Phillip Chen
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Assemblymember, District 59 (in the Assembly since 2016)
- Occupation
- Assemblyman/Business Owner (ballot designation)
Background
- First elected to the Assembly in 2016 and re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. source: phillipchen.org
- Served on the Walnut Valley Unified School District board, first elected in 2011. source: theballotbrief.com
- Holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Cal State Fullerton, and a master's degree in public administration and a doctorate in educational psychology from USC. source: theballotbrief.com
- Received 66.3 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- Safer neighborhoods source: phillipchen.org
- Stronger schools source: phillipchen.org
- A more affordable California source: phillipchen.org
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