Federal · Statewide General Election
United States Representative, District 52
Draft candidate list — early preview until the state’s official list publishes on August 27, 2026.
On the ballot
- Juan Vargas — Democratic
- Jeff Belle — Republican
This person holds your district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2-year term).
Record in office
Juan Vargas (Democratic) has served in the U.S. House since 2013 and has sponsored 13 bills in the 119th Congress; none of their bills have become law so far. Jeff Belle 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 2026-08-03.
Record details
Vargas — Committees: Financial Services 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
Juan Vargas
$568,520 raised
- Individuals$136,00324%
- PACs & committees$431,20076%
Jeff Belle
$25,498 raised
- Individuals$18,498100%
1Total 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 2026-08-03.
June 2 primary — how they advanced
Source review: Very strong (98/100) · 4 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)
- 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 3, 2026.