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 through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$17M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
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 organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 33rd District | $5.7M | 44% | $512K / $0 | $30K | $6.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 33rd District | $5.9M | 43% | $10K / $0 | $13K | $5.9M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 33rd District | $3.3M | 43% | $0 / $0 | $47K | $3.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 31st District | $2.5M | 43% | $0 / $0 | $400 | $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 $808KMembership $514KOther $428KSuper PAC $113KLeadership PAC $26KParty $80
- Edison International PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$25K
- National Air Traffic Controllers Association PACUnionLobbyist PAC$23K
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Employees Political Action Committee (Hiipac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$23K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Cubic Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- Schneider National Inc., TranspacOther$15K
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$14K
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$13K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$12K
- Capital One Financial Corp. Assoc. Political FundCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
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
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Pete Aguilar had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 14 times (39%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $323K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $942K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $609K$74K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $609K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $188K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $942K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $323K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $515K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $515K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $74K$513K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $513K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $513K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $515K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $515K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $515K | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $323K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $808K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $942K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $323K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $74K | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $359K | 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 | $74K$808K$513K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $808K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $942K | Yea · with industry |
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 former staffer gets the meeting.
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 through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Pete Aguilar?
- Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC) ($15K), Cubic Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($15K), 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) 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 (California 33rd District), $5.9M in 2024 (California 33rd District), $3.3M in 2022 (California 33rd District), $2.5M in 2020 (California 31st District).