Politician
Pete Aguilar
Democrat · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA31125
Pete Aguilar (Democrat) raised $5.7M for the 2026 California 33rd District race, $2.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $512K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$17M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
44%
$7.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$522K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
44% of Pete Aguilar's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 33rd District | $5.7M | 44% | $512K / $0 | – | $6.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 33rd District | $5.9M | 43% | $10K / $0 | – | $5.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 33rd District | $3.3M | 43% | $0 / $0 | $38K | $3.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 31st District | $2.5M | 43% | $0 / $0 | – | $2.5M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $4.2MTrade group $1.3MUnion $804KMembership $500KOther $418KSuper PAC $113KLeadership PAC $25KParty $80
- Molina Healthcare, Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$30K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Int'l Union of Bricklayers and Allied CraftworkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Air Line Pilots Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Schneider National Inc., TranspacOther$15K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$13K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Constellation Brands Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporate$10K
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Protect Progressfor $512K
- Cooperative of American Physicians Independent Expenditure Committeefor $10K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 31 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 10 times (32%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $232K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | Unknown coverage | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $725K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $396K$42K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $396K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $133K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $725K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $232K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $42K$307K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $307K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $307K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $3K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $144K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $253K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $435K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $144K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $12K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $20K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $66K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $10K$106K$48K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $106K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $0 | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organizing)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $203K | Yea · with industry |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 5 of 6 key votes (83%)
On 2 votes, industries that gave them $10K+ before the vote wanted the opposite of what most of their constituents wanted. They sided with the funders 0 times and with their constituents 2. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 52% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | $42K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 58% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $42K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea$307K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 | 49% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 | 49% support ±2California (statewide figure) · split · CES 2024 · related question | $20K Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | NayVoters split |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 | 74% support ±12CA-31 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | $10K Oil, gas and coal wanted nay$106K Pharma and health care wanted nay$48K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 | 65% support ±13CA-31 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 | 89% support ±2California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 | 91% support ±8CA-31 · wanted Yea · CES 2022 · related question | $106K Pharma and health care wanted nay | YeaVoters over funders |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 | 94% support ±1California (statewide figure) · wanted Yea · CES 2024 | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | YeaWith voters |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Pete Aguilar's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A listed former position does not establish contact with that office.
Stephanie CuevasFormer congressional staff
Legislative Director (Rep. Aguilar), Legislative Assistant (Rep. Aguilar), Legislative Aide (Rep. Linda Sanchez), Legislative Correspondent (Rep. Linda Sanch…
Now lobbies for California And Nevada Credit Union Leagues
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Pete Aguilar's 2026 campaign?
- Pete Aguilar (Democrat) raised $5.7M for the 2026 California 33rd District race, $2.5M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $512K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Pete Aguilar?
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) ($14K), American Academy of Dermatology Association Political Action Committee (Skinpac) ($10K), Constellation Brands Inc Political Action Committee ($10K), Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Pete Aguilar's race?
- Protect Progress ($512K for) in 2026.
- How much has Pete Aguilar raised across elections?
- $5.7M in 2026, $5.9M in 2024, $3.3M in 2022, $2.5M in 2020. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.