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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 final-passage votes only. Choose “All votes” to include procedural and other votes, clearly labeled.

  • AB 2060

    Experienced Mentor Teacher Stipend Program.

    AB 2060 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2039

    Attorneys.

    AB 2039 Zbur Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2045

    Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act.

    AB 2045 Connolly Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1793

    Cash payments: calculation.

    AB 1793 Ward Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 148

    Relative to GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day.

    SCR 148 Padilla Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2618

    Public Utilities Commission: commissioners: employment.

    AB 2618 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2528

    Community colleges: governing board member compensation.

    AB 2528 Solache Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2390

    Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.

    AB 2390 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1721

    Pupil safety: comprehensive school safety plans.

    AB 1721 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1848

    California Seed Law: annual registration fee: Seed Advisory Board.

    AB 1848 Ransom Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 200

    Relative to Missing Children's Day.

    ACR 200 Alanis Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2480

    Housing development: density bonus: student housing developments.

    AB 2480 Ávila Farías Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2103

    Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.

    AB 2103 Irwin Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2166

    Multifamily housing development: offsite housing factories: backstop financing.

    AB 2166 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1711

    Fairs: funding.

    AB 1711 Connolly Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1845

    Student safety: human trafficking.

    AB 1845 Krell Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1967

    Juveniles.

    AB 1967 Zbur Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1960

    Wildfire Prevention Grants Program: wildfire mitigation validation.

    AB 1960 Bennett Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2066

    Triggering event: pregnancy.

    AB 2066 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading By BONTA

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2523

    Public postsecondary education: governing bodies: biography and contact information.

    AB 2523 Fong Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2008

    Local educational agencies: planning and reporting requirements: template: repealer.

    AB 2008 Patel Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1572

    California Interscholastic Federation: officials: registration, certification, and eligibility verification.

    AB 1572 Alanis Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1567

    General plan: annual report: congregate and residential care for the elderly.

    AB 1567 Ta Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2111

    Electricity: transmission planning and transmission facilities.

    AB 2111 Papan Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1872

    False reporting.

    AB 1872 Ta Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2110

    Workforce Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Act.

    AB 2110 Johnson Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1546

    Vehicles: driving under the influence.

    AB 1546 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1857

    Unlawfully restrictive covenants: grocery stores and supermarkets.

    AB 1857 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2795

    Financial regulation.

    AB 2795 Banking and Finance Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2175

    Renewable electrical generation facilities: multiple meters: aggregation: logistics businesses and manufacturing businesses.

    AB 2175 Garcia Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1914

    General plan elements: childcare.

    AB 1914 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1871

    Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships.

    AB 1871 Fong Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2172

    Property taxation: county assessment appeals boards: assessment appeals commissioners.

    AB 2172 Gipson Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2167

    Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: nonprofit corporations chartered under tribal or federal law.

    AB 2167 Macedo Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1892

    Common interest developments: associations.

    AB 1892 Davies Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 154

    Relative to Green Star Veterans and Families Day.

    SCR 154 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2324

    Vocational education: youth caregivers.

    AB 2324 Jeff Gonzalez Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2002

    Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.

    AB 2002 Solache Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1680

    California FAIR Plan Association.

    AB 1680 Calderon Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 203

    Relative to Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

    ACR 203 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2030

    Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills.

    AB 2030 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2713

    California AI Transparency Act: system provenance data.

    AB 2713 Wicks Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1985

    Student health: athletic coaches and trainers: mental health training.

    AB 1985 Irwin Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1610

    Elections: notice.

    AB 1610 Ransom Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1832

    2-1-1 information and referral response system.

    AB 1832 Ransom Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1991

    Alcoholic beverages: market research study: taste testing.

    AB 1991 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2076

    The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.

    AB 2076 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1669

    Student health: medical leaves of absence: mental health.

    AB 1669 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 2141

    Pharmacies: license discipline: stipulated settlement and disciplinary order.

    AB 2141 Patterson Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 2026 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1877

    Domestic violence: protective orders.

    AB 1877 Stefani Assembly Third Reading

    May 21, 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

Committees

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Issues

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