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California, State Assembly, District 55

California State Assembly District 55
Current incumbentPhillip Chen Republican Party

California’s fifty-fifth state assembly district is represented by Republican Representative Phillip Chen.

California state assembly members represent an average of 465,674 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 420,000 residents.

About the office

Members of the California State Assembly serve two-year terms with term limits. California legislators assume office one month after election (December).

Qualifications

According to Article IV of the California Constitution, the candidate must be a United States Citizen, a resident of California for three years, a resident of the legislative district for one year and a registered voter in that district by the time nomination papers are filed.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$110,459/year$192/day for each day in session.

Term limits

Since the passage of Prop 28 in 2012, legislators first elected on or after November 6, 2012, are limited to a maximum of 12 years. Prop 140, passed in 1990, affects any members elected prior to November 6, 2012, and limits them to a maximum of three two-year terms (six years).

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the assembly, the Governor must call for a special election. The election must be called by the Governor within fourteen days of the vacancy. No special election can be held if the vacancy happened in an election year and the nominating deadline passed.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of California State Assembly will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline was December 6, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for California State Assembly District 55

Incumbent Phillip Chen (R) defeated Gregg Fritchle (D) in the general election for California State Assembly District 55 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Phillip Chen (R)
54.9
87,928

Gregg Fritchle (D)
45.1
72,256

Total votes: 160,184
Primary election
Primary for California State Assembly District 55

Incumbent Phillip Chen and Gregg Fritchle defeated Melissa Fazli, James Gerbus, and Scott Lebda in the primary for California State Assembly District 55 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Phillip Chen (R)
47.2
42,664

Gregg Fritchle (D)
22.6
20,441

Melissa Fazli (D)
15.5
14,016

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James Gerbus (R)
10.8
9,731

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Scott Lebda (R)
3.9
3,571

Total votes: 90,423

2016

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016. Incumbent Ling-Ling Chang (R) did not seek re-election.

Phillip Chen defeated Gregg D. Fritchle in the California State Assembly District 55 general election.

California State Assembly, District 55 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Chen 57.73% 98,960
Democratic Gregg D. Fritchle 42.27% 72,471
Total Votes 171,431
Source: California Secretary of State

Gregg D. Fritchle and Phillip Chen defeated Mike Spence, Ray Marquez and Steve Tye in the California State Assembly District 55 Blanket primary.

California State Assembly, District 55 Blanket Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gregg D. Fritchle 35.91% 32,439
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phillip Chen 21.79% 19,684
Republican Mike Spence 20.74% 18,737
Republican Ray Marquez 12.04% 10,881
Republican Steve Tye 9.52% 8,600
Total Votes 90,341

2014

Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Gregg D. Fritchle (D) and Ling-Ling Chang (R) defeated Phillip Chen (R) and Steve Tye (R) in the blanket primary. Chang defeated Fritchle in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 55, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLing-Ling Chang 63.7% 54,313
Democratic Gregg D. Fritchle 36.3% 30,895
Total Votes 85,208

California State Assembly, District 55 Blanket Primary, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLing-Ling Chang 28.7% 13,242
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregg D. Fritchle 26.5% 12,243
Republican Phillip Chen 23.1% 10,659
Republican Steve Tye 21.6% 9,987
Total Votes 46,131

2012

Elections for the office of California State Assembly consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9, 2012. Incumbent Curt Hagman (R) and Gregg D. Fritchle (D) advanced past the June 5 blanket primary unopposed, before Hagman defeated Fritchle in the general election.

California State Assembly, District 55, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngCurt Hagman Incumbent 59.7% 97,330
Democratic Gregg D. Fritchle 40.3% 65,652
Total Votes 162,982

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for California State Assembly District 55 raised a total of $6,984,059. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $240,830 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, California State Assembly District 55

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $721,899 5 $144,380
2014 $1,333,506 4 $333,377
2012 $627,590 2 $313,795
2010 $626,975 2 $313,488
2008 $292,934 2 $146,467
2006 $1,336,293 3 $445,431
2004 $392,365 2 $196,183
2002 $597,332 3 $199,111
2000 $1,055,165 6 $175,861
Total $6,984,059 29 $240,830