Phillip Chen

Phillip Chen REPRepublican

State Assembly Member, District 59

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Phillip ChenREPRepublican State Assembly Member, District 59
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Phillip Chen (born April 22, 1978) is an American politician and member of the California State Assembly. He is a Republican representing the 59th Assembly District, encompassing parts of North Orange County, and small parts of San Bernardino County. The district includes the cities of Brea, Yorba Linda, Placentia, Villa Park, Orange, North Tustin, Anaheim Hills, Chino, and Chino Hills. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was a school board trustee for the Walnut Valley Unified School District.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Southern California
EdD Educational Psychology
2009 - 2014
University of Southern California
MPA Public Administration
2003 - 2005
California State University, Fullerton
BA Communications
1997 - 2002
Past Positions1 - 10 of 10
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2022 - Current
Assembly Member
California State Assembly
2016 - 2022
Owner
Property Management Company
Current
Health Deputy
Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
2005 - 2016
Adjunct Faculty
Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
2013 - 2014
Reserve Deputy Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
2007 - 2014
Adjunct Faculty
Political Science Department, California State University, Fullerton
2007 - 2008
Adjunct Faculty
Kinesiology Department, California State University, Fullerton
2000 - 2005
Former Employee
County Supervisor Mike Antonovich
Former Member
Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Member
National Rifle Asociation
Current
Member
Gun Owners of America
Current
Member
California Rifle and Pistol Association
Current
Member
Gun Owners of California
Current
Member
School Board, Walnut Valley Unified School District
2011 - 2016
Member
State Advisory Group, Juvenile Justice Native American Committee
Member
California Physical Therapy Board
Former Member
Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, California State Assembly
Former Member
Revenue and Taxation Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Rules Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, California State Assembly
Former Member
Joint Committee on Rules, California State Assembly
Former Member
Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, California State Assembly
Former Member
Regional Transportation and Interconnectivity Solutions Committee, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Housing Affordability for the Middle and Working Class, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Orange County Chronic Homelessness, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, California State Assembly
Former Member
Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California, California State Assembly
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