California State Assembly
Assembly Member Chris Ward
| Seat | Assembly District 78 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 6350 · 1021 O Street |
| Mailing address | Room 6350, 1021 O St. P.O. Box 942849, Sacramento, CA 94249 |
| Capitol phone | 916-319-2078 |
| Write to | assemblymember.ward@assembly.ca.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since December 7, 2020 |
Committees 13
- Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee Chair standing
- Assembly Biotechnology and Medical Technology Select Committee Chair select
- Joint Arts Committee Vice chair joint
- Assembly Alternative Protein Innovation Select Committee select
- Assembly Budget Committee standing
- Assembly Child Care Costs Select Committee select
- Assembly Climate Innovation and Infrastructure Select Committee select
- Assembly Labor and Employment Committee standing
- Assembly Local Government Committee standing
- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee standing
- Assembly Racism, Hate and Xenophobia Select Committee select
- Assembly Select Committee on Growing and Retaining the Creative Economy in California Committee select
- Assembly Transportation Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 40 as principal author · 353 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- AB 2292Disability benefits: certificates.Enacted100
- AB 1954Municipal golf courses: reservations.Enacted100
- AB 2089Property taxation: welfare exemption.Enacted100
- AB 2180Local government: Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act: proportional cost of service.Enacted100
- AB 1775Veterans.Enacted100
- AB 2559Solid waste: construction debris: diversion: deposits.Enacted100
- HR 116Relative to California Craft Beer Week.Adopted100
- HR 115Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month.Adopted100
- AB 82Health care: legally protected health care activity.Enacted100
- AB 1103Controlled substances: research.Enacted100
- AB 253California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.Enacted100
- AB 930Elections and voting procedures.Enacted100
- AB 368Energy: building standards: passive house standards.Enacted100
- AB 518Low-impact camping areas.Enacted100
- HR 44Relative to homeless service providers.Adopted100
All 40 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of AB 1007, AB 1084, AB 1349, AB 1592, AB 1755, AB 1803, AB 1836, AB 1853, AB 1887, AB 1943, AB 2156, AB 2440 and 341 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2025–26 session
64th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 35 / 29 / 21 |
| … became law | 13 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Assembly majority average | 200 ÷ 175.08 = 1.14 |
| Most-authored topics | Energy & utilities (4), Health & mental health (2), Budget & taxes (2) |
Assembly rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Mark González DAssembly 54 29
- Damon Connolly DAssembly 12 28
- Scott Wiener DSenate 11 27
- Alex Lee DAssembly 24 26
- Ash Kalra DAssembly 25 26
- Corey Jackson DAssembly 60 26
- Liz Ortega DAssembly 20 26
- Rick Zbur DAssembly 51 24
- Chris Rogers DAssembly 2 22
- Dawn Addis DAssembly 30 22
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 78
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- Steve Padilla (18), Kelly Seyarto (32), Catherine Blakespear (38), Akilah Weber Pierson (39), Brian Jones (40)
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Source
Copied from https://ward.asmdc.org/ on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the California State Assembly.