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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: D+33
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 7.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 35.9
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English primary language at home: 59.7% of households
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population share: 31.3% (237,000 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 60.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 50.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 10.1% (LegisLetter) / 12.6% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $86,750
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36 — Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 68.4% Yes — 31.6% No
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1 — Behavioral Health Services and Bond Measure (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 50.2% Yes — 49.8% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (San Ysidro Port of Entry) (2500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Southwestern Community College District (1500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: San Ysidro Health Center (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Sharp Healthcare (Chula Vista Medical Center) (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 52nd Congressional District encompasses the South Bay region of San Diego County, including the cities of Chula Vista, National City, and Imperial Beach, stretching along the U.S.-Mexico border and west to Coronado. Home to approximately 757,541 constituents, the district is a majority-minority district where Hispanic residents form the largest group at 60.1%, followed by White (23.8%) and Asian (14.5%). The median household income is $86,750 — more than double the national median of $37,585 — but 10.1-12.6% of residents live in poverty and 50.3% are homeowners. Only 25.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The median age is 35.9, younger than the national average of 38.5. 31.3% of residents (237,000 people) are foreign-born, the highest share of any San Diego-area district, and 59.7% of households speak a non-English language at home — predominantly Spanish (340,993 households) and Tagalog (42,040). Major industries include healthcare, retail, hospitality, and the defense sector tied to Naval Base San Diego. The district includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry, the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, and the Chicano Park National Historic Landmark. The seat has a Cook PVI of D+33 and is safely Democratic; Vargas won the 2024 election with over 60% of the vote.
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Voted nay on H.R. 4763 (Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21)) on 2024-05-22: Vargas voted against the bipartisan crypto market structure bill supported by 71 House Democrats. As a Financial Services Committee member, his opposition aligned him with progressive skepticism of financial deregulation rather than with the crypto industry. The vote places him at odds with the growing crypto-PAC presence in Democratic primaries.
Date: 2024-05-22
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Voted nay on H.R. 9745 (DHS Funding Bill — January 2026 Continuing Resolution) on 2026-01-22: Vargas voted against a Homeland Security funding bill that allocated over $10 billion to ICE after the agency killed U.S. citizens in Minneapolis and elsewhere. He called ICE 'a rogue agency that terrorizes our communities' and stated 'I won't vote to send taxpayer dollars' to fund it without guardrails. Only 21 House Democrats supported the funding package. The vote aligned with his border-district constituency and his denunciation of ICE enforcement tactics.
Date: 2026-01-22
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Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (National Security Supplemental (Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan — April 2024)) on 2024-04-20: Vargas voted yea on the full $95 billion foreign aid package including $26 billion in military aid to Israel — consistent with his earlier standalone Israel bill support. His top donor AIPAC backed the package. Notably absent from his public statements on this vote was any mention of Palestinian civilian casualties or humanitarian conditions in Gaza, drawing criticism from local activists and the San Diego Union-Tribune opinion page.
Date: 2024-04-20
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Voted yea on H.R. 7217 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (Standalone GOP bill, February 2024)) on 2024-02-06: Vargas was one of only 46 House Democrats to support the standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill that President Biden threatened to veto because it excluded Ukraine and humanitarian assistance. San Diego-area Reps. Sara Jacobs and Scott Peters opposed it. AIPAC — Vargas's top donor at $162K — strongly supported the bill. The vote helped cement his reputation as one of AIPAC's most reliable Democratic allies on the Foreign Affairs Committee and drew sustained protests from progressive constituents in his majority-Hispanic district.
Date: 2024-02-06
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Voted nay on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (119th Congress)) on 2025-01-07: Vargas voted against mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting — consistent with his March 2024 nay on the same bill. He joined 170 Democrats in opposition while 46 Democrats voted yea. His district is 60.1% Hispanic, 31.3% foreign-born, and includes the San Ysidro Port of Entry — the busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere. The vote reflects his border-district constituency interests and aligns with his January 2026 denunciation of ICE as an 'out of control' 'rogue agency.'
Date: 2025-01-07
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House passage) on 2025-05-22: Vargas voted nay on the GOP reconciliation bill projected to add $3.4 trillion to deficits and cut approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP. The AFL-CIO — which endorsed his voting record — opposed the bill for 'devastating cuts' to social safety programs. His district has 10.1-12.6% poverty and thousands of residents dependent on Medicaid, SNAP, and ACA subsidies. The vote was party-aligned (only 2 Republicans voted nay) and constituent-aligned, though notable for a Financial Services Committee member whose banking and insurance donors ($130K+) benefited from the bill's regulatory provisions.
Date: 2025-05-22
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Voted nay on H.Con.Res. 35 (Iran War Powers Resolution (March 5, 2026)) on 2026-03-05: Vargas was one of only four House Democrats to vote against a bipartisan resolution to terminate unauthorized U.S. military operations in Iran, joining 215 Republicans to sink the measure 219-212. The vote placed him alongside the most hawkish members of Congress on a war closely tied to Israeli interests — AIPAC, his top donor at $162K, had lobbied heavily against any constraints on military action against Iran. He later reversed and supported a similar April 16 resolution. Local progressive groups expressed shock.
Date: 2026-03-05
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[vote] Vargas was one of only four NJ House Democrats (actually San Diego) to support a standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill in February 2024 that President Biden threatened to veto — putting him to the right of the administration on unconditional Israel military assistance. His district's progressive activists disrupted his events over his Israel stance.
Date: 2024-02-06
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[vote] In March 2024, Vargas voted against the Laken Riley Act, opposing mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes. In January 2025, he again voted nay on the 119th Congress version that became the first bill signed into law under Trump. He joined 170 Democrats in opposition.
Date: 2025-01-07
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[statement] In January 2026, Vargas voted against DHS funding and declared: 'I won't vote to send taxpayer dollars to a rogue agency that terrorizes our communities, escalates violence, and denies people their constitutional rights.' He called the ICE killings of U.S. citizens 'murder.'
Date: 2026-01-22
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[vote] Vargas was one of only four House Democrats to vote against the March 5, 2026 Iran war powers resolution, joining 215 Republicans to sink a measure that would have terminated unauthorized military operations in Iran. He later reversed and supported a similar April 16 Democratic-led resolution that failed by one vote.
Date: 2026-03-05
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[platform] Vargas joined the Congressional Progressive Caucus in September 2019, pledging to 'continue fighting for economic justice and security, protecting our civil rights and liberties, promoting global peace and security, and advancing environmental protections.' He represents one of the most Latino districts in the country (CA-52, 60.1% Hispanic).
Date: 2019-09-16
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[disclosure] Federal Election Commission records show AIPAC contributed approximately $162,052 to Vargas's campaign in the 2024 cycle — accounting for 16% of his total contributions and making the group by far his largest donor. In the 2026 cycle, AIPAC had already contributed $63,500 as of April 14, 2026 — again his single largest source of funds.
Date: 2026-04-14
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[statement] At a February 2026 'ICE OUT OF SD' rally, Rep. Juan Vargas told activists who confronted him about his relationship with the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC: 'AIPAC has never given me a penny.' When the chants shifted to 'Stop Funding Israel!', the crowd turned on Vargas, booing him and shouting 'Get off the stage!'
Date: 2026-02-01
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Vargas is a former Jesuit seminarian, raised on a chicken ranch in National City, CA as one of ten children. He graduated from the University of San Diego (B.A. 1983), Fordham University (M.A.), and Harvard Law School (J.D. 1991). He served on the San Diego City Council (1993-2000), in the California State Assembly (2000-2006), the State Senate (2010-2012), and has been in Congress since 2013.
Date: 2013-01-03
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Vargas sits on the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee — the two committees whose jurisdiction most directly overlaps with his top donor industries (Insurance: $86,500; Securities & Investment: $50,050; Commercial Banks: $44,000; Pro-Israel/AIPAC: $157,802). He is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Date: 2025-01-03
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Quiver Quantitative estimates Vargas's net worth at $9.7M as of November 2025, the 111th highest in Congress. OpenSecrets 2018 disclosure ranged from $17,009 to $3,164,995. The growth trajectory suggests significant asset accumulation during his congressional tenure.
Date: 2025-11-13
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At a February 2026 rally in San Diego, Vargas told activists 'AIPAC has never given me a penny' — a claim directly contradicted by FEC records showing $162,052 in AIPAC contributions in the 2024 cycle alone. The activist who confronted him called him 'a liar.' Vargas did not respond to multiple KPBS follow-up questions.
Date: 2026-02-01
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In the 2026 cycle, AIPAC had already contributed $63,500 to Vargas as of April 14, 2026 — again his single largest donor. FEC records show AIPAC has been Vargas's biggest donor in the last two election cycles.
Date: 2026-04-14
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Other top contributing industries: Insurance ($86,500, all PAC), Real Estate ($59,850), Securities & Investment ($50,050), and Commercial Banks ($44,000, all PAC). Top organizational donors include America's Credit Unions ($12,500), American Crystal Sugar ($10,000), Carpenters & Joiners Union ($10,000), and National Enterprises ($10,600).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industry: Pro-Israel at $157,802 — 20% of all itemized contributions. Top contributor: American Israel Public Affairs Cmte (AIPAC) at $155,802 ($150,802 individuals, $5,000 PAC) — making AIPAC 16% of Vargas's overall 2024 fundraising. The second-highest contributor was the New Democrat Coalition at $19,500.
Date: 2024-12-31
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2023-2024 cycle: Raised $790,624. PAC contributions comprised 72.80% ($575,599), large individual contributions 26.67% ($210,903), other 0.29%, and small individual contributions (<$200) only 0.23% ($1,857) — among the lowest small-donor ratios in the House Democratic Caucus. Zero candidate self-financing.
Date: 2024-12-31
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Juan Vargas filed filing with the SEC on 2019-09-10. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2019-09-10
Added: 23 Apr 2026
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