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 560
Special education: resource specialists: special classes.
AB 560 Addis Assembly Third Reading
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AB 258
Fairs: allocation of revenues: gross receipts for sales and use tax.
AB 258 Connolly Assembly Third Reading
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AB 650
Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.
AB 650 Papan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 620
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles.
AB 620 Jackson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 982
Mining: The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975: mining operations status: idle reserve mine status.
AB 982 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading
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AB 261
Fire safety: fire hazard severity zones: State Fire Marshal.
AB 261 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading
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AB 715
Educational equity: discrimination: antisemitism prevention.
AB 715 Zbur Assembly Third Reading
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AB 65
School and community college employees: paid disability and parental leave.
AB 65 Aguiar-Curry Assembly Third Reading
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AB 27
Personal Income Tax Law: Corporation Tax Law: Chiquita Canyon elevated temperature landfill event: exclusions.
AB 27 Schiavo Assembly Third Reading
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AB 671
Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.
AB 671 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
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AB 323
Strong Workforce Program: work-based learning opportunities.
AB 323 Fong Assembly Third Reading
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AB 53
Native American tribes: fish and wildlife: conservation and mitigation lands.
AB 53 Ramos Assembly Third Reading
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AB 283
In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act.
AB 283 Haney Assembly Third Reading
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AB 57
California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people.
AB 57 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading
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AB 62
Civil Rights Department: racially motivated eminent domain.
AB 62 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1026
Public utilities: electrical corporations: energization.
AB 1026 Wilson Assembly Third Reading
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AB 527
California Environmental Quality Act: geothermal exploratory projects: geothermal field development projects: enhanced geothermal system wells.
AB 527 Papan Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1130
Political Reform Act of 1974: campaign disclosures.
AB 1130 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 648
Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.
AB 648 Zbur Assembly Third Reading
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AB 665
Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation: report: Office of the Ombuds.
AB 665 Chen 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
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Issues
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