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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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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

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  • AB 1167

    Electrical corporations and gas corporations: rate recovery: political activities and promotional advertising.

    AB 1167 Berman Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 381

    State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.

    AB 381 Stefani Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 554

    Health care coverage: antiretroviral drugs, drug devices, and drug products.

    AB 554 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 788

    Prisons: facilities for female offenders.

    AB 788 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 340

    Employer-employee relations: confidential communications.

    AB 340 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 280

    Health care coverage: provider directories.

    AB 280 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 265

    Small Business Recovery Fund Act.

    AB 265 Caloza Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 350

    Health care coverage: fluoride treatments.

    AB 350 Bonta Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 90

    Public postsecondary education: overnight student parking.

    AB 90 Jackson Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1267

    Marriage: prohibition on minors.

    AB 1267 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 487

    Insurance.

    AB 487 Insurance Assembly Third Reading By CALDERON

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1378

    Child welfare services: prevention services: Indian tribes.

    AB 1378 Rogers Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 342

    Alcoholic beverages: hours of sale: hospitality zones.

    AB 342 Haney Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1011

    Crimes: child abuse and neglect: sentence credits.

    AB 1011 Hoover Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1181

    Firefighters: personal protective equipment.

    AB 1181 Haney Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 534

    Transitional housing placement providers.

    AB 534 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1111

    Pupil transportation: schoolbuses: zero-emission vehicles: scrapping.

    AB 1111 Soria Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 935

    State agencies: complaints: demographic data.

    AB 935 Ransom Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1264

    Pupil nutrition: restricted school foods and ultraprocessed foods of concern: prohibition.

    AB 1264 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 900

    Environmental protection: 30x30 goals: land conservation: stewardship.

    AB 900 Papan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1120

    Foster care: rights of foster youth.

    AB 1120 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1400

    Community colleges: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Pilot Program.

    AB 1400 Soria Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1314

    Transitional housing placement providers.

    AB 1314 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 915

    Dam safety: state supervision: exceptions.

    AB 915 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 938

    Criminal procedure: sentencing.

    AB 938 Bonta Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 7

    Postsecondary education: admissions preference: descendants of slavery.

    AB 7 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1487

    Public health: Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund.

    AB 1487 Addis Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 845

    Employment: complaints: agricultural employees.

    AB 845 Arambula Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 237

    Crimes: threats.

    AB 237 Patel Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1385

    Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments: Palisades Fire.

    AB 1385 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 509

    Alcoholic beverages: minors.

    AB 509 Flora Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 727

    Pupil and student safety: identification cards.

    AB 727 Mark González Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 91

    State and local agencies: demographic data.

    AB 91 Harabedian Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 75

    Residential property insurance images.

    AB 75 Calderon Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1419

    California Health Benefit Exchange: automatic health care coverage enrollment.

    AB 1419 Addis Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1136

    Employment: immigration and work authorization.

    AB 1136 Ortega Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 245

    Property taxation: application of base year value: disaster relief.

    AB 245 Gipson Third Reading Urgency

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 346

    In-home supportive services: licensed health care professional certification.

    AB 346 Nguyen Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 662

    Postsecondary education: mixed-use intersegmental educational facility in the City of Chula Vista: South County Higher Education Planning Task Force.

    AB 662 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 638

    Stormwater: uses: irrigation.

    AB 638 Celeste Rodriguez Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1116

    Elections: voter registration.

    AB 1116 Berman Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1381

    Education-related positions: previous employment disclosures: Commission on Teacher Credentialing: unprofessional conduct.

    AB 1381 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1508

    Governor's Military Council.

    AB 1508 M. & V. A. Assembly Third Reading By SCHIAVO

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1502

    Veterinary medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board.

    AB 1502 Berman Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1524

    Courts: fees.

    AB 1524 Judiciary Assembly Third Reading By KALRA

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 468

    Crimes: looting.

    AB 468 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 902

    Transportation projects: barriers to wildlife movement.

    AB 902 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 996

    Public Resources: sea level rise plans.

    AB 996 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1239

    Human trafficking: data.

    AB 1239 Dixon Assembly Third Reading

    Jun 3, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1045

    California State University and University of California: financial incentives: nonprofit organizations: service learning.

    AB 1045 Ávila Farías 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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