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Christopher M Ward

Assembly Member, State Assembly

Running in 2026: State Assembly Member District 78 (June 2) “Member of the State Assembly, 78th District” · State Assembly Member District 78 (November 3) “Member of the State Assembly, 78th District”

In the Legislature

Assembly District 78 D · 4,006 floor votes this session, 3% not voting

Committees they vote in: Local Government · Privacy and Consumer Protection · Transportation · Labor and Employment · Housing and Community Development · Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism · Water, Parks and Wildlife

Bills they lead: 60 (29 became law) — AB 1103, AB 1684, AB 1775, AB 1793, AB 1836, AB 1887, AB 1954, AB 2089, AB 2180, AB 2222, AB 2292, AB 2440 …

Bills their donors lobbied on

Bills they voted on (latest floor vote) that were lobbied by employers that gave to their campaign, reported spending on them, or paid at their request: the largest first. A lobbying report names the bill, not the side the employer took.

BillTheir voteEmployers that lobbied on it, and what they gave
AB 52
Farmer equity: advisory committees.		Aye
2026-01-26		BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($9,400 campaign, $25,000 behested); Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($11,800 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($4,000 campaign); TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA ($447 campaign) and 1 more
AB 221
Tribal Nation Grant Fund.		Aye
2025-09-08		BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($9,400 campaign, $25,000 behested); Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation ($5,000 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($4,000 campaign); SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($227 gifts) and 1 more
AB 1460
Prescription drug pricing.		Aye
2025-05-19		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested); MERCK, SHARP & DOHME LLC ($5,250 campaign); BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY ($4,500 campaign); Pfizer Inc. ($3,000 campaign) and 2 more
AB 831
Gambling: operation of a contest or sweepstakes.		Aye
2025-09-12		BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($9,400 campaign, $25,000 behested); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($4,000 campaign); FOX CORPORATION ($1,500 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($13 gifts)
AB 130
Housing.		Aye
2025-06-30		BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($9,400 campaign, $25,000 behested); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($4,000 campaign); TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA ($447 campaign)
AB 1776
Cartwright Act: violations.		Aye
2026-08-30		ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($8,400 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); MERCK, SHARP & DOHME LLC ($5,250 campaign); BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY ($4,500 campaign) and 9 more
AB 1018
Automated decision systems.		Aye
2025-06-02		AIRBNB, INC. ($11,800 campaign); Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); MERCK, SHARP & DOHME LLC ($5,250 campaign); KPMG LLP ($3,000 campaign) and 4 more
AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.		Aye
2026-08-31		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($3,000 campaign)
AB 225
Health care: facility fees.		Aye
2025-04-24		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
AB 967
Physicians and surgeons: licensure: expedite fee.		Aye
2025-05-27		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
SB 830
Public Transit Revenue Measure District: revenue measure: election procedures.		Aye
2026-06-29		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
AB 1672
Medi-Cal: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: rates.		Aye
2026-04-16		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
AB 2231
California Environmental Quality Act: hospital projects.		Aye
2026-08-30		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
AB 1929
Health care coverage: investments: disclosure.		Aye
2026-05-27		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
AB 2353
Health Mandates Review Program.		Not voting
2026-05-27		SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000 behested)
AB 1405
Artificial intelligence: auditors: registration.		Aye
2026-08-30		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign); Anthropic PBC ($3,000 campaign); KPMG LLP ($3,000 campaign) and 1 more
AB 412
Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.		Aye
2025-05-12		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign); Amazon.com Services LLC ($2,000 campaign); UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP ($1,500 campaign) and 3 more
AB 1485
Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes.		Aye
2026-01-29		Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($11,800 campaign); Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation ($4,000 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($13 gifts)
SB 420
Property tax: welfare exemption: detention facilities.		Aye
2026-08-25		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign); Anthropic PBC ($3,000 campaign); Salesforce, Inc. ($6 gifts)
AB 2023
Companion chatbots: children’s safety.		Aye
2026-05-26		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); Anthropic PBC ($3,000 campaign); KPMG LLP ($3,000 campaign); Amazon.com Services LLC ($2,000 campaign) and 1 more
SB 1119
Companion chatbots: children’s safety.		Aye
2026-08-31		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); Anthropic PBC ($3,000 campaign); KPMG LLP ($3,000 campaign); Amazon.com Services LLC ($2,000 campaign) and 1 more
SB 813
Independent verification organizations.		Aye
2026-08-30		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); Anthropic PBC ($3,000 campaign); KPMG LLP ($3,000 campaign); Amazon.com Services LLC ($2,000 campaign)
AB 853
California AI Transparency Act.		Aye
2025-09-12		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign); RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ($576 gifts); OpenAI OPCO, LLC ($44 gifts)
SB 763
Conspiracy against trade: punishment.		Aye
2025-09-12		ALASKA AIRLINES ($5,000 behested); Pfizer Inc. ($3,000 campaign); NOVARTIS SERVICES, INC ($2,000 campaign); SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ($1,500 campaign) and 2 more
AB 1856
Age verification signals: software applications.		Aye
2026-08-27		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign); Salesforce, Inc. ($6 gifts)
AB 1043
Age verification signals: software applications and online services.		Aye
2025-09-13		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign)
AB 1064
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act.		Aye
2025-09-11		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign)
SB 243
Companion chatbots.		Aye
2025-09-10		Meta Platforms, Inc. ($5,900 campaign, $25 gifts); ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION ($5,900 campaign)
SB 594
Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2026.		Aye
2026-08-20		AIRBNB, INC. ($11,800 campaign); AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS ($13 gifts)
AB 299
Motels, hotels, and short-term lodging: disasters.		Aye
2025-09-13		AIRBNB, INC. ($11,800 campaign)

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2025 Annual (amendment)
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-03-191 gifts
2025 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2026-02-2027 gifts, 7 travel
2024 Annual (amendment)
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2025-03-171 travel
2024 Annual
Assembly Member, State Assembly		2025-03-0336 gifts, 7 travel

Findings

Worth a look Lobbying · the statement

Lobbying reports name $3,174.93 in gifts to them in 2025 from 3 sources this statement doesn't list

Lobbyist employers' reports to the Secretary of State (Cal-Access) list activity expenses that benefited them in 2025, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: Zoological Society of San Diego DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance $2,487 (see attached.); RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $576.38 (personalized plaque); EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $111.55 (food / beverages).

What to check
  • Whether they attended or accepted it: the report is the lobbyist employer's account.
  • What Schedule D doesn't require (Form 700 instructions): gifts returned within 30 days; free admission and food at an event where they made a speech, from its organizer; up to two tickets to a campaign or 501(c)(3) fundraiser from the organization holding it; informational material; plaques worth less than $250.
  • Whether it's on the statement under another name.
  • That the report's beneficiary is this person (matched by name and office).
Zoological Society of San Diego DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance $2,487
  • 2025-11-01 SEE ATTACHED. at ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DBA SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE $1,457 · lobbyist employer report
  • 2025-11-01 SEE ATTACHED. at ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DBA SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE $1,030 · lobbyist employer report
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $576.38
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $111.55
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“A gift is reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during the reporting period from a single source must be reported.”Form 700 (2025/2026), Instructions – Schedule D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Worth a look Lobbying · the statement

Lobbying reports name $976.01 in gifts to them in 2024 from 4 sources this statement doesn't list

Lobbyist employers' reports to the Secretary of State (Cal-Access) list activity expenses that benefited them in 2024, $50 or more from each of these sources, none named among the statement's gifts or travel: Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies $472.28 (food & beverage (speaker exception)); SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS $226.83 (food and beverages); EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $182.90 (food / beverages); Reyes Holdings L.L.C. $94 (food, beverage, glassware).

What to check
  • Whether they attended or accepted it: the report is the lobbyist employer's account.
  • What Schedule D doesn't require (Form 700 instructions): gifts returned within 30 days; free admission and food at an event where they made a speech, from its organizer; up to two tickets to a campaign or 501(c)(3) fundraiser from the organization holding it; informational material; plaques worth less than $250.
  • Whether it's on the statement under another name.
  • That the report's beneficiary is this person (matched by name and office).
Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies $472.28
SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS $226.83
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA $182.90
Reyes Holdings L.L.C. $94
Rule: Lobbying gifts not on the statement
“A gift is reportable if its fair market value is $50 or more. In addition, multiple gifts totaling $50 or more received during the reporting period from a single source must be reported.”Form 700 (2025/2026), Instructions – Schedule D ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Behested payments

Of $450,238 paid at their request since 2024: 3 sources ($40,163) also gave $20,300 to their campaign; 3 sources ($55,000) are registered lobbyist employers

Payments made at their request (Form 803) from sources that also appear in Cal-Access: Barona Band of Mission Indians ($25,000 to Bay Park Elementary School, Birney Elementary School; gave $9,400 to the campaign; lobbyist employer); Sutter Health ($25,000 to California LGBTQ Foundation; lobbyist employer); Irvine Company ($10,000 to Equality California (EQCA) Institute; gave $5,900 to the campaign); Cox Communications ($5,163 to Equality California Institute C4; gave $5,000 to the campaign); San Diego Community Power ($5,000 to San Diego County & Communities of Interest Legislative Caucus; lobbyist employer).

What to check
  • Context: behested payments are legal and public; this puts two public records side by side.
  • Whether the official later acted on matters involving these sources.
  • The full Form 803 reports (available from the FPPC on request).
Rule: Behested payments from donors or lobbyist employers
“Unlike gifts and contributions, there are no limits on the amount of payments an official may behest.”FPPC, Reporting Behested Payments – Form 803 ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Lobbying

48 of their donors and benefactors lobbied on 428 bills they voted on

Employers that lobbied on bills they voted on (as their lobbying reports name the bills) and that gave $128,797 to their campaign, $4,642 in gifts reported by lobbying interests, $60,000 in payments at their request. Largest: BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS ($34,400); SUTTER HEALTH ($25,000); AIRBNB, INC. ($11,800); Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($11,800); ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES ($8,400). They voted aye on 419 of the 428.

What to check
  • Context: lobbying a bill and funding a member are both legal and public.
  • A report names the bills an employer lobbied on, not which side it took: read the bill and the employer's position before drawing anything from a vote.
  • The bills on their page, sorted by how much these interests gave.
Rule: Bills their donors lobbied on

How this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $21,909.33 in travel paid by others (7 payments)

Largest: Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia ($15,150.46, California YIMBY Education Fund), Helena, CA ($1,868.18, California LGBTQ Foundation), Montgomery, AL ($1,540.69, JK Irwin Foundation/Smart Justice California). 7 of 7 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: California YIMBY Education Fund $15,150 p.6Travel: California LGBTQ Foundation $1,868 p.5Travel: JK Irwin Foundation/Smart Justice California $1,541 p.5

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Campaign money · the statement

1 source on this statement also gave to their campaign

Listed here and among the campaign's contributors in Cal-Access: Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians ($11,800).

What to check
  • Context: a donor who is also an employer, client or gift-giver is public on both records.
  • Whether the official later acted on matters involving them (votes, contracts, recusals).

Gifts: Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians p.2

Rule: Campaign donors also on the statement

How this rule works

Context Amendments · the statement

Amends an earlier statement

This is an amendment. The original stays on file; what changed is in the amendment itself.

What to check
  • Compare with the original statement for the same year.
Rule: An amended statement

How this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $17,989.97 in travel paid by others (7 payments)

Largest: Vietnam, Taiwan ($14,475.17, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Berkeley, CA ($965.04, California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy), Rohnerville, CA ; Eureka, CA ($742.45, The California Forest Foundation). 7 of 7 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $14,475 p.7Travel: California Foundation on the Environment & the Economy $965 p.6Travel: The California Forest Foundation $742 p.6

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Travel payments · the statement

Lists $7,234 in travel paid by others (1 payment)

Largest: Travel to and from Sacramento ($7,234, San Diego Airport Authority). 1 of 1 are listed as gifts.

What to check
  • Who paid, and for what: speeches, conferences and nonprofit-paid travel are treated differently (Schedule E instructions).
  • Whether the paying organizations have business before the office.

Travel: San Diego Airport Authority $7,234 p.2

Rule: Travel paid by others
“Travel payments from third parties (not your employer).”Form 700 (2025/2026), Types of reportable interests ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Amendments · the statement

Amends an earlier statement

This is an amendment. The original stays on file; what changed is in the amendment itself.

What to check
  • Compare with the original statement for the same year.
Rule: An amended statement

How this rule works

Behested payments

What Christopher M Ward reported others paying at their request (FPPC Form 803) since 2024: $450,238 in 59 payments to 20 recipients. Officials report a source that pays $5,000 or more in a year; there is no limit.

Largest recipients: Equality California Institute C4 $144,738 · Equality California Institute C3 $74,300 · LGBTQ Foundation $70,000 · California LGBTQ Foundation $50,000 · Equality California (EQCA) Institute $10,000

Paid byTo, forAmount
Southern California Edison
Rosemead · campaign donor		LGBTQ Foundation · Charitable for 2026 Back to Session Event
Charitable · 2025-12-22		$50,000
Sutter Health
Roseville · registered lobbyist employer		California LGBTQ Foundation · These funds were used for the annual LGBT Legislative Caucus retreat. Funds were used for hotel and meal accommodations for the Members, con…
Legislative · 2025-03-18		$25,000
Randy Clark
La Jolla		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation of $25000 to Equality California for the 2026 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2026-07-21		$25,000
California Hospital Association
Sacramento		LGBTQ Foundation · The charitable purpose is for Scholarship & Education programs.
Charitable · 2025-12-01		$20,000
Rula Health
Santa Monica,		California LGBTQ Foundation · These funds were used for the annual LGBT Legislative Caucus retreat. Funds were used for hotel and meal accommodations for the Members, con…
Legislative · 2025-01-14		$15,000
Randy Clark
La Jolla		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation to Equality California for the 2026 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2026-07-21		$15,000
AFSCME Local 3299
Oakland		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $11,250 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-06-04		$11,250
Gloria Joyce Rowland
Rancho Santa		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2026-05-19		$10,325
Irvine Company
Newport Beach · campaign donor		Equality California (EQCA) Institute · San Diego 2024 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2024-05-13		$10,000
Joyce Rowland
Albany		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation of $10,000 for the San Deigo Equality Awards to take place on May 30, 2025
Charitable · 2025-04-29		$10,000
California LGBTQ Foundation
Sacramento		Tedmy (ide) Isabeles · Scholarship recipient
Charitable · 2025-08-22		$10,000
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lakeside · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor		California LGBTQ Foundation · Scholarship and education programs
Charitable · 2025-12-30		$10,000
California LGBTQ Foundation
Sacramento		Ali Mukhtar · Charitable scholarship donation to recipient for higher education.
Charitable · 2026-08-27		$10,000
Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, & Schreck
Santa Barbara		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-08-12		$8,000
The San Diego Foundation
San Diego		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation of $7500 for the 2025 San Diego Equality Awards to take place on May 30, 2025
Charitable · 2025-04-29		$7,500
Randall Clark
La Jolla		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $7500 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-06-16		$7,500
Randall Clark
La Jolla		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $7500 for Equality California's Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$7,500
The San Diego Foundation
San Diego		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation for the 2026 Equality Awards events.
Charitable · 2026-06-09		$6,800
Cox Communications
San Diego · campaign donor		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2026-04-17		$5,163
CA LGBTQ Foundation
Sacramento		Simon Roberts · scholarship award
Charitable · 2024-10-03		$5,000
CA LGBTQ Foundation
Sacramento		Vanessa Rodrigson · scholarship award
Charitable · 2024-10-03		$5,000
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lakeside · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor		Birney Elementary School · Barona Education Grant
Charitable · 2024-10-21		$5,000
Sharp HealthCare
San Diego		San Diego County & Communities of Interest Legislative Caucus · delegation reception
Charitable · 2024-11-25		$5,000
San Diego Community Power
San Diego · registered lobbyist employer		San Diego County & Communities of Interest Legislative Caucus · delegation reception
Charitable · 2024-11-19		$5,000
SDSU Foundation
San Diego		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation of $5000 for the 2025 San Diego Equality Awards to take place on 5/30/2025
Charitable · 2025-05-23		$5,000
Manpower
San Diego		Equality California Institute C3 · Charitable donation of $5000 for the 2025 San Diego Equality Awards to take place on May 30, 2025
Charitable · 2025-05-20		$5,000
Alaska Airlines
Seattle · campaign donor		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5000 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-06-18		$5,000
Mel Katz
Del Mar		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5000 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-06-09		$5,000
Randall Clark
La Jolla		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitbale donation of $5000 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-06-23		$5,000
UFCW Local 135
San Diego		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5000 for the San Deigo Equality Awards that took place on May 30, 2025
Charitable · 2025-05-30		$5,000
Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
Sacramento · campaign donor		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5000 for the San Diego Equality Awards that took place on May 30, 2025.
Charitable · 2025-05-29		$5,000
Sheppard Mullin
Los Angeles		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5,000 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards. Attribution: Kristin Housh.
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$5,000
Laurie J. Black
San Diego		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5000 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards. Attribution: Brenda Aguirre
Charitable · 2025-07-15		$5,000
Joyce Rowland
Rancho Santa Fe		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5000 for Equality California's 2025 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2025-07-24		$5,000
California LGBTQ Foundation
Sacramento		Felicia Tisnado-Nykaza · Scholarship recipient
Charitable · 2025-08-22		$5,000
Joyce Rowland
Rancho Santa Fe		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality California for the 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-08-27		$5,000
Randall Clark
La Jolla		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality California for the 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-08-28		$5,000
Joyce Rowland
Rancho Santa Fe		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality California for the 2025 Equality Awards
Charitable · 2025-09-24		$5,000
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lakeside · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor		Bay Park Elementary School · Charitable donation through the Barona Education Grant Program to Bay Park Elementary School for the purchase of books, computers, audio/vis…
Charitable · 2025-09-24		$5,000
Joyce Rowland
Rancho Santa Fe		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2025 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2025-09-24		$5,000
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		YMCA of San Diego County · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-22		$5,000
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		Promise2Kids Foundation · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-22		$5,000
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		Bayside Community Center · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-22		$5,000
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		PATH · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-22		$5,000
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		ElderHelp of San Diego · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-22		$5,000
UDW
San Diego		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2026-05-12		$5,000
Robert Gleason
San Diego		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2026-05-16		$5,000
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lakeside · registered lobbyist employer · campaign donor		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2026-05-19		$5,000
Falck
Orange		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards.
Charitable · 2026-04-17		$5,000
City Heights CDC
San Diego		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation for the 2026 Equality California Awards and events.
Charitable · 2026-06-16		$5,000
LE Gaming
Anaheim · campaign donor		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation to Equality California for the 2026 Equality Awards events
Charitable · 2026-07-21		$5,000
Steve Padilla for State Senate 2026
Sacramento · campaign donor		Equality California Institute C4 · Charitable donation of $5,000 to Equality CA for the 2026 Equality Awards events.
Charitable · 2026-08-04		$5,000
California LGBTQ Foundation
Sacramento		Eduardo Hernandez Mozo · Charitable scholarship awarded to recipient for higher education.
Charitable · 2026-08-27		$5,000
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
San Diego		AD 78 civics contest: celebrating California’s icons · Civic art competition
Charitable · 2024-04-24		$3,700
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		Bayside Community Center · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-16		$2,500
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		ElderHelp of San Diego · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-10		$2,500
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		Promise2Kids Foundation · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-10		$2,500
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		PATH · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-16		$2,500
Sage Strategies
Sacramento		YMCA of San Diego County · Charitable donation in support of 2025 holiday and food drives.
Charitable · 2025-12-10		$2,500

From the FPPC's Form 803 data (search and download). “Campaign donor” links to a donor who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.

Reported by lobbying interests

What lobbyist employers, lobbyists and lobbying firms told the Secretary of State they spent on Christopher M Ward since 2024: $5,473 across 24 items from 17 sources. Each amount is their share as the report gives it. Matched by name and office.

Reported byWhat, whenTo them
Zoological Society of San Diego DBA San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
$3,095 in all		SEE ATTACHED. at ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DBA SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE · 2026-01-26 · report$608
SEE ATTACHED. at ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DBA SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE · 2025-11-01 · report$1,457
SEE ATTACHED. at ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO DBA SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE · 2025-11-01 · report$1,030
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$576 in all		PERSONALIZED PLAQUE at JEWEL BOX PLATINUM · 2025-08-18 · report$576.38
Association of California Life & Health Insurance Companies
$472 in all		Food & Beverage (Speaker Exception) at Fairmont Grand Del Mar · 2024-10-13 · report$472.28
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
$414 in all		FOOD / BEVERAGES at ACE OF SPADES · 2026-03-09 · report$119.59
FOOD / BEVERAGES at GOLDEN 1 CENTER · 2025-03-03 · report$62.68
FOOD / BEVERAGES at INSIDEOUT RESTAURANT · 2025-01-24 · report$48.87
FOOD / BEVERAGES at INSIDEOUT RESTAURANT · 2024-07-17 · report$100
FOOD / BEVERAGES at GOLDEN 1 CENTER · 2024-02-28 · report$82.90
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
$322 in all		Luncheon at SDSU Division of Student Affairs & Campus Diversity · 2024-04-12 · report$87.50
Tickets-SDSU Men's Basketball Game at San Diego State University · 2024-02-03 · report$234
SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
$227 in all		FOOD AND BEVERAGES at YAAMAVA' RESORT & CASINO · 2024-03-01 · report$226.83
Reyes Holdings L.L.C.
$94 in all		Food, Beverage, Glassware at Cafeteria 15L · 2024-08-20 · report$94
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
$44 in all		CSU Alumni and Capitol Community Reception at CSU Chancellor's Office · 2025-03-18 · report$44.03
OpenAI OPCO, LLC
$44 in all		Lunch at OpenAI · 2025-05-22 · report$43.72
PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA
$37 in all		FOOD & BEVERAGE at KIMPTON SAWYER HOTEL · 2026-04-21 · report$37.47
Stripe, Inc.
$36 in all		Dinner at Prelude Kitchen & Bar · 2026-02-09 · report$36
CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS AND PARKS ASSOCIATION
$35 in all		FOOD AND BEVERAGE at CAFETERIA 15L · 2026-02-02 · report$35.41
California Environmental Voters
$33 in all		Meal at Frank Fat's · 2025-02-19 · report$33.24
Meta Platforms, Inc.
$25 in all		Food & Beverage at Meta Platforms, Inc. · 2025-12-16 · report$25
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
$13 in all		FOOD / BEVERAGES at AGUA CALIENTE CULTURAL MUSEUM · 2024-11-03 · report$12.65
Salesforce, Inc.
$6 in all		Food & Beverages at Salesforce Tower · 2025-05-22 · report$5.85
CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATES
$0 in all		Check-In Visit at Caffeteria 15L · 2025-02-19 · report$0

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Campaign money: State Assembly Member District 78

$1,128,521itemized, 293 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

Plus $43,000 in 19 contributions reported within 24 hours since their latest full report, which ends 2026-09-19: not yet in the totals above (they'll move into them, not be added twice, when the next full report comes in).

United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 135 PAC $5,000 2026-10-05 · United Nurses Assn of CA/Union of Hlth Care Prof. (UNAC-PAC) $4,000 2026-10-06 · Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC $3,000 2026-10-01 · CA New Car Dealers Assn PAC $3,000 2026-10-02 · Comcast Financial Agency Corp. $3,000 2026-09-24 · Morongo Band of Mission Indians $3,000 2026-10-06 · AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates $2,500 2026-10-02 · BIOCOM PAC $2,500 2026-10-06 · NUHW Candidate Cmte for Quality Patient Care & Union Democracy PAC $2,500 2026-09-28 · Novo Nordisk Inc. $2,500 2026-10-02

Where their outside money comes from

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

Plus $471,331 of their own money and from their earlier campaigns' committees. Compare with all state candidates →

How it was spent: $759,836

Office expenses$309,500
Contributions to others$196,700
Consultants$107,688
Civic donations$40,600
Legal and accounting$33,672
Polling$19,100
Staff salaries$17,757
Fundraising events$16,598
Staff travel and meals$12,976
Meetings and appearances$2,746

Largest payees: American Express $305,260 Office expenses · California Democratic Party - State $148,000 Contributions to others · Connie Sanders Emerson $39,902 Fundraising events · KM Strategies Inc. $37,455 Staff travel and meals · Blue Wave Political Partners LLC $34,900 Consultants · Haley & Company LLC $25,433 Legal and accounting · Change Research Public Benefit Corp. $19,100 Polling · Teannae Owens $18,368 Staff travel and meals

Payments on their full reports (Form 460 Schedule E) covering 2025–2026, by the FPPC's expense codes; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributorsTypeTotal
Chris Ward for Assembly 2024
Encinitas		Committee$471,330.62
Association of CA School Administrators PAC - SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$23,600
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund - SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$17,700
Airbnb Inc.
San Francisco		Business/other$11,800
Building a Stronger Future for CA PAC, sponsored by Western States Reg Council of Carpenters
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
CA Council for Affordable Housing PAC
Sacramento		Committee$11,800
CA State Council of Service Employees SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
CA Teachers Assn / Assn for Better Citizenship SCC
Burlingame		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Faculty for Our University's Future Sponsored by CFA - SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund
Sacramento		Committee$11,800
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians
Temecula		Business/other$11,800
Patty Quillin
Homemaker · N/A · Santa Cruz		Person$11,800
SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC - SCC
Sacramento		Small contributor cmte$11,800
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Alpine		Business/other$11,800
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Lakeside		Business/other$9,400

Committees: Chris Ward for Assembly 2026, Chris Ward for Assembly 2022, Supporting California's Communities: Asm. Chris Ward's Ballot Measure Committee, Chris Ward for Assembly 2024, Chris Ward for Assembly 2020. From the Secretary of State's Cal-Access export; reports covering 2025–2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$4,222spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
San Diego Labor Coalition, Sponsored by Laborers' International Union of North America Local 89
primary · latest report		for$4,222

Independent expenditures reported within 24 hours (Form 496), from 2025. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.

DonorTo themCandidates fundedBy party
Association of California School Administrators PAC SCC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$23,6003
United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund-SCC
Labor union · Sacramento		$17,7003
LGBT Caucus Leadership Fund
Candidate or officeholder committee · Sacramento		$11,8009
Pechanga Band of Indians
Tribal government · Temecula · registered lobbyist employer		$11,800103
Patty Quillin
Homemaker, n/a · Santa Cruz		$11,80068
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Tribal government · Alpine · registered lobbyist employer		$11,80065
Airbnb, Inc.
Business · San Francisco · registered lobbyist employer		$11,80087
California Council for Affordable Housing PAC
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$11,80011
California State Council of Service Employees SCC
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,8003
CA Teachers Assn / Assn for Better Citizenship SCC
Labor union · Burlingame		$11,8002
SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC - SCC
Labor union · Sacramento		$11,8003
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Tribal government · Lakeside · registered lobbyist employer		$9,40073
Google, LLC and Affiliated Entities
Business · Mountain View		$9,00038
California Dental Association PAC (CDA PAC)
Group or PAC · Sacramento		$8,40082
Affordable Housing PAC
Group or PAC · Agoura Hills		$8,40013