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  1. Pete Aguilar

    U.S. House · California – District 33

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $1,336,981

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $1.31M via AIPAC PAC ($1.29M in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $27.9K from the PAC itself) + $23K from other PACs

    • Voting score 57% (18 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$95.4K donor network
    • 3 AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 62%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $11,000 · DMFI PAC $7,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $5,000
    57%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    62%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $95.4Kgiven directly by 51 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    3AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    5%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 57% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 33% (6 votes), Speech & civil liberties 39% (9 votes), War powers 100% (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. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$1,336,981
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$1,311,500
    3. Labor unions$1,195,000
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$359,500
    5. Health insurers$278,000
    6. Drug makers$188,500
    7. Oil and gas$61,500
    8. Crypto industry PACs$2,500
    9. Tobacco and vaping$1,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $1,313,981 ($1,286,081 earmarked, $27,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $11,000 · DMFI PAC $7,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $5,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $359,500: Northrop Grumman $60,000 · L3Harris $58,500 · Boeing $56,000 · Lockheed Martin $54,000 · General Dynamics $49,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $46,000 · BAE Systems $36,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $1,311,500 from 87 PACs: America's Credit Unions $60,000 · UBS $57,500 · Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $56,500 · Mortgage Bankers Association $52,500 · New York Life $42,000 · and 82 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $1,195,000 from 53 PACs: AFSCME $60,000 · American Federation of Teachers $55,000 · Carpenters $55,000 · Machinists (IAM) $55,000 · SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $55,000 · and 48 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $278,000 from 10 PACs: UnitedHealth Group $59,000 · Elevance Health $49,500 · Molina Healthcare $48,500 · Blue Shield of California $31,000 · Cigna $30,500 · and 5 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $188,500 from 21 PACs: AbbVie $31,000 · Amgen $22,500 · Pfizer $18,500 · Johnson & Johnson $16,500 · Eli Lilly $14,500 · and 16 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $61,500 from 7 PACs: ExxonMobil $34,500 · Chevron $10,500 · American Petroleum Institute $5,000 · Shell $5,000 · Williams Companies $3,000 · and 2 more
    Tobacco and vaping (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Altria $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $95,432 given directly by 51 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
    $10,589,207 raised · 5% small donors (under $200) · 36% large donors · 43% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Appropriations: Defense
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $2,500 given (Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2022-02 (Israel) · 2023-08 (Israel) · 2025-08 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: $102K
    • 2024: $624K
    • 2026: $611K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-33), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Pete Aguilar (this member) AdvancedDemocrat64,06853.5%
    Stephanie M. Vargas Advanced FEC filing (Stephanie M. Vargas)Republican20,95217.5%
    Tom Herman FEC filing (Tom Herman)Republican13,62311.4%
    Antonis P. ChristodoulouDSA FEC filing (Antonis P. Christodoulou)Democrat9,0137.5%
    Eugene Weems FEC filing (Eugene Weems)Republican5,4914.6%
    Ernest "Ernie" Richter FEC filing (Ernest "Ernie" Richter)Republican5,3684.5%
    Ling Ling ShiNo party preference1,1521.0%

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

    November 3, 2026 (CA-33): faces Stephanie Vargas (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

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (2)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $1,346,981 to $1,336,981
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $1,323,981 to $1,313,981

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

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15th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 249 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$1,286,081
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$27,900
  3. Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens$11,000
  4. DMFI PAC$7,000
  5. To Protect Our Heritage PAC$5,000

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.