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California State Assembly

Assembly Member Phillip Chen

SeatAssembly District 59
PartyRepublican
Capitol officeRoom 4620 · 1021 O Street
Mailing addressRoom 4620, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249
Capitol phone916-319-2059
Write toassemblymember.chen@assembly.ca.gov (official address)
TenureServing since December 5, 2022

Committees 9

Bills, 2025–2026 session 36 as principal author · 264 as coauthor

All 36 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of AB 1005, AB 1264, AB 1569, AB 1619, AB 2156, AB 288, AB 366, AB 476, AB 571, AB 889, ACR 1, ACR 10 and 252 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 2025–26 session

1.2223rd of 79 in the Assembly
72nd percentile
Bills & joint resolutions authored33
… passed committee / chamber / both30 / 16 / 11
… became law9
Carried in the other chamber (became law)0 (0)
Points vs. Assembly minority average129 ÷ 105.74 = 1.22
Most-authored topicsBusiness, jobs & the economy (7), Health & mental health (5), Budget & taxes (2)

Assembly rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26

“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

District 59

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Orange, San Bernardino
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Assembly District 59 and neighboursAssembly District 34: Tom Lackey (R)Assembly District 41: John Harabedian (D)Assembly District 44: Nick Schultz (D)Assembly District 45: James Ramos (D)Assembly District 48: Blanca Rubio (D)Assembly District 49: Mike Fong (D)Assembly District 50: Robert Garcia (D)Assembly District 52: Jessica Caloza (D)Assembly District 53: Michelle Rodriguez (D)Assembly District 54: Mark González (D)Assembly District 56: Lisa Calderon (D)Assembly District 58: Leticia Castillo (R)Assembly District 59: Phillip Chen (R)Assembly District 60: Corey Jackson (D)Assembly District 62: José Solache (D)Assembly District 63: Natasha Johnson (R)Assembly District 64: Blanca Pacheco (D)Assembly District 65: Mike Gipson (D)Assembly District 67: Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)Assembly District 68: Avelino Valencia (D)Assembly District 69: Josh Lowenthal (D)Assembly District 70: Tri Ta (R)Assembly District 71: Kate Sanchez (R)Assembly District 72: Diane Dixon (R)Assembly District 73: Cottie Petrie-Norris (D)RiversideLos AngelesSan BernardinoOrange34414445484950525354565859606263646567686970717273
District 59 outlined; neighbours link to their members. Full map › · Census 2024 boundaries, simplified.

Official district map: see the official Assembly page.

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