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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SB 11
Artificial intelligence technology.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 545
High-speed rail: economic opportunities.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 503
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 543
Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 278
Health data: HIV test results.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 660
California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 53
Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 707
Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 507
Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 52
Housing rental terms: algorithmic devices.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 781
Small business.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 445
High-speed rail: third-party agreements, permits, and approvals: regulations.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]
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SB 833
Critical infrastructure: artificial intelligence systems: human oversight.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 340
General plans: housing element: emergency shelter.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 782
Enhanced infrastructure financing district: climate resilience districts.
Do pass as amended.
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SB 5
Enhanced infrastructure financing districts and community revitalization and investment areas: allocation of taxes: agricultural land exclusion.
Do pass.
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SB 384
Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act: prohibition on certain price-setting algorithm uses.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 827
Local agency officials: training.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 283
Energy storage systems.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 233
Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 504
Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 516
Enhanced infrastructure financing districts: California Capital City Downtown Revitalization Act.
Do pass as amended.
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SB 720
Automated traffic enforcement system programs.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 274
Automated license plate recognition systems.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 435
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: personal information: exemptions.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 415
Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1216
Elementary and secondary education: omnibus.
AB 1216 Education Concurrence in Senate Amendments By MURATSUCHI
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SB 692
Vehicles: homelessness.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 712
Smog check: motor vehicles: exemption.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 572
Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 76
Vehicles: registration fees and penalties.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 720
Automated traffic enforcement system programs.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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SB 791
Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 731
Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 34
Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 800
State bridges and overpasses: suicide prevention.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 787
Energy: equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SJR 3
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
SJR 3 Arreguín Senate Third Reading By Calderon
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AJR 18
Recognition of the historical wrongdoing committed against California Native Americans.
AJR 18 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
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SB 703
Ports: truck drivers.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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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
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