California 33rd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Pete AguilarIncumbent
$4.72M
RStephanie Vargas
$0

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Pete Aguilar	D	$4,722,835	$0	$0	4%
Stephanie Vargas	R	$0	$0	$0	—

$4.72M

Raised by candidates

$3.91M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Pete Aguilar (D)	$4.72M	$1.91M	$2.09M	4%	38%	$3.91M	1,437
Stephanie Vargas (R)	$0	—	—	—	—	$0	—

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Pete Aguilar

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $4.72M
Small-dollar: 4%
In-state: 38%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by crypto super PACs Backed by End Citizens United Finance & investment money Real estate money Gambling industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money+1 more

Stephanie Vargas

R Republican

Raised: $0
Small-dollar: —
In-state: —
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.