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Chris Ward

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic

3950 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3950
Final-passage votes
4678
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Assemblymember
District
Assembly District 78
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 2, 2026

Last verified Oct 2, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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Chris Ward's website (a78.asmdc.org ↗) has no page titled Issues, Priorities or Platform that ThePillory could find, as of Oct 8, 2026. It's searched again every few months.

This tab shows Chris Ward's platform in their own words (a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, and statements their office submits) and specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded

Showing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.

  • SB 997

    North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency: lien authority.

    SB 997 Caballero Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 164

    Health.

    SB 164 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 111

    Budget Act of 2026.

    SB 111 Laird Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 164

    Health.

    SB 164 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL Amend By PATTERSON Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed Amendment

  • AB 179

    Housing.

    AB 179 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1175

    Lobbyist registration and termination.

    SB 1175 Rubio Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 181

    Education governance: State Board of Education: Superintendent of Public Instruction: Education Commissioner: State Department of Education: transfer of duties.

    AB 181 ALVAREZ Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Jun 30, 2026 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 953

    Driving record: points: vehicular manslaughter.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 741

    Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 719

    Access to connected vehicle service.

    SB 719 Cabaldon Third Reading Urgency By Bauer-Kahan

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1087

    Transportation planning: sustainable communities strategies: transportation funding programs.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 177

    Medi-Cal: Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.

    SB 177 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 182

    November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.

    AB 182 PELLERIN Concurrence - Urgency Added

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 152

    Human services.

    AB 152 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 117

    Relative to the John Hughes Memorial Bridge.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 172

    State government.

    SB 172 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 135

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    SB 135 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1350

    Energy: renewable electrical generation facilities: definition.

    SB 1350 McNerney Third Reading Urgency By Carrillo

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1167

    Vehicles: electric bicycles.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 108

    Relative to the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 180

    Taxation trailer bill.

    SB 180 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 169

    Transportation budget trailer bill.

    SB 169 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 168

    Public Resources.

    SB 168 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1069

    Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1156

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 174

    Courts.

    SB 174 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 170

    Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.

    SB 170 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 121

    Relative to the Purple Heart Community.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1293

    State highways: projects: notice.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 166

    Public resources trailer bill.

    SB 166 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1198

    Vehicles: reckless driving: impoundment.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 119

    Relative to the Gordon Lee Bordsen Memorial Highway.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 739

    Transportation network companies: California Clean Miles Standard and Incentive Program.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1029

    Vehicle lien sales: proceeds.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 1382

    Department of Transportation: mountain passes: openings.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 171

    Labor.

    SB 171 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1344

    Civil actions: housing development projects.

    SB 1344 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Haney

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 150

    Early care and education.

    AB 150 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 97

    Digital financial assets: stablecoins.

    SB 97 Grayson Third Reading Urgency By Blanca Rubio

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 897

    Vehicles: abandoned vehicles.

    Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SCR 124

    Transportation access: persons with epilepsy.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1218

    Vehicle immobilization: illegal dumping violation penalties.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 163

    Developmental services.

    SB 163 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1392

    Smog check: exemption: collector motor vehicles.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 569

    Bikeways: reversions and modifications.

    Do pass.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 218

    Relative to the Huuc Atam Highway.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 155

    Relative to the Officer Kirk Leland Johnson Memorial Interchange.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 112

    Budget Acts of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    AB 112 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SB 1324

    Passenger and freight rail: LOSSAN Rail Corridor: working group report.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed Committee

  • SB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    SB 165 B. & F. R. Third Reading Urgency By GABRIEL

    Jun 29, 2026 · Result: Passed

Older votes

Money raised and spent by the campaign committees Chris Ward controls in 2025–2026, as reported to the California Secretary of State. These are facts about money; they don't explain any vote or action in office.

Raised · 2025–2026

$652,889

Spent $767,728

Totals

  • Raised
    12 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $652,889
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $767,728
  • From individuals (itemized)
    55 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $41,701 6%

Sums of each statement's own figures for its period. Contributions under $100 aren't itemized, so they're in "Raised" but not in the lists below.

Top contributing industries (approximate)

  • Labor unions
    $93,400
  • Education
    $59,150
  • Finance, insurance and banking
    $42,800
  • Health care
    $39,900
  • Tribal governments
    $34,500
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical products
    $32,450
  • Real estate
    $27,400
  • Technology and telecommunications
    $27,300

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in organizations' names and in the employers individual donors named; 72% of these itemized dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed.

How industries are assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • A NEW WAY OF LIFE REENTRY PROJECT
    7 donors · Issue and advocacy groups
    $275

The employers individual donors named, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. $31,200 came from people who listed no employer (retired, not employed or self-employed). Individual donors are never named on ThePillory, at any amount.

Committees, parties and organizations

  • Association of CA School Administrators PAC - SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Education
    $23,600
  • United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund - SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $17,700
  • Airbnb Inc.
    3 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Building a Stronger Future for CA PAC, sponsored by Western States Reg Council of Carpenters
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • CA Council for Affordable Housing PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Real estate
    $11,800
  • CA State Council of Service Employees SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $11,800
  • Faculty for Our University's Future Sponsored by CFA - SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund
    2 contributions · committee · Finance, insurance and banking
    $11,800
  • Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800

Contributions itemized on Schedule A from political committees, parties, businesses and other organizations, by the name reported. Transfers between Chris Ward's own committees aren't counted.

Independent expenditures for and against

Spent to support: $4,222

  • San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89
    race: State Assembly · 1 report · May 26, 2026 to May 27, 2026
    $4,222

Spent to oppose: $0

None reported.

Spending on ads and outreach about Chris Ward by committees that don't coordinate with the campaign; this money isn't given to the campaign. From Form 496 reports, which are filed for independent expenditures of $1,000 or more made in the 90 days before an election; spending outside that window isn't included. Each spender links to its committee record, where its own donors are listed.

Campaign committees and statements (2)

The committees Chris Ward controls, and each campaign statement (Form 460) with its own totals for its period. A committee can be for another office or a future race, or an officeholder account; each is listed under its own name.

Chris Ward for Assembly 2026

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $206,862 · cash at end $381,205 Statement ↗
    $133,204 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $65,246 · cash at end $496,903 Statement ↗
    $62,950 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $41,757 · cash at end $456,483 Statement ↗
    $29,050 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $126,595 · cash at end $471,242 Statement ↗
    $88,363 received
Committee record ↗

Supporting California's Communities: Asm. Chris Ward's Ballot Measure Committee

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $620 · cash at end $5,064 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $590 · cash at end $6,274 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $0 · cash at end $6,274 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $764 · cash at end $6,274 Statement ↗
    $0 received
Committee record ↗

From the Cal-Access export of Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:54:52 GMT. California replaces Cal-Access with a new disclosure system after the November 2026 election.

Methodology
Disclosures

Statements of economic interests (Form 700)

California officials file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) each year: their investments, real property, income and gifts. Statewide officers and members of the Legislature file theirs with the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), which publishes them.

  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 19, 2026 · covers 2025 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 20, 2026 · covers 2025 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 17, 2025 · covers 2024 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 3, 2025 · covers 2024 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 28, 2024 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Dec 28, 2023 · covers 2023 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Candidate Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Nov 30, 2023 · covers 2023 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 1, 2023 · covers 2022 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Feb 28, 2022 · covers 2021 Statement (PDF) ↗
  • Form 700, Annual Assembly Member · State Assembly Filed Mar 1, 2021 · covers 2020 · amendment Statement (PDF) ↗

Source: FPPC Form 700 search ↗, searched Oct 6, 2026. How

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