State · State Assembly
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.
- Did not vote on ACR 34 (Relative to Sylvia Mendez Day.). It passed. Apr 10, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 677 (Pupil records and health: pupils experiencing homelessness: directory information and reporting.). It passed. Apr 10, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 1392 (Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.). It passed. Apr 10, 2025
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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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Not voting Source ↗
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AB 677
Pupil records and health: pupils experiencing homelessness: directory information and reporting.
AB 677 Bryan Assembly Third Reading
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1392
Elections: voter registration information: elected officials and candidates.
AB 1392 Flora Consent Calendar Second Day
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1154
Junior accessory dwelling units.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 670
Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 76
Surplus land: exempt surplus land: sectional planning area.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 761
Monterey-Salinas Transit District: sales and special taxes.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 436
Composting facilities: zoning.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1141
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District: board of directors: election: compensation.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Transportation] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 39
General plans: Local Electrification Planning Act.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Utilities and Energy]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1206
Single-family and multifamily housing units: preapproved plans.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 467
Los Angeles Community College District: California Center for Climate Change Education.
Do pass as amended.
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 409
Open meetings: teleconferences: community college student body associations and student-run organizations.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 726
Planning and zoning: annual report: rehabilitated units.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 810
Local government: internet websites and email addresses.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 428
Joint powers agreements: water corporations.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 632
Local ordinances: administrative fines or penalties.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1007
Land use: development project review.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 932
Community youth athletics programs: sex or gender discrimination.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1349
Consumer protection: ticket sellers.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 545
Vehicles: electric bicycles.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1149
Recycling: market development payments: polyethylene terephthalate plastic.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 954
Interregional transportation strategic plan: bicycle highways.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1299
Parking violations.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1237
Swimming pool safety: building codes: condominium units.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 978
Department of Transportation and local agencies: streets and highways: recycled materials.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 1272
Department of Motor Vehicles: occupational licensees.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 544
Electric bicycles: required equipment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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AB 483
Fixed term installment contracts: early termination fees.
AB 483 Irwin Assembly Third Reading
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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AB 891
Transportation: Quick-Build Pilot Program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 289
State highway work zone speed safety program.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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Yes Source ↗
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SCR 1
Relative to the adoption of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.
SCR 1 McGuire Senate Third Reading By Pacheco
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1110
Safety rules and regulations: notice.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 692
Employment: contracts in restraint of trade.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1234
Employment: nonpayment of wages: complaints.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 552
Agricultural Labor Relations Board: office.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1181
Firefighters: personal protective equipment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 694
Department of Industrial Relations: advisory committee: occupational safety and health.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Higher Education] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Yes Source ↗ -
AB 1221
Workplace surveillance tools.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
Yes Source ↗
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
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