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Chris Ward

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic

3950 final-passage votes on record.

Record at a glance

3950
Final-passage votes
4678
All recorded votes

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OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Assemblymember
District
Assembly District 78
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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.

  • SCR 75

    Relative to Alzheimer's Disease and Brain Awareness Month and The Longest Day.

    SCR 75 Weber Pierson Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SJR 2

    Relative to classified workers.

    SJR 2 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Ortega

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 81

    Relative to Chiari Malformation Awareness Month.

    SCR 81 Niello Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 74

    Relative to Flag Day.

    SCR 74 Ochoa Bogh Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 94

    Relative to California Mountain Biking and Trail Stewardship Month.

    SCR 94 Blakespear Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 86

    Relative to Juneteenth.

    SCR 86 Weber Pierson Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1138

    Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.

    AB 1138 ZBUR Concurrence - Urgency Added

    Jul 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 130

    Housing.

    AB 130 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jul 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 129

    Labor.

    SB 129 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AJR 9

    National parks: federal funding.

    AJR 9 Wallis Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 927

    County superintendent of schools: inspection of public schools.

    AB 927 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 131

    Public Resources.

    SB 131 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 16

    Relative to the POW/MIA Bridge.

    ACR 16 Gallagher Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 139

    State Bargaining Unit 9 and State Bargaining Unit 12.

    SB 139 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 140

    State Bargaining Unit 6.

    SB 140 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 85

    Civil actions: service of summons.

    SB 85 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 67

    Relative to Family Justice Center Day.

    SCR 67 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 143

    Developmental services.

    AB 143 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 123

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    AB 123 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 52

    Relative to the Girl Scouts.

    SCR 52 Ochoa Bogh Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 71

    Relative to National Hospital Week.

    SCR 71 Allen Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 39

    Cosmetic safety: vaginal suppositories.

    SB 39 Weber Pierson Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 65

    Relative to California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.

    SCR 65 Alvarado-Gil Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 470

    Telephone corporations: carriers of last resort.

    AB 470 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 558

    Imperial Valley Healthcare District: voting districts.

    SB 558 Padilla Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 136

    Courts.

    AB 136 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 70

    Relative to Compost Awareness Week.

    SCR 70 Blakespear Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 47

    February 2025 bar exam: audit.

    SB 47 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 127

    Climate change.

    SB 127 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 54

    Relative to Huell Howser Day.

    ACR 54 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 58

    Relative to Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month.

    SCR 58 Wahab Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 735

    Validations.

    SB 735 L.Gov. Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 33

    Relative to GM1 Gangliosidosis Awareness Day.

    SCR 33 Padilla Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 137

    State government.

    AB 137 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 118

    Human services.

    AB 118 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 69

    Relative to Behavioral Health Awareness Month.

    SCR 69 Weber Pierson Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 76

    Relative to food allergy awareness.

    SCR 76 Valladares Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 99

    Relative to Scleroderma Awareness Day.

    ACR 99 Davies Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 51

    Relative to Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.

    SCR 51 Laird Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 116

    Health omnibus trailer bill.

    AB 116 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 60

    Relative to School Bus Drivers' Day.

    SCR 60 Cortese Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 72

    Relative to Childcare Awareness Month.

    SCR 72 Wahab Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 120

    Early childhood education and childcare.

    SB 120 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 141

    California Cannabis Tax Fund: Department of Cannabis Control: Board of State and Community Corrections grants.

    SB 141 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 134

    Public Safety.

    AB 134 BUDGET Concurrence in Senate Amendments By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 132

    Taxation.

    SB 132 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 46

    Relative to California Holocaust Memorial Day.

    SCR 46 Wiener Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 68

    Relative to Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

    SCR 68 Blakespear Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 142

    Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program.

    SB 142 B. & F. R. Third Reading Urgency By GABRIEL

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 409

    Public contracts: county-owned buildings.

    SB 409 Archuleta Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

Older votes

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
    12 statements, Summary Page line 5
    $652,889
  • Spent
    Summary Page line 11
    $767,728
  • From individuals (itemized)
    55 contributions of $100 or more, net of refunds
    $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 assigned

Top employers of individual donors

  • A NEW WAY OF LIFE REENTRY PROJECT
    7 donors · Issue and advocacy groups
    $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
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Education
    $23,600
  • United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund - SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $17,700
  • Airbnb Inc.
    3 contributions · organization · Not classified
    $11,800
  • Building a Stronger Future for CA PAC, sponsored by Western States Reg Council of Carpenters
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Labor unions
    $11,800
  • CA Council for Affordable Housing PAC
    2 contributions · committee · Real estate
    $11,800
  • CA State Council of Service Employees SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Issue and advocacy groups
    $11,800
  • Faculty for Our University's Future Sponsored by CFA - SCC
    2 contributions · small contributor committee · Education
    $11,800
  • LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund
    2 contributions · committee · Finance, insurance and banking
    $11,800
  • Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $11,800
  • Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
    2 contributions · organization · Tribal governments
    $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
    race: State Assembly · 1 report · May 26, 2026 to May 27, 2026
    $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
    Spent $206,862 · cash at end $381,205 Statement ↗
    $133,204 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $65,246 · cash at end $496,903 Statement ↗
    $62,950 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $41,757 · cash at end $456,483 Statement ↗
    $29,050 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $126,595 · cash at end $471,242 Statement ↗
    $88,363 received
Committee record ↗

Supporting California's Communities: Asm. Chris Ward's Ballot Measure Committee

  • Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026
    Spent $620 · cash at end $5,064 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • May 17, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
    Spent $590 · cash at end $6,274 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Apr 19, 2026 to May 16, 2026
    Spent $0 · cash at end $6,274 Statement ↗
    $0 received
  • Jan 1, 2026 to Apr 18, 2026
    Spent $764 · cash at end $6,274 Statement ↗
    $0 received
Committee record ↗

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.

Methodology
Disclosures

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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