Juan Vargas
Juan Vargas is a Democratic incumbent in California's 52nd district. $569K raised, $496K spent, $164K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$569K raised
- 76% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($431K) What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $568,520 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $495,684 |
| Cash on hand | $163,676 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 65 · 7 terms · votes right of 24% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.40 |
| Votes more conservative than | 24% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 563 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $3.4M to $15.8M
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-05-11.
Assets minus liabilities: between $966K and $14.6M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| L : Julian, CA, US D : This property does not generate rental income and is not held for investment; filer is voluntarily disclosing this as | RP | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| L : San Diego, CA, US Rental Property in San Diego (2) | RP | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Vanguard IRA II ⇒ Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund (VTTHX) | MF | SP | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Property in Julian | RP | self | $250K to $500K |
| Vintage vehicle 2 | CO | self | $50K to $100K |
| Vanguard IRA ⇒ Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund (VTTHX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| See Schedule C $15,001 - $50,000 Vintage vehicle 1 | CO | self | $15K to $50K |
| Cabrillo Credit Union Accounts | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| L : San Diego, CA, US San Diego City Employees Retirement System Defined Benefit Pension Plan | DB | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| NewRez Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing April 2013 Mortgage on personal residence, San Diego, CA (1) | $50K to $100K |
| Cabrillo Credit Union November 2016 Home Equity Line of Credit | $100K to $250K |
| Roundpoint Mortgage LLC September 2020 Mortgage on Rental Property, San Diego, CA | $500K to $1.0M |
| Cabrillo Mastercard Revolving Credit card balance | $15K to $50K |
| Select Portfolio Servicing July 2024 Mortgage on Rental Property, San Diego, CA (2) | $500K to $1.0M |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| San Diego Employees Retirement System Pension Distribution | $26K |
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention1,952 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Juan Vargas on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $136,003 | 23.9% |
| PACs and other committees | $431,200 | 75.8% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $1,317 | 0.2% |
This raceCA-52, rank #1 of 2
Juan Vargas ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-52 · California · Democratic candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H2CA50026, committee C00497321. Filed with the FEC as Juan C. Vargas. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.