Chris Ward's Biography
- State Assembly (CA) - District 78, Democratic Speaker Pro Tempore
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Assembly (CA) - District 78
Contact Information
1050 University Avenue #E107-28
San Diego, CA 92103
Office
Capitol Office
1021 O Street, Suite 6350
Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0078
2700 Adams Avenue, Suite 102
San Diego, CA 92116
Full Name:
Chris Ward
Gender:
Male
Family:
Partner: Thom; 2 Children: Betty, Billy
Birth Date:
08/03/1976
Home City:
University Heights, CA
MA, Public Policy/Urban Planning, Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, 2004-2006
BA, Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 1994-1998
Speaker Pro Tempore, California State Assembly, 2022-present
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 78, 2020-present
Candidate, California State Assembly, District 78, 2022, 2024
Assistant Majority Whip, California State Assembly, 2020-2022
Council Member, City of San Diego, California, District 3, 2016-2020
Member, Committee on Labor and Employment
Member, Emergency Management Committee
Member, Housing and Community Development Committee
Member, Natural Resources Committee
Member, Select Committee on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Equity, Inclusion, and Representation
Chair, Select Committee on Biotechnology
Member, Select Committee on Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure
Member, Select Committee on Social Housing
Member, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector
Member, Select Committee on the State of Hate
Member, Transportation Committee
No caucus information on file.
Chief of Staff, State Senator Marty Block, California State Senate, District 39, 2012-2016
Chief of Staff, State Assemblyman Marty Block, California State Assembly, District 78, 2008-2012
Environmental & Urban Planner, Eckbo, Dean, Austin and Williams (EDAW), 2006-2008
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Technician, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, 1998-2004
Chair, Land Use and Housing Committee, present
Member, Truman National Security Project, present
Former Chair, Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Member, San Diego Community College Districts Citizens Oversight Committee
Former Chair, San Diego County Regional Task Force on the Homeless
Former Board Member, San Diego Human Dignity Foundation
Former Board Member, San Diego Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center