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Phillip Chen
Phillip Chen
Member of the California Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 5, 2016
Preceded by	Ling Ling Chang
Constituency	55th district (2016–2022); 59th district (2022–present)
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1978 (age 46); El Monte, California
Political party	Republican
Residence	Yorba Linda, California
Alma mater	California State University, Fullerton (B.A.)
Occupation	Politician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳立德
Simplified Chinese	陈立德
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Lì Dé

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.^[1]

Early life

Chen graduated from Servite High School in Anaheim.

Education

In 2002, Chen earned his B.A. in Communications from California State University, Fullerton. In 2005, Chen earned a Master of Public Administration degree from USC. In 2014, Chen earned a Doctoral of Educational Psychology from the USC.^[2]

Career

Chen is the owner of a property management company.^[2]

In 2013, Chen became an Adjunct Faculty Professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.^[2]^[3]

Chen is a former Los Angeles County Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy.^[3] Chen was appointed by former California Governor Pete Wilson to the Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice Planning, overseeing California’s juvenile justice programs. He was a member of the State Advisory Group, Juvenile Justice Legislative Committee and Juvenile Justice Native American Committee.^[4]

Chen was appointed to serve as a Board Member for the California Physical Therapy Board and worked as a health deputy to former Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.^[5]

Chen also served as adjunct faculty at California State Fullerton from 2007-2008^[3] and at California State University, Los Angeles in 2016.^[6]

Political career

Chen was elected in November 2011 to the Walnut Valley Unified School Board and re-elected to a second term in 2015.^[7]

In 2014, Chen ran for the California State Assembly. He lost the jungle primary with a third place finish. Diamond Bar City Councilwoman Ling Ling Chang went on to easily win the general election.^[8]

Chen was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2016, when Chang left the State Assembly in an unsuccessful run for the California State Senate. H e was appointed to serve in leadership as Deputy Whip to the Assembly Republican Caucus. His committee membership consists of the Banking and Finance Committee (where he serves as Vice-Chair), the Business and Professions Committee, the Insurance Committee, the Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee, and the Utilities and Energy Committee.^[9]

In 2018, in the wake of California's growing mental health and homeless epidemic, Chen authored Assembly Bill 2156, to clarify and fine tune the definition of “gravely disabled”.^[10] Chen later pulled that bill from consideration by the Assembly's Health Committee.^[11] That same year, Chen also introduced AB 3005 which aimed to protect the sensitive personal information of children in foster care.^[12] Like his other bill, Chen also requested this bill to be pulled from consideration by the relevant committee.^[13]

In 2019, Chen introduced AB 517 to create a Property Crime Task Force in Orange County to prevent crimes as well as identify and arrest criminals who participate in property crimes.^[14] Chen's bill died after clearing the public safety committee.^[15]

To address the growing number of homeless encampments, Chen introduced AB 1908, the Homeless Encampment and Litter Program (HELP), putting more accountability on Caltrans in coordinating access to housing and supportive services for those who need it most.^[16] The bill died in committee with no action taken.^[17] A few days after introducing AB 1908, Chen introduced AB 2021 in an effort to preserve open space in Southern California. The bill would have required the California Department of Parks and Recreation to seek opportunities for acquiring land to expand Chino Hills State Park.^[18] The bill unanimously passed the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, but then died in the Appropriations Committee.^[19]^[20]

In 2021 Chen helped secure funds for the Titan Gateway Pedestrian Bridge at Cal State Fullerton. Chen, a graduate of the school, said that although the school is outside his district, many students are constituents in his district, and the bridge would be a great investment in the students.^[21]^[22]

Wushu career

Chen founded the CSUF Wushu Club in 1997 as president and coach.^[23] The team competed in the Collegiate Wushu Tournament for the first time in 1999.^[24] During this time, the club grew in its standing in the university and became a for-credit course.^[23] Chen was the tournament director of the 2001 Collegiate Wushu Tournament hosted at CSUF.^[25]

Chen was an A-team member of the 1999 US Wushu Team and competed at the 1999 World Wushu Championships in Hong Kong, where he finished seventh in nanquan and tenth in nandao.^[26] A year later at the 2000 Pan American Wushu Championships, he was the Pan American champion in nandao and additionally won silver medals in nanquan and nangun.^[27] The following year, Chen was again an A-team member of both the Berkeley and Baltimore US Wushu Teams but did not compete in the following World or Pan American championships.

Electoral history

2014

California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2014
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ling Ling Chang	13,242	28.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	12,243	26.5
	Republican	Phillip Chen	10,659	23.1
	Republican	Steve Tye	9,987	21.6
Total votes			46,131	100.0

Ling Ling Chang went on to win the general election.

2016

California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2016
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	32,439	35.9
	Republican	Phillip Chen	19,684	21.8
	Republican	Mike Spence	18,737	20.7
	Republican	Ray Marquez	10,881	12.0
	Republican	Steven M. Tye	8,600	9.5
Total votes			90,341	100.0
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen	98,960	57.7
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	72,471	42.3
Total votes			171,431	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

California's 55th State Assembly district election, 2018
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	42,664	47.2
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	20,441	22.6
	Democratic	Melissa Fazli	14,016	15.5
	Republican	James G. Gerbus	9,731	10.8
	Republican	Scott Lebda	3,571	3.9
Total votes			90,423	100.0
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	87,928	54.9
	Democratic	Gregg D. Fritchle	72,256	45.1
Total votes			160,184	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

2020 California State Assembly election, 55th district
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	64,785	56.2
	Democratic	Andrew E. Rodriguez	50,458	43.8
Total votes			115,243	100.0
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	125,212	54.9
	Democratic	Andrew E. Rodriguez	102,683	45.1
Total votes			227,895	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

2022 California State Assembly election, 59th district
Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	75,555	99.2
	No party preference	Leon Sit (write-in)	551	0.7
	Libertarian	David Naranjo (write-in)	58	0.1
Total votes			76,164	100.0
General election
	Republican	Phillip Chen (incumbent)	113,363	70.0
	No party preference	Leon Q. Sit	48,602	30.0
Total votes			161,965	100.0
	Republican hold

Personal life

Chen and his mother are small business owners who own and operate a property management company. Chen's brother, David, is a Deputy District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's office.^[28]

References

^ "Chen for Assembly". The Orange County Register. September 29, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Assembly Member Phillip Chen's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LinkedIn Profile".
^ "Governor Pete Wilson endorses Phillip Chen for State Assembly".
^ "2015 Bio information for Walnut Valley Unified School District" (PDF). wvusd.k12.can.us.
^ "CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES Department of POLITICAL SCIENCE FALL 2016 PART TIME Faculty Office Hours" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-06.
^ "Walnut Valley Unified School District post on November 2012 election".
^ "Search Results for "phillip chen"".
^ "Rendon Announces Assembly Committee Assignments".
^ "Bill Text - AB-2156 Mental health services: gravely disabled". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
^ "Bill Text - AB-2156 Mental health services: gravely disabled". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "AB-3005 Juvenile case files: inspection". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ "CSUF celebrates receiving $2 million in funding".
^ "CSUF honors support for pedestrian bridge, arboretum funding". 29 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ramos, Michelle (2007-05-01). "Wushu Club Strikes Campus". Daily Titan. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ "CSUF's Wushu team competes at tournament". Daily Titan. 2020-08-12 [1999-02-15]. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ Kalamian, Raffi (2001-02-10). "2001 Collegiate Wushu Championship". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ Kalamian, Raffi (1999-11-20). "1999 World Wushu Games Results". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ Kalamian, Raffi (2000-07-27). "2000 Pan Am Games in Brazil". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
^ "State Bar of CA :: David P. Chen".

External links

[1] "Chen for Assembly". The Orange County Register. September 29, 2016.

[votesmart_chen-2] "Assembly Member Phillip Chen's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[:0-3] "LinkedIn Profile".

[4] "Governor Pete Wilson endorses Phillip Chen for State Assembly".

[5] "2015 Bio information for Walnut Valley Unified School District" (PDF). wvusd.k12.can.us.

[6] "CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES Department of POLITICAL SCIENCE FALL 2016 PART TIME Faculty Office Hours" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-06.

[7] "Walnut Valley Unified School District post on November 2012 election".

[8] "Search Results for "phillip chen"".

[9] "Rendon Announces Assembly Committee Assignments".

[10] "Bill Text - AB-2156 Mental health services: gravely disabled". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

[11] "Bill Text - AB-2156 Mental health services: gravely disabled". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

[12] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[13] "AB-3005 Juvenile case files: inspection". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[14] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[15] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[16] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[17] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[18] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[19] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[20] "Bill Text -". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

[21] "CSUF celebrates receiving $2 million in funding".

[22] "CSUF honors support for pedestrian bridge, arboretum funding". 29 September 2021.

[:1-23] Ramos, Michelle (2007-05-01). "Wushu Club Strikes Campus". Daily Titan. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[24] "CSUF's Wushu team competes at tournament". Daily Titan. 2020-08-12 [1999-02-15]. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[25] Kalamian, Raffi (2001-02-10). "2001 Collegiate Wushu Championship". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[26] Kalamian, Raffi (1999-11-20). "1999 World Wushu Games Results". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[27] Kalamian, Raffi (2000-07-27). "2000 Pan Am Games in Brazil". beijingwushuteam.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.

[28] "State Bar of CA :: David P. Chen".

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Phillip Chen

Early life

Education

Career

Political career

Wushu career

Electoral history

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Personal life

References

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