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 613
Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions.
SB 613 Stern Senate Third Reading By Zbur
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AB 478
Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
AB 478 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 293
Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.
SB 293 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Harabedian
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AB 670
Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
AB 670 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 153
Transportation budget trailer bill.
SB 153 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL
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AB 841
State Fire Marshal: personal protective equipment: battery fires.
AB 841 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 766
State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.
AB 766 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 640
Local educational agencies: governance training.
AB 640 Muratsuchi Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1362
Foreign labor contractor registration: agricultural workers.
AB 1362 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1445
Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing districts.
AB 1445 Haney Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 770
Common interest developments: EV charging stations.
SB 770 Allen Senate Third Reading By Zbur
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AB 338
Workforce development: the Counties of Los Angeles and Ventura: 2025 wildfires.
AB 338 Solache Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 812
Recall and resentencing: incarcerated firefighters.
AB 812 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 364
Outdoor advertising displays: permits: new alignments.
SB 364 Strickland Senate Third Reading By Ta
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AB 1308
Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.
AB 1308 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 858
Employment: rehiring and retention: displaced workers.
AB 858 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 774
Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.
SB 774 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Berman
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AB 554
Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.
AB 554 Mark González Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1172
Adult day programs: administration of intranasal emergency antiseizure medications.
AB 1172 Nguyen Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 472
Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program.
SB 472 Stern Senate Third Reading By Lowenthal
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AB 606
Certificated employees: professional services credential: out-of-state applicants.
AB 606 Quirk-Silva Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 747
Service of Process Accountability, Reform and Equity (SPARE) Act.
AB 747 Kalra Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1104
Net energy metering: construction of renewable electrical generation facilities: public works project requirements.
AB 1104 Pellerin Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 566
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.
AB 566 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 742
Department of Consumer Affairs: licensing: applicants who are descendants of slaves.
AB 742 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 512
Health care coverage: prior authorization.
AB 512 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 243
Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.
AB 243 Ahrens Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1275
Regional housing needs: regional transportation plan.
AB 1275 Elhawary Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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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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