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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 127

    Climate change.

    AB 127 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 123

    Higher education budget trailer bill.

    AB 123 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 177

    Medi-Cal: Fair Share from Big Corporations Act.

    AB 177 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 199

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 199 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 131

    Public Resources.

    AB 131 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 170

    Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025: codification.

    AB 170 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 219

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 219 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 134

    Public Safety.

    AB 134 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 157

    Public safety.

    AB 157 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 155

    Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development: California Civic Media Program.

    AB 155 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 188

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 188 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 197

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 197 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 189

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 189 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 21

    Relative to Black History Month.

    SCR 21 Smallwood-Cuevas Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 154

    Greenhouse gases: climate corporate accountability: climate-related financial risk: regulations: California Environmental Quality Act exemption.

    AB 154 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 100

    Budget Acts of 2023 and 2024.

    AB 100 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 182

    November 3, 2026, statewide general election: ballot measures.

    AB 182 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 106

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 106 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 107

    Budget Acts of 2023, 2024, and 2025.

    AB 107 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 32

    Relative to March4Water Month.

    ACR 32 Carrillo Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 183

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 183 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 185

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 185 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 147

    Education finance: education omnibus trailer bill.

    AB 147 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 113

    Budget Act of 2026.

    AB 113 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 101

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 101 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 216

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 216 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 136

    Courts.

    AB 136 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 120

    Early childhood education and childcare.

    AB 120 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 193

    Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs.

    AB 193 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 201

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 201 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 150

    Early care and education.

    AB 150 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 129

    Labor.

    AB 129 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 191

    2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

    AB 191 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 194

    Transportation.

    AB 194 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 165

    Skilled nursing facilities: reimbursement rates.

    AB 165 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 174

    Courts.

    AB 174 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 115

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 115 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 203

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 203 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 179

    Housing.

    AB 179 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 132

    Taxation.

    AB 132 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 158

    Land use.

    AB 158 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 204

    Budget Act of 2025.

    AB 204 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 192

    Energy: transmission infrastructure accelerator: financing.

    AB 192 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 151

    Early childhood education and childcare.

    AB 151 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 171

    Labor.

    AB 171 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 168

    Public Resources.

    AB 168 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 143

    Developmental services.

    AB 143 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 153

    Transportation budget trailer bill.

    AB 153 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 137

    State government.

    AB 137 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 116

    Health omnibus trailer bill.

    AB 116 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 20, 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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