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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 ↗
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 45
Privacy: health data: location and research.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1377
Income taxes: credits: motion picture credit.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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AB 1349
Consumer protection: ticket sellers.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1331
Workplace surveillance.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1138
Income and corporate taxes: tax credits: motion pictures.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
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AB 644
Exposition Park: Holocaust memorial.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1291
Ticket sellers: proof of purchase.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
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AB 549
Emergency services: human trafficking.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1137
Reporting mechanism: child sexual abuse material.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
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AB 1151
Driver's licenses: identification cards.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1132
Department of Transportation: climate change vulnerability assessment: community resilience assessment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1414
Landlord-tenant: internet service provider subscriptions.
AB 1414 Ransom Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1384
Summary proceedings for obtaining possession of real property: procedural requirements.
AB 1384 Nguyen Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 382
Pedestrian safety: school zones: speed limits.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 438
Authorized emergency vehicles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 1022
Authority to remove vehicles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1014
Traffic safety: speed limits.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
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AB 1085
License plates: obstruction or alteration.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 40
California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export.
AB 40 Bonta Third Reading Urgency
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AB 652
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: governing board: alternate members.
AB 652 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1423
Transportation electrification: electric vehicle charging stations: payment methods.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]
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AB 1149
Recycling: market development payments: polyethylene terephthalate plastic.
AB 1149 Davies Consent Calendar Second Day
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AB 1059
Vehicles: Blackout License Plate Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 902
Transportation projects: barriers to wildlife movement.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
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AB 605
Employment: refineries: task force.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources]
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AB 830
State highways: encroachment permits: relocating or removing encroachments: public utility districts: County of Mendocino.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
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AB 100
Budget Acts of 2023 and 2024.
AB 100 GABRIEL Concurrence in Senate Amendments Appeal the Decision of the Speaker By DEMAIO
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AB 471
County air pollution control districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: board members: compensation.
AB 471 Hart Assembly Third Reading
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AB 1150
Local agencies: airports: alternative customer facility charges.
AB 1150 Schultz 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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