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Chris Ward
State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic
3950 final-passage votes on record.
A member of California's Assembly, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
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Office
- Office
- State Assemblymember
- District
- Assembly District 78
- Party
- Democratic
- Website
- Official site ↗
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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 every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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AB 1522
State Bar Act: expedited licensure: federal attorneys.
AB 1522 JUD. Third Reading Urgency By KALRA
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AB 1224
Teacher credentialing: substitute teachers: days of service.
AB 1224 Valencia Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1286
Political Reform Act of 1974: prospective employment.
AB 1286 Boerner Assembly Third Reading
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AB 703
California Pediatric Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.
AB 703 Lee Assembly Third Reading
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SCR 39
Relative to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day.
SCR 39 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva
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AB 467
Los Angeles Community College District: California Center for Climate Change Education.
AB 467 Fong Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1438
School finance: administrative employee-to-teacher ratio: Paradise Unified School District.
AB 1438 Gallagher Third Reading Urgency
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AB 679
Department of Parks and Recreation: Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks.
AB 679 Pellerin Assembly Third Reading
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AB 627
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Act.
AB 627 Stefani Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 289
State highway work zone speed safety program.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 521
Contractors State License Board: bond deposits: liability for legal fees and costs.
AB 521 Carrillo Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 870
California Children's Services Program: county designation.
AB 870 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 576
Charitable giving: online fundraising.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1004
Tribal financial information: public records: exemption.
AB 1004 Wallis Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 270
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: autonomous firefighting pilot project.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 927
County superintendent of schools: inspection of public schools.
AB 927 Sharp-Collins Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1160
Military equipment.
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AB 222
Data centers: power usage effectiveness: cost shifts.
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AB 406
Employment: unlawful discrimination: victims of violence.
AB 406 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 516
Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants: scope of practice.
AB 516 Kalra Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 67
Attorney General: Reproductive Privacy Act: enforcement.
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AB 243
Postsecondary education: student financial aid dependency status: juveniles.
AB 243 Ahrens Consent Calendar Second Day
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ACR 37
Relative to the Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Captain Tim Rodriguez, and Pilot Tony Sousa Memorial Highway.
ACR 37 Wallis Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1291
Ticket sellers: proof of purchase.
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AB 1514
Worker classification: employees and independent contractors: licensed manicurists: commercial fishers.
AB 1514 Labor and Employment Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 559
Professions and vocations: contractors: home improvement contracts: prohibited business practices.
AB 559 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 995
Department of Justice: phone scams.
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 75
Residential property insurance images.
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AB 1527
Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
AB 1527 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day
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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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