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 ↗
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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 346
Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator.
SB 346 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan
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SB 301
County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.
SB 301 Grayson Senate Third Reading By McKinnor
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AB 1139
California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: public access: nonmotorized recreation.
AB 1139 Rogers Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 854
Unemployment insurance.
SB 854 Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 395
Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.
SB 395 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Haney
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AJR 3
Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
AJR 3 Schiavo Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 650
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009.
SB 650 Cabaldon Senate Third Reading By Flora
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SB 276
City and County of San Francisco: merchandising sales.
SB 276 Wiener Third Reading Urgency By Stefani
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SB 391
Community colleges: Chancellor of the California Community Colleges: data request fee policy.
SB 391 Laird Senate Third Reading By Fong
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AB 1375
Consideration when determining child custody: human trafficking.
AB 1375 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 626
Perinatal health screenings and treatment.
SB 626 Smallwood-Cuevas Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 389
Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.
SB 389 Ochoa Bogh Consent Calendar Second Day
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AJR 19
United States Department of Education: proposed closure.
AJR 19 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading
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SB 507
Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation.
SB 507 Limón Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 859
California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment.
SB 859 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 227
Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.
SB 227 Grayson Third Reading Urgency By Wilson
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SB 543
Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
SB 543 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Carrillo
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SB 87
Sales and Use Tax Law: consumer designation: all-volunteer fire departments.
SB 87 Seyarto Senate Third Reading By Alanis
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ACR 109
Relative to Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr., Memorial Highway.
ACR 109 Arambula Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 303
Employment: bias mitigation training: unlawful discrimination.
SB 303 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Mark González
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AB 920
Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects: centralized application portal.
AB 920 Caloza Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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AB 580
Surface mining: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
AB 580 Wallis Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SCR 78
Relative to the Detective Sergeant Ed Wilkinson, Deputy Sheriff Brent Jameson, and Deputy Sheriff Bliss Magly Memorial Overcrossing.
SCR 78 McGuire Consent Calendar Second Day
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SCR 90
Relative to the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Highway.
SCR 90 Grove Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 847
Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.
SB 847 Reyes Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 390
Community facilities district: inclusion or annexation of territory: County of San Mateo.
SB 390 Becker Senate Third Reading By Stefani
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SB 374
Local educational agencies: annual reporting requirements: IDEA Addendum.
SB 374 Archuleta Consent Calendar Second Day
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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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