Phillip Chen for Assembly 2026
Phillip Chen for Assembly 2026 is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle Phillip Chen for Assembly 2026 was paid $2.54M across 44 client committees, of which $368K flowed through Independent Expenditures rather than direct committee payments.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
Source split
| Schedule B direct committee payments |
$2,176,738 | 307 rows | 85.5% |
| Independent Expenditures money this entity spent supporting candidates, NOT a committee paying them |
$367,760 | 125 rows | 14.5% |
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Nov 21, 2024 → Jul 30, 2026
- spans 1.7 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 307
- Schedule B + IE rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 44
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP 1476729 |
$1,500 | 1 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 6
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP 1476729 |
$174,000 IE $57,500 · SB $116,500 |
64 |
| 743501 743501 |
$7,800 | 1 |
| 802001 802001 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CONFERENCE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1237671 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 742617 742617 |
$1,500 | 1 |
| 771171 771171 |
$1,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP 1476729 |
$407,656 IE $115,060 · SB $292,596 |
137 |
| 743501 743501 |
$7,800 | 1 |
| 822774 822774 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 870331 870331 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 802001 802001 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATIONS OF CALIFORNIA / UNION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PAC (UNAC/UHCP PAC) 1295768 |
$5,000 | 1 |
| 790318 790318 |
$4,400 | 2 |
| 900161 900161 |
$3,400 | 1 |
| CALIFORNIA-NEVADA CONFERENCE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1237671 |
$3,000 | 1 |
| 790689 790689 |
$2,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHILLIP 1447996 |
$1,121,542 | 1 |
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP 1476729 |
$688,356 IE $215,660 · SB $472,696 |
228 |
| 890106 890106 |
$10,800 | 1 |
| 743501 743501 |
$9,800 | 2 |
| LABORERS' LOCAL 652 PAC 1251912 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 851621 851621 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| 760225 760225 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| LABORERS LOCAL 220 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1237416 |
$5,900 | 1 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC 1358150 |
$5,900 | 2 |
| 822774 822774 |
$5,900 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHILLIP 1447996 |
$1,146,542 | 2 |
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP 1476729 |
$1,101,956 IE $347,060 · SB $754,896 |
355 |
| 760715 760715 |
$14,300 | 2 |
| 851621 851621 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| 743959 743959 |
$11,800 | 1 |
| 760225 760225 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| LABORERS' LOCAL 652 PAC 1251912 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| 822774 822774 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC 1358150 |
$11,800 | 3 |
| 900161 900161 |
$11,800 | 3 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 10
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP 1476729 |
$1,153,856 IE $366,260 · SB $787,596 |
367 |
| CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHILLIP 1447996 |
$1,146,542 | 2 |
| 760715 760715 |
$14,300 | 2 |
| 851621 851621 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| 743959 743959 |
$11,800 | 1 |
| 760225 760225 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| LABORERS' LOCAL 652 PAC 1251912 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| 822774 822774 |
$11,800 | 2 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS PAC 1358150 |
$11,800 | 3 |
| 900161 900161 |
$11,800 | 3 |
By party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $0 | 0.00% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $2,544,498 | 100.00% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Money flow through this vendor
Where their ad buys point
IE payers (left) → races the buys targeted (right) · independent-expenditure filings onlyNo activity in the last 1 months.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 3 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $2K | 2 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 100% | Other / Unclassified 100% | $2K | — |
| 2025 | Q1 | 2024 | $230K | 45 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 49% | Other / Unclassified 89% | $232K | — |
| 2025 | Q2 | 2024 | $169K | 55 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 91% | Other / Unclassified 91% | $401K | — |
| 2025 | Q3 | 2024 | $103K | 38 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 81% | Other / Unclassified 92% | $503K | — |
| 2025 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.22M | 31 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHI… 92% | Contributions & Trans… 92% | $1.73M | — |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $212K | 55 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 65% | Other / Unclassified 73% | $212K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $238K | 80 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 88% | Other / Unclassified 16% | $450K | — |
| 2026 | Q3 | 2026 | $2K | 1 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 100% | Contributions & Trans… 100% | $451K | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions & Transfers | $1,189,802 | 18 | $66K | 61.2% | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHI… 96% | 2w ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $745,426 | 206 | $4K | 38.3% | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 72% | 7w ago |
| Fundraising | $5,610 | 3 | $2K | 0.3% | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRIC… 79% | 4mo ago |
| Travel & Events | $4,100 | 2 | $2K | 0.2% | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHI… 76% | 4mo ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $2,176,738 | 100.0% | 44 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2025-12-17 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHILLIP | Contributions & Transfers | Transfer to Affiliated Committee | $1,121,542 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-12 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2024; PHILLIP | Contributions & Transfers | Transfer to a Affiliated Committee | $25,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-27 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-21 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,800 |
| Largest all-time | 2025-03-21 | 743959 | Other / Unclassified | — | $11,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | — | — | $7,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-15 | 743501 | — | — | $7,800 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-04-15 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-01-30 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | Other / Unclassified | — | $5,900 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-03-27 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | — | — | $5,900 |
| Recent | 2026-06-25 | 742617 | — | — | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-25 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | — | — | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-07-30 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | Contributions & Transfers | Contribution to CA State Candidate | $1,500 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | 771171 | — | — | $1,000 |
| Recent | 2026-06-29 | CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2026; PHILLIP | — | — | $1,000 |