House campaign · CA · C00894915
Esther Kim Varet for Congress
A House candidate’s own campaign committee. Principal campaign committee.
First filed Jan. 7, 2025. Treasurer: Esther Kim Varet. Connected organization: Friends of Hoan Huynh and Esther Kim Varet. View on FEC.gov
- Raised (2025-26)$2,940,674
- Spent$2,685,986
- Cash on hand$254,689
- Outside spending$0
Through reports covering June 30, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- Dave Min (D)House · CA-47
- Derek Tran (D)House · CA-45
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| NRDC Action Fund INC PAC | $1,034 |
| Democratic Party of Orange County Fed PAC | $1,000 |
| Orange County Young Democrats Federal | $500 |
| California Young Democrats Fed PAC | $500 |
| Democrats of North Orange County | $250 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varet, Esther Kim | Candidate | Aliso Viejo, CA | March 31, 2025 | $175,000 |
| Varet, Esther Kim | Candidate | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | June 30, 2025 | $160,000 |
| Varet, Esther Kim | Candidate | Aliso Viejo, CA | March 31, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Varet, Esther Kim | Candidate | Aliso Viejo, CA | March 28, 2025 | $100,000 |
| Varet, Esther Kim | Candidate | Trabuco Canyon, CA | Sept. 30, 2025 | $50,000 |
| Friends of Hoan Huynh and Esther Kim Varet | Committee | Sacramento, CA | Nov. 26, 2025 | $5,429 |
| Aspire PAC | Committee | Washington, DC | June 2, 2025 | $5,000 |
| Solidarity Strategies, LLC | Organization | Washington, DC | May 28, 2026 | $3,902 |
| Chouinard, ClaireCreative Director, Patagonia | Person | Ventura, CA | May 19, 2026 | $3,500 |
| Schuler, StephenNot Employed, N/A | Person | Oak Park, IL | April 20, 2026 | $3,500 |
| Varet, DavidAttorney, Regional Conflict Counsel | Person | Winter Park, FL | Nov. 11, 2025 | $3,500 |
| Pak, ChristopherArchitect, Archeon Group | Person | Los Angeles, CA | Nov. 13, 2025 | $3,500 |
| Guertin, RaymondNot Employed, N/A | Person | Tulalip, WA | Oct. 4, 2025 | $3,500 |
| Segal, JennaProducer, Jenna Segal | Person | New York, NY | May 20, 2025 | $3,500 |
| Pritzker, JayGovernor, State of Illinois | Person | Chicago, IL | June 6, 2025 | $3,500 |
| Pritzker, JayGovernor, State of Illinois | Person | Chicago, IL | June 6, 2025 | $3,500 |
| Kate Phillips-WiczykRetired, N/A | Person | Beverly Hills, CA | June 2, 2025 | $3,500 |