State · State Assembly
Chris Ward
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic
3950 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
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Office
- Office
- State Assemblymember
- District
- Assembly District 78
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
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 specific commitments, checked word for word against their source, 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 2682
Transportation network company drivers: labor relations: appeals.
AB 2682 Berman Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2468
School accountability: pupils with disabilities: inclusion.
AB 2468 Patel Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2573
Voter registration information: confidentiality.
AB 2573 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2368
Low-income health care: internet website and information.
AB 2368 Bonta Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2481
Beverage containers: recycling: glass: quality incentive payments.
AB 2481 Soria Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1787
Electrical corporations: rates: smart meter infrastructure: dynamic rate option.
AB 1787 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2325
Teachers: bilingual teachers: Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Program.
AB 2325 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2299
California Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2026.
AB 2299 Calderon Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2348
Medi-Cal: enhanced care management and community supports.
AB 2348 Bonta Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2162
Housing: county funding allocations: nonminor dependents and young adults.
AB 2162 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2319
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
AB 2319 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2660
Public postsecondary education: intersegmental partnerships: STEM education.
AB 2660 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2415
Transit-oriented housing developments: alternative plans.
AB 2415 Hoover Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1897
Mentally disordered offenders: criteria for commitment.
AB 1897 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1661
Oil and gas: low-production wells: Baldwin Hills Conservancy: Equitable Community Repair and Reinvestment Account: health impacts.
AB 1661 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2674
State Air Resources Board: internet website: methane emissions data.
AB 2674 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2246
Online service, product, or feature: access by children.
AB 2246 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1815
Factory-built housing: building standards and local requirements.
AB 1815 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2551
Equity in Higher Education Act: time, place, and manner policies: student code of conduct violations: open forum.
AB 2551 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1578
State agency officials: training on responding to hate: local agency officials: anti-hate speech training.
AB 1578 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2326
Noxious weed management: Broomrape Program: extension.
AB 2326 Agriculture Assembly Third Reading By SORIA
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AB 1699
Good Fire Act: Prescribed Fire Liability Pilot Program: burn bosses: California Environmental Quality Act.
AB 1699 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1552
Public postsecondary education: civic engagement: recommendations report.
AB 1552 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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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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