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Chris Ward

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic

3950 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of California's Assembly, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on AB 570 (Insurance: policy documents.). It passed. May 1, 2025
  • Voted No on AB 379 (Crimes: prostitution.). It failed. May 1, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 1221 (Workplace surveillance tools.). It passed. May 1, 2025

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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.

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Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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.

  • AB 570

    Insurance: policy documents.

    AB 570 Calderon Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 379

    Crimes: prostitution.

    AB 379 Krell Assembly Second Reading Amend By SCHULTZ Set #1 Appeal the Decision of the Speaker By MACEDO

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • AB 1221

    Workplace surveillance tools.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 365

    The Justin Kropp Safety Act: electrical utilities: AED availability at worksites.

    AB 365 Schiavo Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 799

    Prisons: death benefit for incarcerated firefighters.

    AB 799 Celeste Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 272

    Heavy-Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program.

    AB 272 Aguiar-Curry Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 313

    Student financial aid: application deadlines: extension.

    AB 313 Ortega Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 379

    Crimes: prostitution.

    AB 379 Krell Assembly Second Reading Amend By SCHULTZ Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By MACEDO

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • AB 1387

    Behavioral health multidisciplinary personnel team.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 21

    Relative to the Galt Police Officer Harminder Grewal Memorial Highway.

    ACR 21 Flora Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 529

    Pharmacy: declared state of emergency.

    AB 529 Ahrens Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1526

    Horse racing: audits of the horsemen's organizations: license fee deposits: minisatellite wagering facilities.

    AB 1526 Governmental Organization Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 14

    Coastal resources: Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program.

    AB 14 Hart Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 457

    Farmworker housing: streamlined, ministerial approval: Counties of Fresno, Madera, and Merced.

    AB 457 Soria Consent Calendar Second Day

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 379

    Crimes: prostitution.

    AB 379 Krell Assembly Second Reading Amend By SCHULTZ Set #1

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed Amendment

  • AB 979

    California Cybersecurity Integration Center: artificial intelligence.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    May 1, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 610

    Housing element: governmental constraints: disclosure statement.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1044

    Tule East Groundwater Sustainability Agency Act.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 650

    Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1441

    County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 648

    Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.

    Do pass as amended.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1108

    County officers: coroners: in-custody deaths.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1294

    Real property tax: welfare exemption: moderate-income housing.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1021

    Housing: local educational agencies.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1430

    County recorders: fees.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 893

    Housing development projects: objective standards: campus development zone.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 906

    Planning and zoning: housing elements: affirmatively furthering fair housing.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 407

    California Pollution Control Financing Authority.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 87

    Housing development: density bonuses.

    Do pass.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 93

    Water resources: data centers.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 507

    Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 782

    Unlawfully restrictive covenants: redevelopment of commercial property for residential uses.

    Do pass as amended.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1152

    Controlled substances: human chorionic gonadotropin.

    Do pass.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 769

    Regional park and open-space districts.

    Do pass as amended.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 956

    Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1276

    Housing developments: ordinances, policies, and standards.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 385

    Regional park property: County of San Bernardino: Glen Helen Regional Park.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1275

    Regional housing needs: regional transportation plan.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 735

    Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 523

    Metropolitan water districts: proxy vote authorizations.

    Do pass as amended.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 698

    Local taxation: real property transfers.

    Do pass as amended.

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1112

    Tax Equity Allocation.

    Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 30, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 16

    Relative to the POW/MIA Bridge.

    Be adopted. To Consent Calendar.

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 596

    Elections: ballot disclosures.

    AB 596 McKinnor Assembly Third Reading

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • AB 1343

    Local alternative transportation improvement program: Feather River crossing.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 965

    Vehicles: electric bicycles.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1141

    Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District: board of directors: election: compensation.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1051

    Route 76: Payómkawish Highway.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1190

    Department of Motor Vehicles: private industry partner fees.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 1145

    Vehicles: local regulation: Department of Transportation.

    Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

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

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