# U.S. House, District 33 (local, San Bernardino County)

URL: https://www.californiapeople.org/local/cd-33

- title: U.S. House, District 33
- office: U.S. House
- cities: [colton, fontana, grand-terrace, highland, rancho-cucamonga, redlands, rialto, san-bernardino]

## Key findings
- Covers **all of Colton, Grand Terrace, Highland and Rialto, nearly all of San Bernardino, 85% of Redlands, and about half of Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga**. [^1]
- **Pete Aguilar (D)** chairs the House Democratic Caucus, the third-ranking Democratic leadership job. He faces **Stephanie M. Vargas (R)**, whose ballot designation is chief deputy clerk. Aguilar took **53.5%** in the June primary, Vargas 17.5%. Cook rating D+7. [^2][^3]

## U.S. House, District 33
### Pete Aguilar (D, incumbent)
- **Key findings:** Former Redlands mayor; in Congress since 2015; House Democratic Caucus chair. Won 2024 with 58.8%. [^2][^4]
- As a leadership member, his votes track the Democratic caucus. His district office reports federal project funding for local roads and water, but I didn't find an independent tally for FY2026.

### Stephanie M. Vargas (R)
- Ballot designation: chief deputy clerk. She answered KVCR's questionnaire. [^3][^5] I found no independent reporting on her record.

## Sources
[^1]: CA Senate, 2025 CD-33 district data. https://sdmg.senate.ca.gov/node/1109
[^2]: Ballotpedia, CA-33. https://ballotpedia.org/California%27s_33rd_Congressional_District
[^3]: CA Secretary of State, certified candidate list (2026 general). https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-general/cert-list-candidates.pdf
[^4]: Wikipedia, Pete Aguilar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Aguilar
[^5]: KVCR voter guide. https://kvcr.org/voter-guide/san-bernardino