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ANTHONY 'TONY' VARGAS

Democrat
U.S. House NE-02 · Federal · committee: VARGAS FOR CONGRESS
Total raised (NADC)
$7,385,242
Sum of receipts filed with NADC for 2023–24 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)$2,654,93035.9%
Individuals & all other receipts$4,730,31264.1%
Via ActBlue: $2,242,405 in earmarked individual contributions. This is part of the individual rows above, not extra money.
Source: Nebraska Accountability & Disclosure Commission (NADC) filings, 2023–24 cycle.

In-state vs out-of-state

Nebraska: $1,932,981 (37.4%) · Out of state: $3,233,206 (62.6%)
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: $730,502 · Opposing: $9,585,531
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDOppose$5,160,488
NRCCOppose$1,824,170
BIG RED LEADERSHIP PACOppose$1,662,103
DEFENDING MAIN STREET SUPERPAC INC.Oppose$529,162
HMPSupport$396,282
AMERICA PACOppose$384,608
DCCCSupport$161,773
CHC BOLD PACSupport$149,947
RED STATE NEBRASKAOppose$25,000
HEALTHCARE FOR ACTION PACSupport$22,500
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
314 ACTION IMPACT SLATEPAC$53,455
JSTREETPACPAC$47,408
DEMOCRACY SUMMER MAJORITY FUNDPAC$23,600
DIGIDEMS PACPAC$11,555
HMPPAC$10,000
CHC BOLD PACPAC$10,000
HEALTHCARE FOR ACTION PACPAC$10,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS (union)PAC$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EPAC$10,000
NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUNDPAC$10,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS (union)PAC$10,000
FAIR SHOT PACPAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (union)PAC$10,000
314 ACTION FUNDPAC$10,000
DEFEND THE VOTEPAC$10,000
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