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 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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ACR 117
Relative to Maternal Health Awareness Day.
ACR 117 Sharp-Collins Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 748
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 883
Data brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 805
Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1245
State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1091
Vehicles: license plates: 8-letter license plates.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 647
Abandoned recreational vehicles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1421
Vehicles: Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 616
Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program.
SB 616 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Aguiar-Curry
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SB 638
California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.
SB 638 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Fong
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AB 1293
Workers' compensation: qualified medical evaluators.
AB 1293 Wallis Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 975
Lake and streambed alteration agreements: exemptions: culverts and bridges.
AB 975 Gallagher Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 1479
County road commissioner: Counties of Madera and Tehama.
AB 1479 Tangipa Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 653
Child abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coaches.
AB 653 Lackey Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 959
Teacher credentialing: administrative services credential: internship program.
AB 959 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 404
Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.
SB 404 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Blanca Rubio
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SB 775
Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.
SB 775 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Berman
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SB 839
Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.
SB 839 Laird Senate Third Reading By Connolly
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AB 1036
Criminal procedure: postconviction discovery.
AB 1036 Schultz Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 295
California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025.
SB 295 Hurtado Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan
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AB 870
California Children's Services Program: county designation.
AB 870 Hadwick Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 707
Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
SB 707 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Blanca Rubio
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AB 789
Political Reform Act of 1974: security expenses.
AB 789 Bonta 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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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