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Juan Vargas

Juan Vargas

DDemocratCA-52 · Representative
48
/ 100
Below Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency23
Avg: 55

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$568,520
Total Raised
$495,684
Total Spent
$163,676
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$136,003
Individual Contributions
$431,200
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Top Contributors

1.WICK, DAVID(individual)
$8,000
2.BARONA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS(individual)
$7,000
3.SYCUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION(individual)
$7,000
4.VITERBI, ALAN(individual)
$7,000
5.LOPES LARA, LUANA(individual)
$7,000
6.PATRICK, JEFFREY(individual)
$3,500
7.CLAYES, TRULETTE(individual)
$3,500
8.FISHMAN, STEVEN(individual)
$3,500
9.DE TOLEDO, PHILIP(individual)
$3,500
10.KOHN, VICTOR(individual)
$3,500