Juan Vargas
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 76% from PACs and 24% from individuals.
24% individuals76% PACs0% other
$569K
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 52 · 2026
California District 52 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 52 House race
Juan Vargas has raised more than 22 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 52 House race, 2026 report raising $599,379 between them. Juan Vargas reports $568,520 and Jeffery Belle reports $25,498, a gap of $543,022. Of what Juan Vargas reports, 24% came from individuals and 76% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JB
Jeffery Belle
RR · challenger
73% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 27% from other sources.
73% individuals0% PACs27% other
$25K
raised
FM
Frances Motiwalla
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$5K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Banking & Financial$34K
Insurance$28K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
Real Estate & Construction$9K
Defense & Aerospace$7K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) · pac$9K
- ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$8K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
72%27%
72% PACs27% individuals1% other
The incumbent's record
Juan Vargas is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$9.6M
$3.4M - $16M. up $9.5M since 2013.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
1
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Financial Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Banking & Financial$34K
Insurance$28K
Agriculture$10K
Transportation$10K
Energy & Utilities$10K
Foreign-policy advocacy$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Juan Vargas D · incumbent | vs | JB Jeffery Belle R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $569K | Raised | $25K |
| $164K | Cash on hand | $1K |
| 76% | From PACs | 0% |
| 24% | From individuals | 73% |
| Banking & Financial | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |