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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SB 75
Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.
SB 75 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva
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SB 682
Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
SB 682 Allen Senate Third Reading By Connolly
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SB 647
Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership.
SB 647 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Arambula
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SB 809
Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.
SB 809 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Ramos
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SB 629
Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: post-wildfire safety areas.
SB 629 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Zbur
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AB 764
Birds and mammals: nongame birds: mute swans.
AB 764 Jeff Gonzalez Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 915
Dam safety: state supervision: exceptions.
AB 915 Petrie-Norris Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 825
Independent System Operator: independent regional organization.
AB 825 PETRIE-NORRIS Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 48
Educational equity: discrimination prevention coordinators.
SB 48 Gonzalez Senate Third Reading By FONG
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SB 352
Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.
SB 352 Reyes Senate Third Reading By BRYAN
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SB 53
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
SB 53 Wiener Senate Third Reading By BAUER-KAHAN
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SB 767
Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.
SB 767 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris
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SB 42
Political Reform Act of 1974: public campaign financing: California Fair Elections Act of 2026.
SB 42 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Lee
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AB 1152
Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.
AB 1152 Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 326
Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.
SB 326 Becker Senate Third Reading By Bryan
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AB 1454
Pupil literacy: credential program standards and professional development: instructional materials.
AB 1454 RIVAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 80
Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative.
SB 80 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Harabedian
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SB 237
Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.
SB 237 Grayson Senate Third Reading By WILSON
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AB 963
Public works: prevailing wages: access to records.
AB 963 Petrie-Norris Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 847
Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
AB 847 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1143
State Fire Marshal: home hardening certification program.
AB 1143 Bennett Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 985
Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
AB 985 Schiavo Concurrence - Urgency Added
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SB 547
Commercial property insurance cancellation and nonrenewal.
SB 547 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Calderon
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AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.
AB 1043 WICKS Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 715
Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention.
AB 715 ZBUR Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 720
Beverages: alcohol permits: container labeling.
AB 720 Rogers Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 848
Pupil safety: school employee misconduct: child abuse prevention.
SB 848 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Wicks
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SB 414
School accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General: school financial and performance audits: charter school authorization, oversight, funding, operations, and networks: flex-based instruction: local educational agency contracting.
SB 414 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan
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AB 1231
Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.
AB 1231 ELHAWARY Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 154
Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption.
AB 154 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL
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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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