Federal candidate · 2021–2022 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 10, 2022 · General November 8, 2022 (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$3,409,925.52
Total spent$3,356,537.29
Cash on hand$53,388.23
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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$2,986,112.7588%
- PACs and other committees$377,772.2211%
- Party committees$10,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,500.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$33,540.551%
Self-funding: $2,500.00 (0% of money raised): $2,500.00 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
117 committees reported giving $386,491.00 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.
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICALeadership PAC$31,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$10,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CHC BOLD PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LEADERS IN EDUCATIONHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- 314 ACTION FUNDHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- DCCCParty committee$9,998.00
- FRONTLINE USALeadership PAC$7,500.00
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- PAC TO THE FUTURELeadership PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 42 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN DIVERSE GEOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS PAC (BRIDGE PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$5,000.00
Show all 117 committees
- FAIR SHOT PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ONWARD TOGETHER COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DIGIDEMS PACHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MA 4 DEMS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$4,705.00
- ASPIRE PACConnected PAC$4,500.00
- EQUALITY PACConnected PAC$4,500.00
- VPPHybrid PAC$4,500.00
- HOYER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)Leadership PAC$4,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- DMFI PACHybrid PAC$4,000.00
- OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (OPEIU) JB MOSS VOICE OF THE ELECTORATE (VOTE)PAC$3,500.00
- LATINO LEADERS FOR EQUALITY, GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESSIVE ACTION & CHANGE (LLEGO-PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- FUTURE FORUM PACPAC$3,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS PACPAC$2,500.00
- BUILD AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)Leadership PAC$2,500.00
- DEFEND THE VOTEHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCHIFF FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS (DWS PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- MADISON PAC; THELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JUDY CHU FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DON BEYERCandidate committee$2,000.00
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EVERGREEN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- WEXTON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JAIME HARRISON FOR US SENATECandidate committee$2,000.00
- BEN SAMUELS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- GLENN IVEY FOR CONGRESS 2022Candidate committee$2,000.00
- ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY & MEDICARE PACConnected PAC$1,860.00
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AN EFFECTIVE CONGRESSPAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- ONE VOICELeadership PAC$1,500.00
- REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PACLeadership PAC$1,001.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AFL-CIO COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KIDSPACPAC$1,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BLUMENAUER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PROGRESS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SHORE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CLARKE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEMOCRATS OF ORANGE COUNTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEMOC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- MAC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- PURPOSE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CASTRO FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TONY CARDENAS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AMERICA NEEDS NEW INNOVATION AND ENERGY PACPAC$1,000.00
- CHERPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAKING A REAL CHANGE - MARC PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR REAL MONUMENTAL ACTION (NORMA PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- OC JOBS & EDUCATIONLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- VERONICA ESCOBAR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LUCHADORA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CHUY GARCIA FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DOGWOOD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MAD 4 PA PACCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HOPE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- NIKEMA FOR CONGRESS, INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ALL IN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SPIKE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- IRISH AMERICAN DEMOCRATSConnected PAC$500.00
- AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC)PAC$500.00
- ALLIES FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITYPAC$500.00
- MELANIE FOR NEW MEXICOCandidate committee$500.00
- ELECT EDUCATORS EVERYWHEREHybrid PAC$250.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$177.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Anthony 'Tony' Vargas$6,778.48
- Independent expenditures opposing Anthony 'Tony' Vargas$5,200,297.59
- Company and union communications to members about Anthony 'Tony' Vargas$943.84
FEC totals for the 2022 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.
- NRCCOpposing$1,949,832.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOpposing$546,125.00
- DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Opposing$504,343.00
- LATINO VICTORY FUNDSupporting$6,666.00
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONSupporting$97.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
- GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTIONSupporting$4.00
The race
Nebraska U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony 'Tony' Vargas (D) | $3,409,925.52 | $53,388.23 | 2022-12-31 |
| Donald J Bacon (R) | $3,919,222.53 | $14,235.50 | 2022-12-31 |
| Alisha Shelton (D) | $340,913.94 | −$3,682.06 | 2022-12-21 |
| Stephen Matthew Kuehl (R) | $5,141.00 | −$1,391.70 | 2022-03-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | August 3–7, 2022 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Don Bacon 47% · Tony Vargas 46% |
| GBAO (D) | June 27–30, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Don Bacon 47% · Tony Vargas 48% |
| RMG Research | May 19–20, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Don Bacon 52% · Tony Vargas 37% |
| Change Research (D) | May 6–10, 2022 | 564 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Don Bacon 39% · Tony Vargas 42% |
| Change Research (D) | March 26–29, 2022 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.5% | Don Bacon 39% · Tony Vargas 40% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 18, 2022 | – | – | Generic Republican 44% · Generic Democrat 47% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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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