2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

California House District 59

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Phillip Chen

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Assembly Member, District 59
Work: State Assemblymember, 59th District; property management business owner

Phillip Chen is the sitting State Assembly Member for District 59 in the California State Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Orange and San Bernardino counties.

Phillip Chen has served in the California Assembly since 2016, representing the 55th District until 2022 and the 59th since. He owns a property management company, was a Walnut Valley Unified School District trustee (elected 2011), and has taught as adjunct faculty at USC and Cal State campuses.

Chen's committees

Banking and Finance (Vice Chair)
Business and Professions
Governmental Organization
Insurance
Labor and Employment
Utilities and Energy
Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment
Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology

Sources for Chen

Phillip Chen: official member information (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
California State Legislature: current member roster (California State Legislature (California State Senate; California State Assembly), Public record)
Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)
Phillip Chen (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Victor Hernandez

Green

Ballot designation filed with the California Secretary of State: Account Sales Manager.

Sources for Hernandez

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (California Secretary of State, Public record)

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