In 1961, Phillip Schott joined the Legislative Analyst's Office and in 1963 he became the California Assembly Chief Administrative Officer, a post he held until 1966. The following year he served as Jesse Unruh's chief of staff. Since 1973 he has been a legislative representative.
From the description of Oral history interview with Phillip H. Schott : oral history transcript / By Carole Hicke, Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1990. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 215187260