Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Anthony 'Tony' Vargas
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Nebraska District 2
- Filing address
- Omaha, NE (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- VARGAS, ANTHONY 'TONY'
- Next election
- Primary May 14, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Nebraska, District 2
FEC candidate ID H2NE02132 · Principal campaign committee: VARGAS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Nebraska District 2 | $7,515,611.35 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Nebraska District 2 | $3,409,925.52 | Lost the general election (48.7%) |
Total raised$7,515,611.35
Total spent$7,487,835.30
Cash on hand$81,164.28
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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$6,659,264.4589%
- PACs and other committees$709,888.099%
- Party committees$9,489.370%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$6,600.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$130,369.442%
Self-funding: $6,600.00 (0% of money raised): $6,600.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
176 committees reported giving $702,865.00 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.
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$47,408.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- HMPHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- THE NEXT 50 PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- HEALTHCARE FOR ACTION PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
Show all 176 committees
- DCCCParty committee$9,977.00
- DIGIDEMS PACHybrid PAC$9,900.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$7,500.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,030.00
- ASPIRE PACPAC$7,000.00
- WAY BACK PACHybrid PAC$6,600.00
- BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS NOW PACHybrid PAC$6,600.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$6,000.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRSConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 42 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- THE LONG RUN PACPAC$5,000.00
- WELCOMEPACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- VOTE SAVE AMERICAPAC$5,000.00
- FIGHT LIKE HELL PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT PROJECT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LULAC ADELANTE PACSuper PAC$5,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$4,300.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$4,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- BUDWINSKI PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,750.00
- CE4A ACTIONHybrid PAC$3,700.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- IMMIGRANTS' LISTConnected PAC$3,500.00
- DIRT ROAD DEMOCRATS PACHybrid PAC$3,300.00
- ON THE MOVE PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- ELECT DEMS NOW PACLeadership PAC$3,300.00
- GET OUT THE VOTE PACHybrid PAC$3,100.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$3,000.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- LUCHADORA PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SUNFLOWER SEEDS PACPAC$3,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- DOCTORS FOR FERTILITY PACHybrid PAC$3,000.00
- DEMOCRATS FOR EDUCATION REFORMPAC$2,700.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- MIDWEST VALUES PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- OCEANS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LEADERS IN EDUCATIONHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- I GOT YOUR BACK PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LA BAMBA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- UNITED WITH DELIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,500.00
- KUTAK ROCK LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SHERMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- HIMES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DELBENE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- VIBE PAC (VICTORY BY INVESTING BUILDING EMPOWERING)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VISIONARY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTYParty committee$2,000.00
- JOE NEGUSE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SHARICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ADRIANO ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$2,000.00
- AHORA PACPAC$2,000.00
- LEADING PEOPLE FORWARD PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ADAM HOLLIER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DEMOCRACY ACTION NOW PACPAC$2,000.00
- COURAGEOUS LEADERSPAC$2,000.00
- LUZ RIVAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSPAC$1,500.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$1,500.00
- 314 ACTION IMPACT SLATEHybrid PAC$1,222.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DIANA DEGETTE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE FOR GRIJALVA CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEECandidate committee$1,000.00
- MOORE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACYLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- WOLVERINE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- GRACE FOR NEW YORKCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACPAC$1,000.00
- GIFFORDS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- PERIMETER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEW VOICE PACPAC$1,000.00
- AT THE TABLE!Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- REMEDY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SYLVIA GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CHUY GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN MOSAIC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT FOR PROGRESS PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- SCIENCE TRUTH AND EXPERTISE MATTER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FIGHT THE RIGHT PACPAC$1,000.00
- LIFTOFF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BUILD THE BENCH PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEFEAT EXTREMISTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- OLSSON INC PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- CISNEROS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICANS MAKING OPPORTUNITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUEGRASS PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- O PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- REBUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MIDWEST MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- 10000 LAKES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DE COLORES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$800.00
- DEFEAT REPUBLICANS PACPAC$500.00
- MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICOCandidate committee$500.00
- NOMI HEALTH, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- DEMOCRATIC VALUESHybrid PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$211.00
- SQUARE ONE POLITICSHybrid PAC$167.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Anthony 'Tony' Vargas$1,246,498.89
- Independent expenditures opposing Anthony 'Tony' Vargas$8,764,208.18
FEC totals for the 2024 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.
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$5,123,801.00
- BIG RED LEADERSHIP PACOpposing$1,662,102.00
- NRCCOpposing$1,025,034.00
- DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Opposing$529,162.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDSupporting$438,994.00
- HMPSupporting$396,280.00
- AMERICA PACOpposing$384,599.00
- DCCCSupporting$161,771.00
- CHC BOLD PACSupporting$149,947.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDSupporting$36,671.00
- RED STATE NEBRASKAOpposing$25,000.00
- HEALTHCARE FOR ACTION PACSupporting$22,500.00
The race
Nebraska U.S. House, District 2, 2024 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony 'Tony' Vargas (D) | $7,515,611.35 | $81,164.28 | 2024-12-31 |
| Donald J Bacon (R) | $6,358,739.35 | $198,433.63 | 2024-12-31 |
| Daniel Edward Frei (R) | $139,834.00 | $1,231.72 | 2024-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouGov | October 21–28, 2024 | 389 (LV) | ± 6.2% | Don Bacon 46% · Tony Vargas 50% |
| The New York Times/Siena College | September 24–26, 2024 | 663 (LV) | ± 4.1% | Don Bacon 46% · Tony Vargas 49% |
| 663 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 44% | 48% | Tony Vargas 8% |
| CNN/SSRS | September 20–25, 2024 | 749 (RV) | ± 4.0% | Don Bacon 44% · Tony Vargas 50% |
| Change Research (D) | September 16–23, 2024 | 548 (LV) | – | Don Bacon 41% · Tony Vargas 49% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | September 9–13, 2024 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Don Bacon 45% · Tony Vargas 49% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska (retrieved October 23, 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 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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