David Valadao

California’s 22nd (CA - 22)

Updated: September 3, 2026

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Overview

David Valadao has gone to Washington D.C. and turned his back on the Central Valley. Randy Villegas is a son of the Valley who will always fight for his home and put people over politics and special interests.

SUMMARY

  • Starting nine weeks before Election Day, voters need to see, in English and Spanish, TV ads in both the Bakersfield and Fresno markets, ads on YouTube, streaming and OTT, and receive mail about how:
    • First, David Valadao has gone to Washington, D.C. and turned his back on the Central Valley, putting himself and special interests first. While Central Valley families struggle to make ends meet, Valadao took a $22,000 all-expenses-paid luxury trip to Italy, with business-class flights, a stay at a Florentine palace, and a private Ferrari factory tour, all paid for by special-interest donors. His campaign spent $59,000 at the Four Seasons Orlando and $17,000 at an Arizona hotel described as the “height of luxury.” 
    • Second, Valadao has sided with corporations and special interest donors while Central Valley families pay more. He took thousands from utility companies and their employees, and then voted to give them tax breaks while Valley families faced higher electricity bills. He has also taken more than $1 million from insurance companies, Big Pharma, and healthcare interests, while casting the deciding vote to cut Medi-Cal and put healthcare coverage and local hospitals at risk. 
    • Third, Valadao has become just another one of Trump’s yes-men, who votes with Trump 98% of the time even as it makes life more expensive for Central Valley families. Valadao voted for Trump’s tariffs, his costly war in Iran, billions in new funding for ICE, and to cut Medi-Cal after he promised he would oppose cuts.
  • Starting eight weeks before Election Day, Hispanic voters need to see ads on YouTube, streaming and OTT, and receive mail that says:
    • Valadao voted to give ICE $38 billion more in funding without any additional oversight or accountability, making ICE the largest-funded federal law enforcement agency in the nation. When it counted and Valley economies suffered because of widespread raids and enforcement operations, Valadao refused to protect our communities.

Additional Resources

  • Voters should hear from their neighbors who come from working-class backgrounds and occupations.
  • When hearing messaging about Medi-Cal cuts, voters need to hear directly from their neighbors in the Valley who have felt these impacts.
  • It is important that voters only in these zip codes see digital advertising: 93307, 93313, 93306, 93304, 93215, 93722, 93309, 93257, 93305, 93274, 93630, 93263, 93280, 93230, 93203, 93723, 93247, 93250, 93241, 93212, 93301, 93711, 93219, 93656, 93609, 93706, 93267, 93270, 93256, 93234, 93660, 93202, 93242, 93272, 93308, 93261, 93662, 93249, 93266, 93637, 93725, 93606, 93668, 93245, 93201, 93239, 93608, 93218, 93652, 93258, 93640
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  • David Valadao (CA-22) Research Report



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