Incumbent: David G. Valadao (Republican) · Incumbent running
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
Candidates as certified by the California Secretary of State (Aug. 27, 2026). California uses a top-two primary: the two leading vote-getters in the June 2, 2026 primary advance regardless of party. June 2 primary (official Statement of Vote, 79,757 votes): David G. Valadao (Republican) 40.7% · Randy Villegas (Democratic) 32.4% · Jasmeet Bains (Democratic) 26.9%. Districts follow the new congressional map approved by voters in Proposition 50 (Nov. 2025).
Ballot designation on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: “Congressman/Dairy Farmer” (as filed with the California Secretary of State).
Ballot designation on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: “Teacher/Business Owner” (as filed with the California Secretary of State).
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Topic headings are Vote Book’s; quoted words are each candidate’s own, with the source under each one. “As reported” means a news outlet’s description, not an exact quote. A yellow tag means no public position was found on that topic.
| Health care | |
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| Valadao Health care People who have the ability to work have the ability to either volunteer in their community, go to school or get a job and they can continue to get their benefits. We need people to actually put in and make a fair effort to try to cover their expenses and be a part of their community. This is not an unreasonable ask. Original: kvpr.org/government-politics/2026-10-16/both-candidates-in-house-district-22-say-they-can-win-their-race-polls-tell-a-different-story (accessed Oct 22, 2026) | Villegas Health care He publicly promised that he would not cut Medicaid. And when push came to shove, he was the deciding vote on this big ‘B.S.’ bill that is going to rip away health care from Valley families to give $1.1 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans in this country, Original: kvpr.org/government-politics/2026-10-16/both-candidates-in-house-district-22-say-they-can-win-their-race-polls-tell-a-different-story (accessed Oct 22, 2026) |
The same nine Senate votes (or three House votes) are shown for every current member of Congress running, so records can be compared across races. Click a roll call for the official tally.
| Measure | Valadao |
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| Laken Riley Act (S. 5) — final House passage Jan 22, 2025 · House roll call 23 (2025) | Yea |
| One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) — House passage May 22, 2025 · House roll call 145 (2025) | Yea |
| One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) — final, concur in Senate version Jul 3, 2025 · House roll call 190 (2025) | Aye |
Pulled from official roll-call records · Congress.gov profile & full record.
No congressional voting record for: Randy Villegas. State legislative or local records are not yet compiled.