# Chris Ward

Chris Ward is a Democratic member of the California House for district 78.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California House, district 78
- Serving since: 2020-12-07
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/71590420-10d6-4deb-8d59-453256d625b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71590420-10d6-4deb-8d59-453256d625b6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of the 38 bills Ward sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the California House.

## What Ward says (CA 2025–26 session)

152 classified statements: 152 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ward | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.0% | 10.4% | 526 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 54.6% | 39.2% | 160 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.0% | 14.4% | 123 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Housing and Community Development 18% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 9.6% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Economics and Public Finance 8.4% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 347 donors and 878 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

4,001 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (California House 92.3%). Party unity 99.8% (97.7%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 195 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 195 Income taxes: exclusions: wildfire loss mitigation payments. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB195/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1098 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1098 Public Utilities Commission: memorandum and balancing accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1098/
- 2026-09-01 · voted nay · SB 1370 Stern Senate Third Reading By Petrie-Norris · SB 1370 Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1370/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1119 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Wicks · SB 1119 Companion chatbots: children's safety. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1119/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 931 Grove Third Reading Urgency By Krell · SB 931 Dolly Parton Day. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB931/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1079 Stern Senate Third Reading By Connolly · SB 1079 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: Fire Innovation Unit. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1079/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 1203 Smallwood-Cuevas Senate Third Reading By Haney · SB 1203 Security services. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1203/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 193 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 193 Public resources: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB193/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 16 Blakespear Senate Third Reading By Krell · SB 16 Mental health: involuntary commitment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB16/
- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · SB 186 Budget and Fiscal Review Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL · SB 186 Income taxes: film tax credits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB186/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 340. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California House 80.8%; rank 3 of 79).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 116: Relative to California Craft Beer Week. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR116/
- HR 115: Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/HR115/
- AB 2564: Surveillance pricing. (passed both chambers, 2026-08-31) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- AB 2525: Surplus lands: Mission Bay Park. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2525/
- AB 2559: Solid waste: construction debris: diversion: deposits. (became law, 2026-07-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2559/
- AB 2180: Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2180/
- AB 2292: Disability benefits: certificates. (became law, 2026-09-28) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2292/
- AB 2222: Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: credits: local news outlets: business expense deduction: excessive employee remuneration. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2222/
- AB 2089: Property taxation: welfare exemption. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2089/
- AB 2027: Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence. (in committee, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2027/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $456.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2113432209331814490
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2112563632496128225
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2112227536402886939
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2111865903113465918
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2111503615412121629
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2107296285376016693
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2107561513162567981
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2105822563876122692
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2106150054213955882
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmChrisWard ChrisWardCA/status/2105406385705857293

## Links

- Official site: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers/78
- Campaign site: https://voteforward.com/
- X: https://x.com/AsmChrisWard
- X: https://x.com/ChrisWardCA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.ward.sandiego/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsmChrisWard/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asmchrisward/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71590420-10d6-4deb-8d59-453256d625b6