# Juan Vargas

Juan Vargas is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 52nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 52nd district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000130
- FEC candidate IDs: H2CA50026

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000130 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.2% of Vargas’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

## What Vargas says (119th Congress (2025–27))

629 classified statements: 487 posts on X, 65 press releases, 42 Congressional Record speeches, 35 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Vargas | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.2% | 6.6% | 97 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 40.4% | 27.5% | 20 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.2% | 73.2% | 57 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.3% | 9.8% | 138 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 22.7% | 160 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.9% | 122 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 34% (House Democrats 11%); Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (House Democrats 20%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.01), from 588 donors and 7,428 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.5% (96.4%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 411. 7.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 51 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10149: For the relief of Maria Cordova. (in committee, 2026-08-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10149
- H.Res. 1418: Honoring the life and legacy of Father Stan, a prominent human rights activist who died while in custody of the Indian state on July 5, 2021, and encouraging… (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1418
- H.R. 9233: To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Armando Rodriguez Post Office". (in committee, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9233
- H.J.Res. 185: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection… (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/185
- H.Res. 1269: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday. (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1269
- H.R. 8316: Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8316
- H.R. 6497: Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act (in committee, 2025-12-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6497
- H.R. 5499: Fed Integrity and Independence Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-09-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5499
- H.R. 5340: To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for… (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5340
- H.R. 4357: Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act (in committee, 2025-07-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4357

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $836.1K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 0.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2114193577303769165
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Congressional Updates from Representative Juan Vargas · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2113393313894003094
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2112350520274776501
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2112634248171553055
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2111121696375926847
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2109858638399705378
- 2026-10-13 · Congressional Record speech · labels: policy discussion · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-13
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2109754723381219531
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJuanVargas/status/2108977304730759468

## Links

- Official site: https://vargas.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJuanVargas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJuanVargas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjuanvargas
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepJuanVargas
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000130

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000130