19 Facts About Phillip Chen

Phillip Chen was born on April 22,1978 and is an American politician and member of the California State Assembly.

Phillip Chen is a Republican representing the 59th Assembly District, encompassing parts of North Orange County, and small parts of San Bernardino County.

In 2005, Chen earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California and, in 2014, earned a Ph.

In 2013, Phillip Chen became an Adjunct Faculty Professor at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

Phillip Chen is a former Los Angeles County Reserve Sheriff's Deputy.

Phillip Chen was appointed by former California Governor Pete Wilson to the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning, overseeing California's juvenile justice programs.

Phillip Chen was a member of the State Advisory Group, Juvenile Justice Legislative Committee and Juvenile Justice Native American Committee.

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

Phillip Chen lost the jungle primary with a third place finish.

Phillip 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.

Phillip Chen was appointed to serve in leadership as Deputy Whip to the Assembly Republican Caucus.

Phillip Chen later pulled that bill from consideration by the Assembly's Health Committee.

That same year, Phillip Chen introduced AB 3005 which aimed to protect the sensitive personal information of children in foster care.

In 2019, Phillip 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.

In 2021 Phillip Chen helped secure funds for the Titan Gateway Pedestrian Bridge at Cal State Fullerton.

Phillip Chen founded the CSUF Wushu Club in 1997 as president and coach.

Phillip Chen was the tournament director of the 2001 Collegiate Wushu Tournament hosted at CSUF.

Phillip 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.

Phillip Chen's brother, David, is a Deputy District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney's office.