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Chris Ward

Democratic

State Assembly · Assembly District 78

In office
2020–present
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed

The supplied record identifies Christopher David Ward as a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven since 2024. It does not identify him as the assemblymember for Assembly District 78.

Parliamentary Record

Ward was selected as Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven following Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s suspension from the Labour Party. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office in 2025.

Limits of the Record

The supplied material does not provide a history of Assembly District 78 or document legislation, votes, constituent work or policy initiatives by an Assembly District 78 representative. It therefore cannot support a profile of that district’s policymaker.

Closing Assessment

On the documented record, no assessment can be made of what an Assembly District 78 policymaker is known for or whose interests that policymaker serves. Such an assessment would require material identifying and documenting the representative of Assembly District 78.

Record of service
  • State Assembly · Assembly District 78 · 2020–present
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed before publication

The supplied record identifies Christopher David Ward as a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven since 2024. It does not identify him as the assemblymember for Assembly District 78.

Parliamentary Record

Ward was selected as Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven following Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s suspension from the Labour Party. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office in 2025.

Limits of the Record

The supplied material does not provide a history of Assembly District 78 or document legislation, votes, constituent work or policy initiatives by an Assembly District 78 representative. It therefore cannot support a profile of that district’s policymaker.

Closing Assessment

On the documented record, no assessment can be made of what an Assembly District 78 policymaker is known for or whose interests that policymaker serves. Such an assessment would require material identifying and documenting the representative of Assembly District 78.

The record

4,847 events, each with its source
VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 223

AB 223 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 78

AB 78 Chen Consent Calendar Second Day

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 24

Relative to Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AR 20

HR 20 Ransom Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 43

ACR 43 Pacheco Consent Calendar Second Day

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 50

Special Olympics Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 49

California STEAM Robotics Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 48

Women in STEM Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SJR 2

Classified workers’ rights.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 21

Relative to Transgender Day of Visibility.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AJR 3

Public social services: Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 44

California Cities Week.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 16

SCR 16 Alvarado-Gil Consent Calendar Second Day

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 20

Relative to Unclaimed Property Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 42

Adult Education Week.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 43

Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 18

Relative to Nowroz.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 15

SCR 15 Umberg Consent Calendar Second Day

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 41

California Down Syndrome Awareness Week and Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1406

Attached residential condominium sales: liquidated damages.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1243

Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1260

Electricity: renewable energy subscription programs.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1245

State contracts: certification process: forced labor and human trafficking.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1267

Marriage: prohibition on minors.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1468

Ethnic studies: content standards, curriculum frameworks, instructional materials, and compliance monitoring.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1460

Prescription drug pricing.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1331

Workplace surveillance.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1433

Education finance: funding: noncredit instruction.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 684

Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 17

Relative to women in carpentry.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1337

Information Practices Act of 1977.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1349

Consumer protection: ticket sellers.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 702

Legislative and gubernatorial appointments: report.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 686

Housing programs: financing.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1355

Location privacy.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 40

Student financial aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1018

Automated decision systems.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 590

Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACA 8

Congressional redistricting.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1065

Credit card transaction fees: tax payments: Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1070

Residential developments: building standards: review.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1084

Change of name and gender and sex identifier.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1083

California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: housing development projects: natural and protected lands: record of proceedings.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1157

Tenancy: just cause termination: rent increases.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1007

Land use: development project review.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 36

Special Districts Week.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 577

Public entities.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1103

Controlled substances: research.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 930

Elections and voting procedures.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 15

Relative to The Power of Us Day.