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Chris Ward

State Assemblymember · Assembly District 78 · Party: Democratic

3950 final-passage votes on record.

Their job

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

Latest votes
  • Voted Yes on AB 708 (California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.). It passed. Mar 18, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 446 (Surveillance pricing.). It passed. Mar 18, 2025
  • Voted Yes on AB 310 (Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.). It passed. Mar 18, 2025

Votes from the official record of each vote. How Quick mode works

Record at a glance

3950
Final-passage votes
4678
All recorded votes

Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.

OfficeDemocratic
Office
State Assemblymember
District
Assembly District 78
Party
Democratic
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

Official source ↗

Photo: Photo via Open States

Today
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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.

  • AB 708

    California Youth Football Act: safety equipment.

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

    Mar 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 446

    Surveillance pricing.

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

    Mar 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • AB 310

    Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.

    Do pass.

    Mar 18, 2025 · Result: Passed Committee

  • ACR 12

    Relative to Fernando Valenzuela Day.

    Be adopted as amended. To Consent Calendar.

    Mar 18, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 17

    Relative to Montessori Month.

    SCR 17 Niello Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HR 22

    Relative to Groundwater Awareness Week.

    HR 22 Soria Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HR 9

    Relative to Long COVID Awareness Day.

    HR 9 Lackey Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 321

    Misdemeanors.

    AB 321 Schultz Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • ACR 46

    Relative to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day.

    ACR 46 Soria Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 387

    Nevaeh Youth Sports Safety Act.

    AB 387 Alanis Assembly Third Reading

    Mar 13, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 78

    Attorney's fees: book accounts.

    AB 78 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • AB 223

    Jury selection: acknowledgment and agreement.

    AB 223 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 10, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HR 20

    Relative to Unclaimed Property Month.

    HR 20 Ransom Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 43

    Relative to Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

    ACR 43 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day

    Mar 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 16

    Relative to Thyroid Health Awareness Month.

    SCR 16 Alvarado-Gil Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 15

    Relative to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month.

    SCR 15 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 24, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 7

    Relative to Enrolled Agents' Day.

    HR 7 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 18, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 10

    Relative to World Wetlands Day.

    HR 10 Bennett Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 22

    Relative to National School Counseling Week.

    ACR 22 Muratsuchi Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 6

    Relative to Korean American Day.

    SCR 6 Choi Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 10

    Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

    SCR 10 Grove Consent Calendar Second Day

    Feb 6, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 6

    Relative to school governance.

    HR 6 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • ACR 17

    National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week.

    ACR 17 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day

    Jan 30, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HR 3

    Relative to the organization of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 3 RIVAS Assembly Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • HR 2

    Relative to the election of officers of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 2 RIVAS Assembly Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 2

    Relative to the selection of the Legislative Counsel of California.

    SCR 2 Umberg Senate Third Reading By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • HR 4

    Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 4 ESSAYLI Assembly Third Reading Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

  • HR 1

    Relative to the Standing Rules of the Assembly for the 2025–26 Regular Session.

    HR 1 PACHECO Assembly Third Reading

    Dec 2, 2024 · Result: Passed

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

Committees

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Issues

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