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Teresa Romero, United Farm Workers President: “He marched with us in 2022. He has really shown the support for the community and the understanding for the farmworkers’ issues”
With election day tomorrow, Rudy Salas spent the weekend getting out the vote and connecting with local farmworkers – talking about his experience growing up working the fields of the Central Valley with his family, and touting endorsements from California’s governor, the region’s state senator, and over 120 elected officials and organizations.
Teresa Romero — president of the United Farm Workers that has endorsed Salas — explained that Salas’ understanding and family background in farming sets him apart, and gives him deep experience in the needs of his community.
DCCC Spokesperson Dan Gottlieb:
“Farming is king in California’s 22nd, and Rudy Salas has the background and know-how to deliver for working families all across this district. With local leader and union endorsements at his back, Salas will continue making his strong case to voters today, tomorrow, and this November.”
Bakersfield Now: Rudy Salas rallies with voters: A march for farmworker rights and a seat at CA-22
Mary Paronyan | March 3, 2024
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Growing up and working in the fields with his farmworker parents, Rudy Salas wants to make a difference in the lives of people.
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Delano, the second largest city in Bakersfield is a home to the people who work in the agricultural industry.
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On Sunday, hundreds of local voters showed up at the 40 acres headquarters in Delano to rally with Salas as he runs for the 22nd congressional district.
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“Just look at farmworkers for instance, I voted to provide farm workers overtime, and also gave them the ability to vote by mail,” Salas said in a previous interview with Eyewitness News.
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State Senator Alex Padilla and Governor Gavin Newsom have shown their support for Salas in the past.
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“We know that this is one of the most important races in the entire country, it had the most amount of independent expenditure money spent than anywhere else in the country,” said Salas.
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“Having the endorsements from the governor, our state senator, like I said over 120 elected officials and organizations means a lot to me because it shows that the hard work that we’ve been doing out in the community and connecting with people, changing people’s lives ins making a difference,” he added.
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Eyewitness News was able to speak with the President of United Farmworkers who said Salas’s understanding and family background in farmworking is something the community trusts him to enrich.
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“As the son of farmworker parents, he understands the challenges, the day in and day out challenges, he fought for overtime for farm workers. I mean they were excluded. He made sure that pesticides, there was a drift of pesticides that were going through schools, he fought [against] that and now the kids in schools are protected. He marched with us in 2022 he has really shown the support for the community and the understanding for the farmworkers issues,” said Teresa Romero.
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Rudy Salas, along with farmworkers were seen leaving headquarters to go door to door speaking to locals and [get out the] vote.
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