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Phillip Chen

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 59 · Party: Republican

3926 final-passage votes on record.

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

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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 recorded

Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • AB 166

    Public resources trailer bill.

    AB 166 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 152

    Human services.

    AB 152 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 17

    Relative to Montessori Month.

    SCR 17 Niello Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 22

    Relative to Groundwater Awareness Week.

    HR 22 Soria Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 9

    Relative to Long COVID Awareness Day.

    HR 9 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 321

    Misdemeanors.

    AB 321 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 46

    Relative to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day.

    ACR 46 Soria Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 387

    Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.

    AB 387 Alanis Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 78

    Attorney's fees: book accounts.

    AB 78 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 223

    Jury selection: acknowledgment and agreement.

    AB 223 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 20

    Relative to Unclaimed Property Month.

    HR 20 Ransom Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 43

    Relative to Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

    ACR 43 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 16

    Relative to Thyroid Health Awareness Month.

    SCR 16 Alvarado-Gil Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 15

    Relative to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month.

    SCR 15 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 7

    Relative to Enrolled Agents' Day.

    HR 7 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 10

    Relative to World Wetlands Day.

    HR 10 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 22

    Relative to National School Counseling Week.

    ACR 22 Muratsuchi Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 6

    Relative to Korean American Day.

    SCR 6 Choi Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 10

    Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

    SCR 10 Grove Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 6

    Relative to school governance.

    HR 6 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 17

    National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week.

    ACR 17 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HR 3

    Relative to the organization of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 3 RIVAS Assembly Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • HR 2

    Relative to the election of officers of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 2 RIVAS Assembly Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 2

    Relative to the selection of the Legislative Counsel of California.

    SCR 2 Umberg Senate Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • HR 4

    Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 4 ESSAYLI Assembly Third Reading Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • HR 1

    Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 1 PACHECO Assembly Third Reading

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

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

Committees

No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.

Issues

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