Juan Vargas

U.S. Representative, California 52nd Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · California 52nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified 2026-08-27): United States Representative District 52 · read Aug 27, 2026

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The District

What California 52nd Congressional District covers

Covers part of San Diego County.

Map of California 52nd Congressional District with 418 precincts

418 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "AB 604 Congressional Plan (2025)" (AB 604, Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025; made operative by Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), approved by voters Nov 4, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50 (approved Nov 4, 2025); Official file https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/ab604.zip

Results

Certified results for California 52nd Congressional District

United States Representative District 52

2024 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 5, 2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Juan VargasDemocratic	Democratic	172,217	66.3%
Justin LeeRepublican	Republican	87,501	33.7%

Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database

United States Representative District 52

2022 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 8, 2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Juan VargasDemocratic	Democratic	100,686	66.7%
Tyler GeffeneyRepublican	Republican	50,330	33.3%

Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database

United States Representative District 52

2020 General Election (precinct detail) · Nov 3, 2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott PetersDemocratic	Democratic	244,145	61.6%
Jim DeBelloRepublican	Republican	152,350	38.4%

Certified — county Statements of Vote as compiled by the Statewide Database; contest totals compared with the California Secretary of State certified Statement of Vote · Statewide Database

Key Votes

The record

H.Con.Res. 93: War powers concurrent resolution (Sept. 15, 2026) — voted YesClose vote
On Agreeing to the Resolution · tally 220–204 (9 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 307, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Sep 15, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027 — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 216–212 (3 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 278, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.Con.Res. 86: Directing removal of U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran (War Powers Resolution) — voted YesClose vote
On Agreeing to the Resolution · tally 215–208 (7 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 199, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Jun 3, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act (farm bill) — voted No
On Passage · tally 224–200 (6 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 154, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 7744: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 221–209 (2 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 87, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (concur in Senate amendments) — voted NoClose vote
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · tally 217–214 (1 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 53, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (House passage) — voted No
On Passage · tally 341–88 (2 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 45, 119th Congress, 2nd session
Jan 22, 2026 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 4405: Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · tally 427–1 (5 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 289, 119th Congress, 1st session
Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source

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H.R. 5371: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (ends shutdown; concur in Senate amendment) — voted NoClose vote
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · tally 222–209 (2 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 285, 119th Congress, 1st session
Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 3838: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2026 — voted No
On Passage · tally 231–196 (5 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 262, 119th Congress, 1st session
Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 3633: CLARITY Act (digital asset market structure) — voted No
On Passage · tally 294–134 (4 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 199, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act (final, concur in Senate amendment) — voted NoClose vote
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · tally 218–214 · Passed · Roll call 190, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025 — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 214–212 (6 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 168, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House passage) — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 215–214 (1 present) (2 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 145, 119th Congress, 1st session
May 22, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.J.Res. 88: Disapproval of EPA waiver for California vehicle emission standards — voted No
On Passage · tally 246–164 (22 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 114, 119th Congress, 1st session
May 1, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 22: SAVE Act (proof of citizenship to register) — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 220–208 (5 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 102, 119th Congress, 1st session
Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.Con.Res. 14: FY2025 budget resolution (concur in Senate amendment) — voted NoClose vote
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · tally 216–214 (3 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 100, 119th Congress, 1st session
Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 217–213 (2 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 70, 119th Congress, 1st session
Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl Act — voted No
On Passage · tally 312–108 (13 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 33, 119th Congress, 1st session
Feb 6, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
S. 5: Laken Riley Act (final passage) — voted No
On Passage · tally 263–156 (14 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 23, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 22, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 28: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act — voted NoClose vote
On Passage · tally 218–206 (1 present) (9 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 12, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 14, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — voted Yes
On Passage · tally 243–140 (1 present) (50 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 7, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 9, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
H.R. 29: Laken Riley Act — voted No
On Passage · tally 264–159 (11 not voting) · Passed · Roll call 6, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
Election of the Speaker (Jan. 3, 2025) — voted for Jeffries
Election of the Speaker · tally Johnson (LA) 218 Jeffries 215 Emmer 1 · Johnson (LA) · Roll call 2, 119th Congress, 1st session
Jan 3, 2025 · Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · source
Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)
Score -0.3960 over 563 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.
OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Scorecards

Club for Growth scorecard, 2025: 0%
0% on the Club for Growth's 2025 congressional scorecard; lifetime score 8%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · Club for Growth · source
AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard, 2025: 100%
100% on the AFL-CIO's 2025 Legislative Scorecard; lifetime score 99%. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · AFL-CIO · source
League of Conservation Voters scorecard, 2025: 100%
100% on LCV's 2025 National Environmental Scorecard. The organization's own rating.
Self-published · League of Conservation Voters · source
Heritage Action for America scorecard, 119th Congress: 0%
0% on Heritage Action's 119th Congress scorecard (key votes and co-sponsorships, updated weekly while Congress is in session). The organization's own rating.
Self-published · Heritage Action for America · source

Committees and Appointments

Committee on Financial Services — Member
U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions; Capital Markets; Financial Institutions
Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change: Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised: $569,683cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand: $163,676cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent: $681,513cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed: $0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due: Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

The Primacy Group Inc$166,081.21
Premier Political Compliance Inc$51,000.00
Km Strategies Inc$31,190.15
Haley & Company Llc$30,951.16
Ngp Van Inc Dba Everyaction Inc$9,450.00

Campaign finance — Vargas For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

Campaign finance — Vargas For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $569,682.65 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $681,512.67 · cash on hand $163,675.89 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $136,019.51 (24%); PACs and other political committees $432,200.00 (76%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $1,463.14 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $215,314.54; fundraising $88,773.70; compliance and treasurer $30,951.16; digital $19,738.41; media and advertising $2,957.00; staff, contractors and reimbursements $1,250.00.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“One of the top issues facing our district is Tijuana River Valley pollution. Our communities deserve nothing less than clean air, water and land. While we've secured over half a billion dollars in federal funding to address pollution, there's more work to do. We need to continue to advance infrastructure projects on both sides of the border and bring home funding, and we need a state of emergency.”

Q&A: Meet Rep. Juan Vargas, candidate for California 52nd Congressional DistrictMay 7, 2026 · Press · San Diego Union-Tribune · source

“I grew up one of 10 children on a chicken farm in National City and went on to earn a scholarship to college, study to be a Jesuit priest and graduate from Harvard Law School. I am running to make sure that families in our community have access to the kind of opportunities that made my story possible.”

Q&A: Meet Rep. Juan Vargas, candidate for California 52nd Congressional DistrictMay 7, 2026 · Press · San Diego Union-Tribune · source

“At the moment, this is not unity. It's a fight. The truth is, we're in a fight and we're in a fight for democracy. We're in a fight right now for the rights of people who are not billionaires.”

Rep. Juan Vargas wants to do away with ICEFeb 25, 2026 · Press · NBC 7 San Diego · source

“We do need law enforcement. There's no doubt about this. We need an enforcement agency. But ICE is not it. It has done a terrible job. It's murdered people, citizens of the United States, innocent people. So, no, I think that we have to go much further.”

Rep. Juan Vargas wants to do away with ICEFeb 25, 2026 · Press · NBC 7 San Diego · source

In the News

Press coverage

Q&A: Meet Rep. Juan Vargas, candidate for California 52nd Congressional DistrictMay 7, 2026 · Press · San Diego Union-Tribune
Rep. Juan Vargas wants to do away with ICEFeb 25, 2026 · Press · NBC 7 San Diego

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

Official Websitevargas.house.govOfficial
Xx.com/RepJuanVargasSelf-published
Facebookfacebook.com/RepJuanVargasSelf-published
Instagraminstagram.com/repjuanvargasSelf-published
YouTubeyoutube.com/@RepJuanVargasSelf-published

Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://www.votevargas.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
Public social accounts
X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube
Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for California 52nd Congressional District

Jeff BelleRepublican · On the 2026 ballot

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

U.S. Representative · CA-52
Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 4, 2026 · Official · California Secretary of State
Sponsored travel — Center Forward
New York, NY, 4/7/2026 to 4/10/2026. Original filing, filed by Michael Rivas.
Apr 7, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — Rebuilding Alliance
Jordan, Israel, 2/14/2025 to 2/24/2025. Original filing, filed by Erin Chapman.
Feb 14, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Fund
Israel, 3/23/2024 to 3/29/2024. Original filing, filed by Juan Vargas.
Mar 23, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — Consumer Technology Association
Las Vegas, NV, 1/9/2024 to 1/11/2024. Original filing, filed by Kyle Bligen.
Jan 9, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA)
Israel, 2/17/2023 to 2/26/2023. Original filing, filed by Juan Vargas.
Feb 17, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — U.S. Israel Education Association (USIEA)
Israel, 2/17/2023 to 2/26/2023. Original filing, filed by Lawrence Cohen.
Feb 17, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — Consumer Technology Association
Las Vegas, NV, 1/5/2023 to 1/7/2023. Original filing, filed by Kyle Bligen.
Jan 5, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation
Israel, 9/3/2022 to 9/11/2022. Original filing, filed by Kyle Bligen.
Sep 3, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation
Israel, 6/25/2022 to 7/3/2022. Original filing, filed by Lawrence Cohen.
Jun 25, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — The Council for Global Equality
Tijuana, Mexico, 5/5/2022 to 5/6/2022. Original filing, filed by Lawrence Cohen.
May 5, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — The Council for Global Equality
Tijuana, Mexico, 5/5/2022 to 5/6/2022. Original filing, filed by Juan Vargas.
May 5, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — Council for Global Equality
Tijuana, Mexico, 5/5/2022 to 5/6/2022. Original filing, filed by Lawrence Cohen.
May 5, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — Israel Allies Foundation Bridges for Peace All Nations Convocation Jerusalem Progressive Vision Intl. Combat Hate Foundation Intl. Christian Embassy Jerusalem
Israel, 3/18/2022 to 3/22/2022. Original filing, filed by Juan Vargas.
Mar 18, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored travel — National Prayer Breakfast of Ukrain
Ukraine, 9/10/2021 to 9/15/2021. Original filing, filed by Juan Vargas.
Sep 10, 2021 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Not on file for Juan yet: Advertising, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_f64jw67ww.

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