California’s 22nd District race

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Fight price gouging and support workers

Villegas focuses on lowering living expenses by targeting corporate price gouging across groceries, energy, and housing. He advocates raising the federal minimum wage, passing the PRO Act to strengthen labor unions, ending tariffs that harm local businesses, and implementing a tax code where top earners pay more.

• Pass the PRO Act to allow workers to organize for better wages and working conditions
• Raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour
• Tax the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders while easing taxes for working families
• End frivolous tariffs that hurt local farmers and small businesses

“Whether it’s groceries, energy bills, or your rent or mortgage, the richest corporations in this country are squeezing us for everything we have.”

“The most effective and fair way to increase government revenue is to tax the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders, and give working families the break we’ve earned.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Lower taxes and reduce regulation

Valadao emphasizes economic growth through regulatory relief, lower taxes, and curbing inflation and gas prices. He advocates for small businesses as the foundation of the local economy and seeks common-sense federal legislation to foster job creation in the San Joaquin Valley.

• Reduce federal regulations and tax burdens on small businesses to encourage hiring
• Focus federal policy on reducing inflation and lowering energy and gas prices
• Support vocational and job training programs across the Central Valley

“Small businesses are the backbone of our nation’s economy and needless regulations and a greater tax burden make it harder for them to hire.”

“We need to protect our water, put an end to out-of-control inflation and outrageous gas prices, work to bring new jobs and job training to the Central Valley, and stand up for seniors and veterans to ensure they get the benefits they deserve.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Supports Medicare for All

Villegas views healthcare as a fundamental human right and supports a universal Medicare for All single-payer system. He proposes capping prescription drug costs, lowering insulin to $35, expanding Medicare to cover vision and dental, and negotiating drug prices directly.

• Enact a universal Medicare for All healthcare system
• Expand Medicare coverage to include dental and vision care
• Negotiate prescription drug prices directly and cap insulin costs at $35

“In Congress I’ll fight for Medicare for All, take on big Pharma by negotiating the price of prescription drugs directly, bringing down costs like making insulin $35 for everyone.”

“I believe healthcare is a human right, and am a strong supporter of Medicare for All.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Promotes market-based healthcare reform

Valadao supports market-based healthcare reforms that lower coverage costs while maintaining patient choice and competition. He emphasizes protecting vulnerable populations, including seniors and individuals with pre-existing conditions, while keeping health decisions between patients and doctors.

• Implement market-based reforms to expand competitive health insurance choices
• Protect coverage access for seniors, low-income individuals, and people with pre-existing conditions
• Oppose federal government management of personal healthcare choices

“David believes quality, affordable healthcare should be available to all Americans.”

“David believes the best healthcare is a market-based approach to healthcare reform that provides individuals with competitive choices and addresses the needs of those unable to afford healthcare insurance.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Protect water access and farmworkers

Villegas emphasizes repairing crumbling water infrastructure to provide clean drinking water to Valley residents. He supports safety protections for farmworkers facing extreme heat and opposes tariff policies that harm local agricultural exports.

• Invest in local water infrastructure to guarantee safe, affordable drinking water
• Prioritize farmworker health and safety protections against extreme heat
• Oppose tariff wars that hurt regional agricultural sales and farm income

“Here in the Central Valley, our working families suffer every day from the poor quality of our roads, bridges and even safe and affordable drinking water from their faucets.”

“Fight for trade deals that will put the Valley first, not endless tariff trade wars that hurt our farmers and businesses.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Expand Central Valley water infrastructure

Valadao prioritizes securing a clean and reliable water supply to protect the Central Valley's $54 billion agricultural sector. Drawing on his experience as a dairy farmer, he has authored and supported legislation like the WIIN Act and H.R. 3964 to increase water delivery and storage.

• Led bipartisan passage of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act
• Authored the San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act (H.R. 3964)
• Advocates building new reservoirs and upgrading aging regional water infrastructure

“In the Central Valley, life as we know it is dependent upon securing a reliable and clean supply of water.”

“It is critical to ensure California remains an agricultural leader that provides good careers for the Central Valley and food for the world.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Supports comprehensive pathway to citizenship

Villegas advocates for comprehensive immigration reform providing earned pathways to citizenship for undocumented residents. He strongly opposes mass deportations and blanket detentions, calls for bringing home deported military veterans, and supports addressing foreign poverty to tackle root causes of migration.

• Establish a clear working pathway to citizenship for undocumented neighbors
• End blanket detentions and unconstitutional deportation practices
• Pass legislation to repatriate deported U.S. military veterans
• Address foreign instability and poverty as root drivers of migration

“The current policies of blanket detention and deportation are unconstitutional and un-American.”

“We need a working system that protects our communities while providing a path to citizenship so our undocumented neighbors, friends and coworkers aren’t forced to live in the shadows.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Supports agricultural guest workers and earned citizenship

Valadao supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a responsible pathway to citizenship and an expanded guest worker program to ensure a stable farm workforce. He emphasizes keeping families together and focusing law enforcement efforts on undocumented immigrants who commit serious crimes.

• Support a responsible pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
• Establish an agricultural guest worker program for local farm labor stability
• Direct law enforcement to focus on undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes

“David supports a reasonable and responsible pathway to citizenship for those wishing to enter our country and those already here.”

“Developing a guest worker program that will enable access to a reliable workforce is crucial to the stability of our local agricultural economy.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Ban corporate PACs and stock trading

Villegas refuses all corporate PAC dollars and makes political reform a core campaign pledge. He advocates for overturning Citizens United, banning congressional stock trading, enacting congressional term limits, and prohibiting former members from becoming lobbyists.

• Refuse all corporate PAC contributions
• Support a strict stock trading ban for members of Congress
• Advocate overturning Citizens United and banning corporate PACs
• Pass congressional term limits and lobbyist bans for former members

“I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race that has never taken corporate PAC money, because I’m here to work for the people, not special interests.”

“Members of Congress within both political parties are trading stocks that 'beat the market,' making millions, while working class families are a missed paycheck away from homelessness.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Increase government transparency and accountability

Valadao advocates for government agency accountability and transparency to serve citizens rather than D.C. bureaucrats. He highlights living on his family dairy farm in Hanford to underscore his commitment to district accessibility over D.C. special interest influence.

• Require federal government agencies to serve public interests over bureaucrats
• Maintain direct voter access through regular district meetings
• Oppose D.C. insider influence in legislative decision-making

“David believes the role of government agencies is to serve the interest of every American, not what is best for bureaucrats in Washington.”

“Government can only be accountable when it’s Members of Congress are transparent and accessible to the voters.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Prioritize domestic investments over foreign wars

Villegas opposes allocating tax dollars to foreign wars and calls for reinvesting those funds into local communities. He opposes benefit cuts to Social Security, advocating instead for federal investments in infrastructure, schools, and domestic support programs.

• End foreign military subsidies and reinvest tax dollars into domestic communities
• Protect Social Security from benefit reductions and cost-of-living erosion
• Invest in local infrastructure and workforce development rather than corporate tax breaks

“We shouldn’t be funding endless wars, while our own families continue to suffer in debt.”

“Foreign aid for those suffering from extreme poverty and natural disasters is important, but when it comes to war or bailing out other countries, we must get our priorities straight and invest in our own communities, people, and country.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Balance the budget and cut wasteful spending

Valadao advocates for a balanced federal budget, arguing Washington must live by the same fiscal rules as American families. He supports spending cuts to reduce the national debt and strongly opposes wasteful state projects such as California high-speed rail.

• Require Washington to balance the federal budget and cut wasteful spending
• Oppose federal funding for California's high-speed rail project
• Voted for federal reconciliation legislation (H.R. 1) to adjust federal spending and tax policy

“David believes that Washington should live by the same rules as every American family, which means they must balance the budget and spend no more than what they take in.”

“David strongly opposes wasteful projects, such as the construction of a high-speed rail system throughout California which will cost tax payers billions of dollars with little added benefit.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Protect communities and support clean energy workers

Villegas supports a clean energy transition that guarantees job security and high wages for oil and gas workers. He advocates holding corporate polluters accountable for local air and water contamination, protecting public lands, and placing a moratorium on new data centers.

• Ensure oil and gas workers receive secure, well-paid jobs during clean energy transitions
• Hold corporate polluters accountable for water contamination and air pollution
• Called for a moratorium on new data centers to manage regional resources
• Protect and expand national parks and public conservation lands

“Any transition to clean and affordable renewable energy must guarantee that all energy workers have well-paid, secure jobs and better wages, so they can keep their own lights on too.”

“I will fight to hold corporate polluters accountable and keep our communities safe.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Expand domestic traditional and renewable energy

Valadao advocates expanding traditional oil and natural gas alongside solar and hydropower to lower energy costs and reduce foreign energy reliance. He opposes regulations and litigation that he argues block domestic energy development and raise costs for families.

• Expand domestic production of oil, natural gas, solar, and hydroelectric energy
• Reduce regulatory red tape and litigation hindering energy resource development
• Supported construction of the Keystone oil pipeline

“David supports expanding our domestic energy potential to reduce our dependence on foreign energy and save money here at home.”

“However, red tape and frivolous litigation is blocking the development of America’s energy resources, killing jobs and slamming families with sky-high energy costs.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Tuition-free higher education and higher staff pay

Drawing on his experience as a college professor and school board trustee, Villegas supports making public colleges, trade schools, and universities tuition-free. He advocates tackling student debt, raising salaries for teachers and school staff, and expanding local apprenticeship centers.

• Make public community colleges, trade schools, and universities tuition-free
• Address student loan debt through federal action
• Increase pay for teachers, custodians, nutritional staff, and bus drivers
• Expand local trade and technical apprenticeship centers

“In order to build up our young people to enter the competitive global workforce, we must make public colleges - career, technical and community - tuition free, and take on the out-of-control student debt crisis.”

“As a school board trustee, I have fought for and successfully raised wages for our teachers, custodians, nutritional workers and bus drivers who are often the first face students see every day.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Local control and career technical options

Valadao advocates for local control in education, opposing centralized federal mandates in favor of community flexibility for parents and teachers. He strongly supports expanding career, technical, and trade school options so students can succeed in local industries.

• Oppose federal 'one-size-fits-all' educational mandates
• Expand vocational, career, and trade school choices for students
• Give parents and local educators flexibility to meet community needs

“A “one-size-fits-all” approach of Washington bureaucrats only hinders the education of our nation’s children.”

“Education should be more comprehensive at all levels and David supports expanding vocational and trade school options for our students.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Repatriate deported military veterans

Villegas focuses his veterans platform on halting military veteran deportations and repatriating those who have been deported. He calls for urgent immigration reform that respects the service and dignity of military veterans.

• Act urgently to bring home deported military veterans
• Enact immigration protections tailored specifically for military service members

“I will act with urgency to bring our veterans home, and fight for an immigration system that recognizes the dignity of everyone who has bravely served our country.”

R Republican David G. Valadao

Reform VA healthcare and services

Valadao emphasizes improving physical and mental health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. He supports cosponsoring legislation to upgrade healthcare access, education, and employment opportunities for returning military personnel.

• Restore VA healthcare to provide top-quality physical and mental health services
• Co-sponsored legislation improving healthcare access and VA services for veterans
• Support transition programs for veteran employment and education opportunities

“The VA has been falling short in their duty to veterans and needs to be restored to the pinnacle of care for our heroes.”

“Whether it be ensuring they have the tools to stay safe in battle, access to high quality healthcare, or education and employment opportunities here at home, our men and women in uniform deserve our gratitude and our support.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Ban corporate single-family home purchases

Villegas targets housing affordability by calling for an end to corporate and Wall Street ownership of single-family homes. He proposes a large-scale federal housing construction program to build affordable housing and create union jobs.

• End corporate and Wall Street ownership of single-family residential homes
• Establish a federal program to build affordable, safe housing nationwide
• Create union construction jobs through federal affordable housing projects

“I will fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes.”

“We need an ambitious federal program to build an abundance of affordable and safe housing across the country, creating hundreds of thousands of well-paid union jobs in the process.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

End military interventions and reinvest domestically

Villegas opposes foreign military interventions and calls for ending military involvement in global conflicts. He advocates for restoring the nation as a global leader in peace while redirecting foreign military spending back to domestic priorities.

• Oppose involvement in endless foreign military conflicts
• Reallocate foreign war and military intervention spending into domestic communities

“Whether it’s Iraq, Afghanistan, or Palestine - Americans are sick of endless wars.”

“The only way to bring true safety to our people and servicemen and women is by restoring our place in the world as a leader of peace.”

D Democratic Randy Villegas

Regulate AI safety and worker protections

Villegas advocates for federal regulations on artificial intelligence to safeguard personal data privacy, prevent job displacement, and protect children. He also calls for a moratorium on new data centers and tax obligations for AI developers.

• Enact data privacy legislation requiring consent before data sale or AI training
• Mandate age verification and parental consent for high-risk AI platforms
• Call for a moratorium on new data centers to protect local community resources
• Ensure large AI companies pay taxes and protect workers from replacement

“Randy will ensure large AI companies pay their fair share in taxes and will fight to protect working people’s job security against the threat of replacement by AI.”

“In Congress, Randy will pass legislation mandating age verification and parental consent for high-risk AI tools, requiring bots to screen for content related to unsafe behavior, and cracking down on the creation and distribution of AI-generated child sexual abuse material with the full force of the law.”