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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Juan Vargas

Official portrait of Juan Vargas
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for California’s 52nd district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
San Diego, CA
Born
1961
In Congress
House since 2013 · 13 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
VARGAS, JUAN C.
Map of California with the current district highlighted

California, District 52

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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 52IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H2CA50026 · Principal campaign committee: VARGAS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · California District 52$791,027.17General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · California District 52$790,624.65Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · California District 52$942,886.84Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000)
2019–2020U.S. House · California District 51$799,734.22Lost the general election (71.4%)
Total raised$791,027.17
Total spent$555,062.21
Cash on hand$326,805.60
Debts owed by the campaign$15,144.96
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $251,745.53PACs and other committees: $537,700.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $1,581.64
  • Individual contributions$251,745.5332%
  • PACs and other committees$537,700.0068%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,581.640%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$427.530%
  • Contributions over $200$135,850.00100%
  • Itemized from inside California$115,550.0085%
  • Itemized from other states$20,300.0015%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$327K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $167,256.14APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $65,384.56JULY QUARTERLY: raised $74,964.40JULY QUARTERLY: spent $68,525.86OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $61,753.07OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $42,600.03YEAR-END: raised $30,748.62YEAR-END: spent $215,647.00APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $89,736.71APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $56,054.16PRE-PRIMARY: raised $47,814.05PRE-PRIMARY: spent $18,714.86JULY QUARTERLY: raised $96,246.68JULY QUARTERLY: spent $28,757.95OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $222,507.50OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $59,377.792025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea271
Voted nay388
Did not vote15 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored14
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored411

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act		PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act		PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran		PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse		PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act		PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10149 For the relief of Maria Cordova.
    Introduced Aug 24, 2026 · Latest action Aug 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.Res. 1418 Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death.
    Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Latest action Jul 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • H.R. 9233 To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post Office".
    Introduced Jun 9, 2026 · Latest action Jun 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.J.Res. 185 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-03: Unlawful and Unenforceable Contract Terms and Conditions".
    Introduced May 13, 2026 · Latest action May 13, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.Res. 1269 Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
    Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • H.R. 8316 Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2026
    Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Latest action Apr 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.R. 6497 Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act
    Introduced Dec 5, 2025 · Latest action Dec 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • H.R. 5499 Fed Integrity and Independence Act of 2025
    Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Latest action Sep 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 5340 To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Latest action Sep 11, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determi…
  • H.R. 4357 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act
    Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Latest action Jul 11, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

122 committees reported giving $468,194.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Juan C. Vargas$8.08
  • Independent expenditures opposing Juan C. Vargas$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

California U.S. House, District 52, 2026 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Juan C. Vargas (D)$791,027.17$326,805.602026-09-30
Jeffery Belle (R)$26,538.06$81.712026-10-14
Frances Yasmeen Motiwalla (D)$5,861.16$3,102.192026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 27–52) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: VARGAS FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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