DemocratIn office since Jan 2013

Juan Vargas

U.S. Representative, CA-52 since 2013. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CA-52Born 1961Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 13 yrs; Since 2013
Bills became law: 0; 14 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +39.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Financial ServicesNational Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial InstitutionsCapital MarketsFinancial Institutions

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 14 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 975 Credit Union Board Modernization Act
Finance and Financial Sector · Passed House Feb 2025

HR 10149 For the relief of Maria Cordova.
Introduced Aug 2026

HR 9233 To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego,…
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 8316 Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2026
Taxation · Introduced Apr 2026

HR 6497 Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act
Immigration · Introduced Dec 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Vargas sits in the U.S. House

Vargas is closer to the center than 38% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Madeleine Dean, Katherine Clark, Kevin Mullin

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Vargas’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Vargas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Vargas	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Vargas was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028California State Assembly, District 79 California State Senate, District 40 U.S. House, CA-51 U.S. House, CA-52

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California's 52nd District	Won	D+39.5	D+18.1	+21.4
2024	U.S. House, CA-52	Won	D+32.6	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-52	Won	D+33.3	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+36.6	—	—
2018	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+42.4	—	—
2016	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+45.5	—	—
2014	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+37.6	—	—
2012	U.S. House, CA-51	Won	D+43.0	—	—
2010	California State Senate, District 40	Won	D+18.9	—	—
2004	California State Assembly, District 79	Won	D+70.5	—	—
2002	California State Assembly, District 79	Won	D+35.6	—	—
2000	California State Assembly, District 79	Won	D+58.3	—	—