Candidate · State Assembly, District 78
Chris Ward
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- Assemblymember, District 78 (since 2020)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- San Diego (University Heights)
Background
- Holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and a master's in public policy and urban planning from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. source: a78.asmdc.org
- Worked as an environmental planner at EDAW and as chief of staff to State Senator Marty Block. source: a78.asmdc.org
- Served on the San Diego City Council, where Ward authored the city's Equal Pay Ordinance and chaired the Land Use and Housing Committee. source: a78.asmdc.org
- First elected to the Assembly in 2020; has served as Speaker pro Tempore and Assistant Majority Leader. source: a78.asmdc.org
- Received 68.5 percent of the vote in the June 2, 2026 primary. source: theballotbrief.com
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