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California · U.S. House · District 33 · 2026

California District 33 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 33 House race

Pete Aguilar has raised more than 77 times the next candidate.

Democrat Pete Aguilar has raised about $4.2M, more than 77 times any rival.

Antonis Christodoulou reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Pete Aguilar

Pete Aguilar

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 50% from PACs and 45% from individuals.

45% individuals50% PACs5% other
$4.2M
raised
EW

Eugene Weems

R
R · challenger

9% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 91% from other sources.

9% individuals0% PACs91% other
$55K
raised
ER

Ernest Richter

R
R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$28K
raised
AC

Antonis Christodoulou

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$5K
raised
TH

Thomas Herman

R
R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$0
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$102K
Banking & Financial$71K
Real Estate & Construction$38K
Defense & Aerospace$28K
Insurance$20K
Law & Lobbying$13K
Tech & Telecom$11K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Health & Pharma$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • ESRI · company$16K
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) · pac$14K
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ · company$14K
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT · company$14K
  • JORDAN REAL ESTATE · company$14K
  • GENTEX CORPORATION · company$14K
  • BGR GROUP · company$13K
  • ARNOLD VENTURES · company$13K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

49%45%
49% PACs45% individuals6% other

The incumbent's record

Pete Aguilar is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
−$157K
−$429K - $115K. down $740K since 2014.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$102K
Banking & Financial$71K
Real Estate & Construction$38K
Defense & Aerospace$28K
Insurance$20K
Law & Lobbying$13K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Pete Aguilar
D · incumbent
Pete Aguilar
vs
EW
Eugene Weems
R · challenger
$4.2M
Raised
$55K
$3.5M
Cash on hand
$2K
50%
From PACs
0%
45%
From individuals
9%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No