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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.

  • AB 801

    Nondiscrimination.

    AB 801 Bonta Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 928

    Roosters: restrictions.

    AB 928 Rogers Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 878

    Victims of abuse or violence: reasonable accommodations.

    AB 878 Kalra Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 704

    Criminal records: destruction.

    AB 704 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 993

    Hazardous materials management: Rural CUPA Reimbursement Account.

    AB 993 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1280

    Energy.

    AB 1280 Garcia Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 481

    Healing arts: clinical laboratories: personnel.

    AB 481 Blanca Rubio Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1242

    Language access.

    AB 1242 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 998

    Household hazardous waste: vape pens.

    AB 998 Hadwick Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1005

    Drowning prevention: public schools: informational materials.

    AB 1005 Davies Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 88

    Relative to Men's Mental Health Month.

    ACR 88 Jeff Gonzalez Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 97

    Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Bobcat Fire: exclusions.

    AB 97 Lackey Third Reading Urgency

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1285

    State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.

    AB 1285 Emergency Management Assembly Third Reading By RANSOM

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1227

    Wildfire safety: fuels reduction projects.

    AB 1227 Ellis Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1455

    State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection: defensible space requirements: ember-resistant zones: emergency regulations: California Environmental Quality Act.

    AB 1455 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 858

    Employment: rehiring and retention: displaced workers.

    AB 858 Lee Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1269

    County and city jails: incarcerated person contacts.

    AB 1269 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1052

    Digital financial assets.

    AB 1052 Valencia Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1145

    Vehicles: local regulation: Department of Transportation.

    AB 1145 Jeff Gonzalez Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 429

    Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: wildfires.

    AB 429 Hadwick Third Reading Urgency

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 380

    Price gouging.

    AB 380 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1413

    Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater adjudication.

    AB 1413 Papan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 70

    Relative to Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

    ACR 70 Pellerin Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1041

    Health care coverage: health care provider credentials.

    AB 1041 Bennett Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1138

    Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.

    AB 1138 Zbur Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1336

    Farmworkers: benefits.

    AB 1336 Addis Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1388

    Law enforcement: settlement agreements.

    AB 1388 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 460

    Radiologic technologists: venipuncture: direct supervision.

    AB 460 Chen Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 640

    Local educational agencies: governance training.

    AB 640 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 882

    Electronic court reporting.

    AB 882 Papan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 735

    Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.

    AB 735 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1448

    Coastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.

    AB 1448 Hart Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1169

    Wildlife grants: Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement program.

    AB 1169 Jeff Gonzalez Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 45

    Privacy: health data: location and research.

    AB 45 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 48

    Education finance: postsecondary education facilities: College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2026.

    AB 48 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 4, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 766

    State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    AB 766 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 586

    Professional fiduciaries.

    AB 586 Flora Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1309

    State employees: compensation: firefighters.

    AB 1309 Flora Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 695

    California Community Colleges Access and Continuity for Deported Students Act.

    AB 695 Fong Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 873

    Dentistry: dental assistants.

    AB 873 Alanis Third Reading Urgency

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1398

    Workers' compensation.

    AB 1398 Valencia Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 341

    Oral Health for People with Disabilities Technical Assistance Center Program.

    AB 341 Arambula Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1380

    Wildland firefighters: Formerly Incarcerated Firefighter Certification and Employment Program.

    AB 1380 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 485

    Labor Commissioner: unsatisfied judgments: nonpayment of wages.

    AB 485 Ortega Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1002

    Contractors: failure to pay wages: discipline.

    AB 1002 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 367

    Water: County of Ventura: fire suppression.

    AB 367 Bennett Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 11

    The Social Housing Act.

    AB 11 Lee Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 986

    State of emergency and local emergency: landslides and climate change.

    AB 986 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1240

    Single-family residential real property: corporate entity: ownership.

    AB 1240 Lee Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 279

    School libraries: model library standards.

    AB 279 Patel Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 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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