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  1. Juan Vargas

    U.S. House · California – District 52

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $346,290

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $310K via AIPAC PAC ($282K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $27.9K from the PAC itself) + $35.9K from other PACs

    • Voting score 30% (19 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$48.1K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: U.S. Israel PAC $10,000 · Desert Caucus $10,000 · Pro-Israel America PAC $8,145 · DMFI PAC $5,290 · Mid Manhattan PAC $2,500
    30%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $48.1Kgiven directly by 28 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    0%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 30% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 14% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 44% (9 votes), War powers 33% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Banks, finance and insurance$1,296,000
    2. Labor unions$554,500
    3. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$345,000
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$122,700
    5. Health insurers$83,000
    6. Drug makers$14,500
    7. Oil and gas$3,500

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016. Not shown: $1,290 in outside spending by DMFI PAC backing them, not money given to the campaign.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $310,355 ($282,455 earmarked, $27,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    U.S. Israel PAC $10,000 · Desert Caucus $10,000 · Pro-Israel America PAC $8,145 · DMFI PAC $5,290 · Mid Manhattan PAC $2,500
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $122,700: General Dynamics $37,700 · Northrop Grumman $37,500 · RTX (Raytheon) $23,000 · Boeing $10,500 · Lockheed Martin $10,000 · BAE Systems $4,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $1,296,000 from 87 PACs: National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors $55,500 · UBS $54,000 · New York Life $52,500 · American Bankers Association $46,500 · America's Credit Unions $42,500 · and 82 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $554,500 from 32 PACs: SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $60,000 · Machinists (IAM) $50,000 · Air Traffic Controllers (NATCA) $47,500 · Carpenters $37,500 · American Federation of Teachers $35,000 · and 27 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $83,000 from 7 PACs: UnitedHealth Group $40,000 · Blue Shield of California $15,500 · Elevance Health $9,500 · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $7,500 · Molina Healthcare $5,000 · and 2 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $14,500 from 6 PACs: Amgen $4,000 · AbbVie $3,000 · Boehringer Ingelheim $2,500 · AstraZeneca $2,000 · Pfizer $2,000 · and 1 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $3,500 from 2 PACs: ExxonMobil $2,500 · Chevron $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $48,150 given directly by 28 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $1,359,144 raised · 0% small donors (under $200) · 26% large donors · 74% PACs and party
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    Antisemitism Awareness Act (2025)
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2024-03 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: $15K
    • 2018: $5,000
    • 2020: $10.6K
    • 2022: $57.6K
    • 2024: $166K
    • 2026: $92K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-52), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Juan Vargas (this member) AdvancedDemocrat71,60856.5%
    Jeff Belle Advanced FEC filing (Jeff Belle)Republican42,09033.2%
    Deborah Calhoun RhodesDemocrat12,0709.5%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-52): faces Jeff Belle (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

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    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-02: Total from tracked PACs changed from $344,290 to $346,290
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 29% to 30%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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59th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 205 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$282,455
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$27,900
  3. U.S. Israel PAC$10,000
  4. Desert Caucus$10,000
  5. Pro-Israel America PAC$8,145
  6. 2 other pro-Israel PACs$7,790

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.