Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 33
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
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On the ballot
- Pete Aguilar — Democratic
- Stephanie M. Vargas — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Representative Pete Aguilar took 53.5% of the June 2 vote and Republican Stephanie M. Vargas took 17.5% to claim the second slot. The district covers San Bernardino and part of the Inland Empire.
The winner holds one of 435 seats in the U.S. House for a two-year term. A member introduces bills, sits on committees that shape federal legislation, votes on the federal budget and on war powers, and handles casework between constituents and federal agencies. Seniority governs committee standing, so a longer-serving member carries influence a newcomer cannot.
The incumbent raised $4.72 million — among the largest congressional funds on this ballot — with PACs and committees as his single largest source at $2.09 million, against an opponent who has reported nothing. Weigh a decade of seniority and that funding shape against a district that gave him 53.5%.
Pete Aguilar
Democrat, the sitting Representative for this district since 2015. He has sponsored 18 bills in the 119th Congress, and 3 of his career bills have become law. He raised $4,722,835, including $2,091,001 from PACs and committees and $1,908,333 from individuals.
Strengths
A decade of federal seniority, three career laws, and one of the largest campaigns in the delegation.
Trade-offs
PACs and committees are his single largest funding source at $2.09 million; and 53.5% is a modest primary showing for a member of his standing.
Keep in mind
$4.7 million raised against an opponent with no reported funding is worth noticing, whatever conclusion you draw from it.
Stephanie M. Vargas
Republican, who advanced with 17.5% of the June vote. She has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress. Federal filings show no contributions reported for her committee.
Strengths
She gave this district a contested November ballot rather than an uncontested one.
Trade-offs
No reported funding and no record in office leaves very little for a voter to evaluate beyond party.
Keep in mind
Coverage surfaced almost no biographical or platform detail about her. That gap is what was available to us on 2026-08-10, not a comment on her candidacy.
Record in office
Pete Aguilar (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2015 and has sponsored 18 bills in the 119th Congress; 3 of their career bills have become law. Stephanie M. Vargas has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Per Congress.gov and the public-domain congress-legislators roster, retrieved 2026-08-10.
Record details
Aguilar — Committees: Appropriations Aguilar — HR 1060 (2024): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the "Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building". Aguilar — HR 1226 (2023): Wounded Warrior Access Act Aguilar — HR 2979 (2018): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, California, as the "Jack H. Brown Post Office Building". Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record.
Financial info
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
Pete Aguilar
$4,722,835 raised
- Individuals$1,908,33348%
- PACs & committees$2,091,00152%
1Stephanie M. Vargas has no fundraising on file with the FEC.
2Total raised is all receipts for the 2026 cycle; the breakdown lists direct contributions, so the pieces can sum below the total. Figures are FEC filings through June 30, 2026, per the FEC bulk campaign-finance summaries, retrieved 2026-08-22.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (95/100) · 5 cited sources
Official records anchor this contest, with multiple sources checked.
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- unitedstates.github.io (opens in a new tab)congress-legislators — current members of Congress (unitedstates project)
- api.congress.gov (opens in a new tab)Congress.gov — member sponsored legislation (Library of Congress)
- fec.gov (opens in a new tab)FEC — 2026 House & Senate current-campaign financial summaries (bulk data)
Last updated August 11, 2026.