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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 1997
Land use: housing development approvals: timelines and processes.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
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AB 1738
State Housing Law: remote inspections.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1710
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: conformity with ordinances and standards.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2074
Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2418
Local building permits: nonresidential private permitting review.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2139
Surplus lands: exempt surplus land: City of Ontario.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
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AB 2308
Redevelopment: successor agency debt: City and County of San Francisco.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
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AB 1578
State agency officials: training on responding to hate: local agency officials: anti-hate speech training.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1919
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District: transactions and use tax: qualified voter initiative.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2307
Transportation: traffic signal synchronization pilot program: Western Riverside Council of Governments.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1987
Department-managed lands: wildlife areas: hunting.
AB 1987 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading
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AB 2372
Vehicles: tolls.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2719
Vehicles: certificates of title.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2672
Transportation fuels: gasoline specifications: air pollution.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1874
Vehicles: driver's license suspension and revocation.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1571
Product safety: recreational water safety: wearable personal flotation devices: infants and children.
AB 1571 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1594
Surplus nonresidential property: sales by the Department of Transportation: net equity.
AB 1594 Harabedian Consent Calendar Second Day
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 1834
Subdivisions: tentative and final map: exceptions.
AB 1834 Patel Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 2107
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program: offering access: unduplicated pupils.
AB 2107 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 2180
Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.
AB 2180 Ward Assembly Third Reading
Yes Source ↗ -
SCR 133
Relative to California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and California Down Syndrome Awareness Day.
SCR 133 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2118
Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022: use by right: objective standards.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2511
Behavioral Health Provider Comparable Worth Study.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2027
Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2530
Employment: Cal/WARN Act: plant closings and mass layoffs.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1899
Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Human Services] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2074
Regional transit hub districts: downtown housing developments.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2676
Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2002
Local government assistance: Regional Early Action Planning Fund.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2005
Housing developments: urban lot split: owner-occupancy.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2495
Unlawful immigration-related practices.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2150
Emergencies: personnel: training requirements: opioid overdose reversals.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2321
Occupational safety and health: investigations.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2488
Department of Industrial Relations: occupational safety and health.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1961
Civil actions: protective orders: workplace violence.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2545
Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1697
Employment contracts: stay-or-pay provisions: contract date.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗
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
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