David Valadao
California’s 22nd (CA - 22)
Updated: October 9, 2024
Overview
Candidate CPP:
Bakersfield: $102
Fresno: $212
David Valadao has spent too much time in Washington, and has left Central Valley families behind. After more than a decade in Congress, he has lost touch with our values. While his constituents struggle to make ends meet due to rising costs, he is voting to increase costs and make life harder for working families. Rudy Salas is FOR US and will never stop delivering for our community. He grew up working in the fields and in construction with his father. Rudy has never forgotten his humble roots and has always fought to lower costs for working families, and that’s what he’ll do in Congress.
Summary
Starting the third week through the second week before the November 5th general election, voters in the Bakersfield media market need to see English and Spanish ads running concurrently on broadcast and cable, and on digital including streaming that:
- David Valadao opposed legislation extending the expanded child tax credit, which would have helped working parents pay the bills, voted against capping the cost of lifesaving medication including insulin, and voted for higher out-of-pocket expenses for people with asthma and diabetes.
- David Valadao wants to ban all abortions, without exceptions for victims of rape and when the life of the woman is at risk.
Starting the final week before the November 5th general election, voters in the Bakersfield media market need to see English and Spanish ads on broadcast and cable, and on digital including streaming that explain:
- David Valadao opposed legislation extending the expanded child tax credit, which would have helped working parents pay the bills, voted against capping the cost of lifesaving medicine including insulin, and voted for higher out-of-pocket expenses for people with asthma and diabetes.
Starting the third week before the November 5th general election, voters in the Fresno media market need to see – in sequential order – English and Spanish ads on broadcast and cable, and on digital including streaming that explain:
- David Valadao wants to ban all abortions, without exceptions for victims of rape and when the life of the woman is at risk.
- David Valadao opposed legislation extending the expanded child tax credit, which would have helped working parents pay the bills, voted against capping the cost of lifesaving medication including insulin, and voted for higher out-of-pocket expenses for people with asthma and diabetes.
Votes district-wide – especially male and female Hispanic voters – need to see digital ads including streaming in English and Spanish:
- David Valadao opposed extending the expanded child tax credit, which would have helped working parents pay the bills, voted against capping the cost of lifesaving medication including insulin, and voted for higher out-of-pocket expenses for people with asthma and diabetes.
- In the state legislature, Rudy Salas was the only Assembly Democrat to stand up to his party and vote NO on increasing the gas tax, and in Congress, he’ll work to increase American-produced energy to lower energy costs at home and at the pump.
Democrats and voters registered without party preference – especially voters registered without party preference who speak Spanish and voters who live in walkable communities along Route 65, including Porterville, Lindsay, Terra Bella, Ducor, Richgrove and Delano – need to see and hear on doors and read literature about Rudy Salas and David Valadao:
- Rudy Salas
- Rudy Salas is from the Valley. He grew up working with his dad in the fields and in construction. Rudy knows the struggles working families are facing.
- In the legislature Rudy stood up to his own party and voted NO on the gas tax; and in Congress he’ll work to bring down the cost of living. He’ll fight for an expanded child tax credit to help working families pay the bills and back a first-time homebuyer tax credit to make home ownership more affordable.
- In the legislature Rudy helped pass legislation to lower the cost of life-saving medicines; and in Congress he’ll work to expand the $35 / month price cap on insulin to all Americans.
- Rudy has always been an advocate for fixing our broken immigration system. In Congress he’ll stand up for DREAMers and fight to pass a pathway to citizenship for hardworking folks who play by the rules.
- David Valadao
- David Valadao is taking votes in DC to make life hard for us here in the Valley.
- David Valadao voted against capping the price of insulin at $35 for seniors, despite incredibly high rates of diabetes here in the Valley.
- David Voted to allow insurance companies to deny coverage for people with pre-existing conditions like asthma, diabetes, cancer, and Valley Fever.
- David Valadao voted to raise taxes on homeowners by capping the SALT deduction.
- David Valadao voted against expanding the child tax credit which allows working parents to keep more from each paycheck.
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- Voters need to see and hear messaging communicated in a matter of fact way.
- Voters need to hear from local voices and hear messages in Spanish and in English.
- It is essential that David Valadao is presented as a longtime politician and never as a farmer.
- Voters do not need to see communications with photos of David Valadao smiling.
- Voters do not need to see in ads that David Valadao has taken contributions from oil and gas interests.
- Voters don’t need to hear from organizations who historically don’t have experience contacting voters at the doors.
- Voters should be reminded that they DO NOT have to vote for every office or proposition in order for their ballot to be counted.
- Voters should hear from canvassers who speak their preferred language.
- Starting in mid-September, Democrats and voters registered without party preference who speak Spanish, especially voters who’ve moved since the last election, should receive registration reassurance mail.
- All Democrats as well as voters registered without party preference who also speak Spanish, especially those voters who voted in 2020 and not in 2022, should hear Get Out the Vote messages that emphasize returning their vote by mail ballot and have vote planning conversations at the doors.
- Voters should be encouraged to return their ballots as soon as possible. VBM ballots can be returned as soon as a voter would like.
- If a voter has not mailed their VBM ballot back by one week before Election Day (October 29), they should be encouraged to use a drop box location.
- Young Latinos who aren’t registered to vote, especially those who speak Spanish, should receive voter registration mail.
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