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Chris Ward
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic
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- State Assemblymember
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- Assembly District 78
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Source
Last verified Oct 2, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Photo via Open States
Record at a glance
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No issues page found
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, once a person has checked them, specific commitments with a status that changes only with evidence. How the platform is recorded
Showing final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.
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AB 2152
California Environmental Quality Act: essential local fire station projects: infrastructure project streamlining.
AB 2152 Mark González Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2635
Air pollution: small off-road engines: voucher programs: local regulation.
AB 2635 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading By SCHULTZ
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AB 1675
Corporation Tax Law: tax expenditures: No Tax Breaks for ICE Contractors Act of 2026.
AB 1675 Lee Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1722
California Endangered Species Act: take prohibition: self-defense.
AB 1722 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2015
Department of Transportation: third-party navigation applications: study and report.
AB 2015 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2352
Medi-Cal providers: nonprofit public benefit corporations.
AB 2352 Valencia Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2667
Vape products: household hazardous waste: advertising.
AB 2667 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2700
Public Utilities Commission: electrical corporations: wildfire victim restitution shortfalls: report: restitution mechanisms.
AB 2700 Gallagher Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1915
Accelerated restaurant equipment permitting approval: retail food safety.
AB 1915 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1976
Streets and highways: pedestrian and bicycle facilities.
AB 1976 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1709
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.
AB 1709 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2296
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
AB 2296 Papan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2562
Alcohol or other drug recovery and treatment programs and facilities: suicide prevention.
AB 2562 Dixon Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2475
Standardized emergency management system.
AB 2475 Emergency Management Assembly Third Reading By RANSOM
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AB 2689
Low-income housing tax credits: lease nonrenewal: good cause.
AB 2689 Ávila Farías Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2378
California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program.
AB 2378 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2189
Statewide Special Education Parent Advocacy Collaborative.
AB 2189 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1548
Conservation: the Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority.
AB 1548 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2101
Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.
AB 2101 Gipson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1919
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.
AB 1919 Pellerin Third Reading Urgency
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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$652,889
- Spent$767,728
- From individuals (itemized)$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 assignedTop employers of individual donors
- A NEW WAY OF LIFE REENTRY PROJECT$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$23,600
- United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund - SCC$17,700
- Airbnb Inc.$11,800
- Building a Stronger Future for CA PAC, sponsored by Western States Reg Council of Carpenters$11,800
- CA Council for Affordable Housing PAC$11,800
- CA State Council of Service Employees SCC$11,800
- Faculty for Our University's Future Sponsored by CFA - SCC$11,800
- LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund$11,800
- Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians$11,800
- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians$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$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$133,204 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$62,950 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$29,050 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$88,363 received
Supporting California's Communities: Asm. Chris Ward's Ballot Measure Committee
- Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026$0 received
- May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$0 received
- Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026$0 received
- Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026$0 received
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.
MethodologyDisclosures
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
Committees
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Issues
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