California Assembly · District 78
Chris Ward
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Chris Ward's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for California Assembly District 78.
Also on the ballot: Payton Galvez (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Chris Ward.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Chris Ward.
Bills
The bills Chris Ward sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 35 |
| Passed both chambers | 20 |
| Became law | 17 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 3 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 18 of 79 in the Assembly (tied with 4 others) · 18 of 60 Democrats (tied with 4 others)
A bill's sponsor is its primary author, as the Legislature marks it on the bill's last version; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted, and a committee's bill counts for no member.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| AB 864 Hazardous waste: solar photovoltaic modules. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 2222 Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: credits: local news outlets: business expense deduction: excessive employee remuneration. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 1813 Electricity: customer renewable energy subscription program. |
Vetoed | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 1793 Cash payments: calculation. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 1684 Common interest developments: cooling systems. |
Became law | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| AB 2292 Disability benefits: certificates. |
Became law | Sept. 28, 2026 |
| AB 2180 Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 2089 Property taxation: welfare exemption. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 1954 Municipal golf courses: reservations. |
Became law | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 1542 Sensitive personal information. |
Vetoed | Sept. 27, 2026 |
| AB 1775 Veterans. |
Became law | Sept. 26, 2026 |
| AB 2559 Solid waste: construction debris: diversion: deposits. |
Became law | July 16, 2026 |
| AB 474 Housing discrimination: nonprofit home-sharing program: eligibility for public social services. |
Vetoed | Jan. 22, 2026 |
| AB 82 Health care: legally protected health care activity. |
Became law | Oct. 13, 2025 |
| AB 253 California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| AB 1103 Controlled substances: research. |
Became law | Oct. 10, 2025 |
| AB 930 Elections and voting procedures. |
Became law | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| AB 518 Low-impact camping areas. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| AB 368 Energy: building standards: passive house standards. |
Became law | Oct. 1, 2025 |
| AB 629 School districts: equipment inventory. |
Became law | July 28, 2025 |
Budget projects
California's Budget Act doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for California legislators.
Contested votes where they split
2 against the Speaker; 2 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 12, 2025 | SB 295: California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2025 | AB 942: Net energy metering: eligible customer-generators: tariffs. Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Chris Ward voted on each of the 4,006 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.assembly.ca.gov
- assemblymember.ward@assembly.ca.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 6350, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249
916-319-2078 - District office
- 2700 Adams Ave. Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92116
619-280-7801
Committees
- Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Chair
- Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select Chair
- Arts Vice chair
- Alternative Protein Innovation Select
- Budget
- Child Care Costs Select
- Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select
- Labor and Employment
- Local Government
- Privacy and Consumer Protection
- Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select
- Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the California Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the California Legislature's floor vote records, Dec. 2, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections