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 506
Transportation: omnibus bill.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 377
High-Speed Rail Authority: business plan: Merced to Bakersfield segment.
AB 377 Tangipa Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 671
Pedestrian crossing signals.
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 [Local Government]
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SB 30
Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SCR 73
Relative to Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Awareness Week.
SCR 73 Niello Consent Calendar Second Day
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ACR 81
Relative to the Border Patrol Agent Daniel H. Salazar Memorial Highway.
ACR 81 DeMaio Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 459
Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.
SB 459 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day
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SB 673
Courthouse construction: filing fee surcharges.
SB 673 Ochoa Bogh Consent Calendar Second Day
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ACR 96
Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.
ACR 96 Rogers Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1478
Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act: mattress recycling charge: consumer education.
AB 1478 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 597
Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 617
California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 369
Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 809
Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 578
California Workplace Outreach Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 261
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 20
Occupational safety: high-exposure trigger tasks on artificial stone.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 400
Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 75
Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 756
California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 97
Digital financial assets: stablecoins.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 378
Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 69
Artificial intelligence program: Attorney General.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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SB 81
Health and care facilities: information sharing.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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SB 263
International trade: tariffs: impact study.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact]
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SB 298
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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ACR 96
Relative to the Assembly Member Patty Berg Memorial Highway.
Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.
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AB 1416
Property taxation: redemption: permanent installment plan.
AB 1416 Ta Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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SB 545
High-speed rail: economic opportunities.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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SB 661
Airports: financial assistance.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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SB 480
Autonomous vehicles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Communications and Conveyance] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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SB 533
Electric vehicle charging stations: arenas: payments: internet-based applications.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]
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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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