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 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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AB 2157
Workforce development: Displaced Oil and Gas Worker Pilot Program: extension.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2390
Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2653
State contracts: report: modern foundation models and associated artificial intelligence systems.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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AB 2095
Employment discrimination: conviction history.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1621
Planning and Zoning Law: postentitlement phase permits: Housing Accountability Act.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2085
Weighing and measuring devices: indications: display.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2319
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: credits: qualified motion picture: post-production.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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AB 1626
Interscholastic athletics: youth sports: coaches: behavioral and mental health training.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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AB 1861
Special education: public complaint database.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1954
Municipal golf courses: reservations.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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AB 2113
Aviation: unmanned aircraft systems: ticketed entertainment events and amusement parks.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1744
Environmental advertising: sunscreen.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 2143
Invasive species: noxious weeds: online marketplaces.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1884
Interscholastic athletics: drug testing: suspensions: nicotine use.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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AB 2624
Privacy for immigration support services providers.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 2412
State agencies or departments: public communications.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2503
California Interscholastic Federation: pupil health: heat illness: guidelines.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]
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AB 1720
Ticket sellers.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 2453
Vehicles: off-highway motor vehicles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 2193
Autonomous vehicles.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance]
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AB 2541
Specialized license plates: The Lowrider.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2055
Vessels: operation: registration.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 2046
Vehicles: pollution control devices.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
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AB 1765
Vehicles: fee waivers for disabled veterans.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 2629
Vehicles: registration services.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1756
Off-highway vehicle recreation: City of Needles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2346
Vehicles: electric bicycles and speed limits.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 2290
Civil discovery: oral depositions: transcriptions.
AB 2290 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day
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SCR 120
National Consumer Protection Week: Slam the Scam Day.
SCR 120 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1571
Product safety: recreational water safety: wearable personal flotation devices: infants and children.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
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AB 2076
The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: online marketplaces: nitrous oxide.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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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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