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ANTHONY 'TONY' VARGAS

Democrat
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: VARGAS FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$3,376,385
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2021–22 cycle. Data synced 2026-10-24.
Head-to-head
⚔ Head-to-head vs DONALD J BACON
Default opponent: general-election opponent once nominees are set, otherwise the top-raising opposing-party candidate (nonpartisan races: top-raising other candidate).

Where the money came from

Source typeAmountShare
Organization & committee contributions (itemized ties)$3,047,74090.3%
Individuals & all other receipts$328,6459.7%
Via ActBlue: $2,763,714 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2021–22 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $1,113,602 (40.3%) · Out of state: $1,650,112 (59.7%)
Itemized receipts with an address only. Only state totals are shown; no ZIP-level figures, so no ZIP with fewer than 5 donors can be identified.

Outside spending (independent expenditures)

Supporting: $0 · Opposing: $2,615,724
NRCCOppose$1,949,835
DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Oppose$504,345
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOppose$161,544
Plains Ledger independent-expenditure import. Spending is counted separately for each candidate it names: one ad backing one candidate and opposing another is reported for both, and these totals are not added together.

Top organization & PAC contributors

OrganizationTypeDirect
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICAPAC$31,500
314 ACTION IMPACT SLATE 2022PAC$23,959
DCCCParty committee$12,362
314 ACTION FUNDPAC$10,000
CHC BOLD PACPAC$10,000
LEADERS IN EDUCATIONPAC$10,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)PAC$10,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDPAC$10,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) (union)PAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$10,000
FRONTLINE USAPAC$7,500
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUNDPAC$7,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB (union)PAC$7,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEEPAC$5,500
MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONPAC$5,000
Organizations only. Individual donors are never named, and conduits such as ActBlue and WinRed are not listed as donors. Pinned organizations are always shown.

Filings & sources