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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AB 474
Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services.
AB 474 Ward Assembly Third Reading
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AB 798
State Emergency Food Bank Reserve Program: diapers and wipes.
AB 798 Calderon Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1064
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.
AB 1064 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 477
Fair Pay for Educators Act: local control funding formula: base grants: funding targets.
AB 477 Muratsuchi Assembly Third Reading
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AB 977
California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 2001: California State University: burial sites: human remains.
AB 977 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1255
Pupil instruction: newcomer pupils: migrant education: migrant regions.
AB 1255 Education Third Reading Urgency By MURATSUCHI
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AB 1244
California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impact mitigation: Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Program.
AB 1244 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 222
Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.
AB 222 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 602
Public postsecondary education: student behavior: drug and alcohol use: rehabilitation programs.
AB 602 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1042
The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: Managed Honeybee Health Program.
AB 1042 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
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AB 829
Richard Paul Hemann Parkinson's Disease Program: Parkinson's Disease Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
AB 829 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.
AB 1043 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 985
Chiquita Canyon Landfill: property tax reassessment and penalties.
AB 985 Ahrens Assembly Third Reading
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AB 478
Accessibility to emergency information and services: evacuations: pets.
AB 478 Zbur Assembly Third Reading
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AB 616
Department of Parks and Recreation: state parks: California State Library Parks Pass Program.
AB 616 Caloza Assembly Third Reading
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AB 458
Public contracts: firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories.
AB 458 Stefani Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1231
Criminal procedure: Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.
AB 1231 Elhawary Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1423
Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging stations: payment methods.
AB 1423 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 734
Environmental protection: biological resources data: State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: powerplants: power lines: applications.
AB 734 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1208
California Developmental Disability Services Quality, Performance, and Outcomes Act of 2025.
AB 1208 Addis Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1050
Unlawfully restrictive covenants: housing developments.
AB 1050 Schultz Assembly Third Reading
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AB 869
State agencies: information security: Zero Trust architecture.
AB 869 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 893
Housing development projects: objective standards: campus development zone.
AB 893 Fong Assembly Third Reading
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AB 880
State government grants and contracts: payment of claims and grantees' indirect costs.
AB 880 Bennett Assembly Third Reading
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AB 887
Pupil instruction: high schools: computer science courses: California Computer Science Demonstration Grant Program: reporting.
AB 887 Berman Assembly Third Reading
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AB 372
Office of Emergency Services: state matching funds: water system infrastructure improvements.
AB 372 Bennett Assembly Third Reading
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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
No committee assignments loaded for this legislator.
Issues
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