Candidate · November 3, 2026

Pete Aguilar

On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 33rd District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$5.7M
cash on hand
$2.7M
issues with public statements
1
outside spending for or against
$512K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · California's 33rd District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1,2
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents California's 33rd District in the U.S. House.3
How it's decidedUnder California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1,4
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Pete Aguilar is a fourth-generation San Bernardino County resident who grew up in a working-class family in San Bernardino and worked two jobs through college.5 He served as mayor of Redlands before he was elected to Congress in 2014.5 He represents California's 33rd District in San Bernardino County and chairs the House Democratic Caucus.5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running for re-election because he knows how to bring Democrats and Republicans together on the issues facing the community, and that he has worked to lower prescription drug costs, make housing more affordable and expand American manufacturing.6

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CA-333
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, CA-333

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Business tax breaks

His campaign website says he has worked with members of both parties on legislation to cut taxes and red tape for small businesses.6

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Pete Aguilar served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Pete Aguilar sponsored or cosponsored 17 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.61

Raised$5,676,011
Spent$5,651,368
Cash on hand$2,673,714

Where the money came from

Individual donors$2.3M · 40%
PACs and other political committees$2.5M · 44%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$635K · 11%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$252K · 4%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $512,325 supporting and $0 opposing Pete Aguilar this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 10, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
Protect Progress$512,325—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.