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 1485
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.
AB 1485 Macedo Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 442
Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973: working forest management plans: nonindustrial timber management plans.
AB 442 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading
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AB 762
Disposable, battery-embedded vapor inhalation device: prohibition and penalties.
AB 762 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1171
Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program.
AB 1171 Patel Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1126
Medi-Cal managed care plans: enrollees with other health care coverage.
AB 1126 Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1406
Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.
AB 1406 Ward Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1439
Public retirement systems: development projects: labor standards.
AB 1439 Garcia Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1049
California Food Assistance Program: sponsor deeming rules.
AB 1049 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading By JACKSON
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AB 1245
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
AB 1245 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1421
Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.
AB 1421 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1235
California State University: skilled and trained workforce requirement.
AB 1235 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
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AB 714
California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009: exemptions: commercial driving licenses.
AB 714 Fong Assembly Third Reading
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AB 748
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
AB 748 Harabedian Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1054
Public employees' retirement: deferred retirement option program: public employee health benefits.
AB 1054 Gipson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 277
Behavioral health centers, facilities, and programs: background checks.
AB 277 Alanis Assembly Third Reading
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AB 673
Unaccompanied homeless pupils: Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program.
AB 673 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 96
Mental health services: peer support specialist certification.
AB 96 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1204
Local control funding formula: school districts and charter schools: pupils experiencing homelessness: supplemental and concentration grants: regional adjustment factors: grade-span adequacy adjustments.
AB 1204 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 643
Climate change: short-lived climate pollutants: organic waste reduction.
AB 643 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 664
Community colleges: baccalaureate degree program: Southwestern Community College District.
AB 664 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 72
Electric Vehicle Economic Opportunity Zone: County of Riverside.
AB 72 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 946
Natural resources: equitable outdoor access: 30x30 goal: urban nature-based projects.
AB 946 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 710
Electrical corporations: resiliency planning: microgrid projects.
AB 710 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 34
California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: local publicly owned electric utilities: large hydroelectric generation.
AB 34 Patterson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 35
Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024: Administrative Procedure Act: exemption: program guidelines and selection criteria.
AB 35 Alvarez Third Reading Urgency
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AB 883
Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges.
AB 883 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading By BAUER-KAHAN
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AB 1265
Income taxes: credits: rehabilitation of certified historic structures.
AB 1265 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 871
Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.
AB 871 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1184
Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.
AB 1184 Patterson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 768
Mobilehome parks: rent protections: local rent control.
AB 768 Ávila Farías 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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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