CA-52Representative profile

Juan Vargas Voting Record and Issue Profile

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U.S. House Representative

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Juan Vargas
CA-52 · In office since 2013Democrat
98%
party alignment
Issue Profile
Climate73 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 73 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Homeowner Energy Freedom Act and opposing Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act.

Energy5 votes
More clean-energy supportive

Based on 5 tracked votes, this profile is more clean-energy supportive, including backing Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act and opposing Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision"..

Healthcare2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and opposing Protect Children’s Innocence Act.

Abortion / Reproductive Rights1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.

Official Position

On his official rights and freedoms page, Vargas says a woman's medical decisions should be made with her doctor and family, and he is fighting to restore and expand reproductive freedoms nationwide.

Source: Vargas House - Protecting Rights and Freedoms
Jobs / Labor2 votes
More labor-supportive

Based on 2 tracked votes, this profile is more labor-supportive, including opposing Flexibility for Workers Education Act and backing Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act.

Education1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including opposing Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4312) to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1005) to prohibit elementary and secondary schools from accepting funds from or entering into contracts with the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1049) to ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child's public school, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1069) to prohibit the availability of Federal education funds for elementary and secondary schools that receive direct or indirect support from the Government of the People's Republic of China; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2965) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4305) to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules, and for other purposes..

Official Position

Vargas says the Department of Education should be defended, not dismantled, and that students, teachers, and low-income families need stronger support and more accessible college opportunities.

Source: Vargas House - Statement Following Denial of Entry to Department of Education
Gun Policy0 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. Scroll for an official source summary of the representative's stated position.

Official Position

On his official issues page, Vargas says firearms are the leading cause of death for American children and teens, and he advocates for common-sense public safety laws to reduce gun violence and protect communities.

Source: Vargas House - Gun Violence Issues
Housing1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including backing 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

Official Position

On his official housing-affordability page, Vargas says affordable housing should be within reach, and he supports housing tax credits, community development, housing assistance, and fair access to homeownership.

Source: Vargas House - Improving Housing Affordability
Criminal Justice / Policing1 votes
Not enough tracked votes yet

Not enough tracked votes yet. This is based on 1 tracked vote, including opposing District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025.

Official Position

Vargas cosponsored the Justice in Policing Act to end police brutality by banning chokeholds, ending no-knock warrants, mandating body cameras, and making it easier to prosecute officers for misconduct, and he says law enforcement must be held accountable for racial profiling.

Source: Vargas House - About Juan
Civil Rights / LGBTQ+ Rights2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act and opposing this bill prohibits a non-U.S.

Official Position

On his official rights and freedoms page, Vargas says he is committed to protecting LGBTQ+ rights and supports federal anti-discrimination protections through laws like the Respect for Marriage Act and Equality Act.

Source: Vargas House - Protecting Rights and Freedoms
Government Reform / Democracy10 votes
More reform-focused

Based on 10 tracked votes, this profile is more reform-focused, including backing ROTOR Act and opposing An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 119-399 to strike section 307 relating to enhancing multi-class share disclosures..

Immigration32 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 32 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 and backing Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025.

Trade2 votes
Mixed

Mixed. Across 2 tracked votes, the record split across both sides of the issue, including backing Remote Access Security Act and backing Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act.

Foreign Policy16 votes
More aggressive on foreign policy

Based on 16 tracked votes, this profile is more aggressive on foreign policy, including backing Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere. and backing this concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S.