 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AJR 3
Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
AJR 3 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading
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AB 454
Migratory birds: California Migratory Bird Protection Act.
AB 454 Kalra Third Reading Urgency
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AB 1478
Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education.
AB 1478 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 463
Emergency medical services: dogs and cats.
AB 463 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day
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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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