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WHERE

Where do Pete Aguilar's campaign contributions come from?

Funding summary

Total raised
$5.6M
Total spent
$5.3M
Cash on hand
$2.9M

Where the money came from

  • Individual donors$2.2M(40%)
  • PACs$2.5M(45%)
  • Political parties$0(0%)
  • Self-funding$0(0%)
  • Other receipts$844K(15%)

Top industries

Of $623K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.

  • General Business$337K
  • Legal & Lobbying$121K
  • Technology & Media$47K
  • Finance & Real Estate$46K
  • Healthcare$24K

An additional $689K in itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.

PATTERN

Vote-finance correlation

High confidence

Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [91]

Pete Aguilar received $1,004,458.43 in donations. He voted on 91 bills. There is a strong pattern between donation amounts and his yea rates. The "Other" sector donated the most. This sector accounted for $750,190 in donations. Aguilar voted on 30 bills from this sector. His yea rate for these bills was 56.7%. The "Finance/Insurance/Real Estate" sector donated $84,268.43. Aguilar voted on 37 bills from this sector. His yea rate for these bills was 45.9%. The "Communications/Electronics" sector donated $30,000. Aguilar voted on 12 bills from this sector. His yea rate for these bills was 66.7%. The "Ideology/Single-Issue" sector donated $20,000. Aguilar voted on 11 bills from this sector. His yea rate for these bills was 45.5%. The "Energy/Natural Resources" sector donated $5,000. Aguilar voted on 20 bills from this sector. His yea rate for these bills was 40.0%.

Fewer than 5 other members of the CA House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.

This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.

Full methodology and academic citations

Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals cover the current 2025–26 election cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology

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