David G. Valadao
Republican · CA-22 · U.S. House
Bio
David Goncalves Valadao is an American politician and former dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023, previously representing California's 21st congressional district. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 11.6 years · not continuous, returned 2021
- First took office
- 2013 (6 terms)
- Seniority
- 151 of 437 by time served
- Age
- 49
- Hanford, CA · 559-460-6070
- Bakersfield, CA · 661-864-7736
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
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How they score against the parties
David G. Valadao's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
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Caucuses & committees
Where Valadaosits in Congress's own organization — each group's lean is computed from its members' voting records. Explore them all on the caucuses and committees pages.
Caucuses
- Problem Solvers Caucuscenter · 46 members
- Republican Governance Groupstrongly right · 44 members
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculturecenter · 53 members
- House Committee on Appropriationscenter · 62 members
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Librarycenter · 10 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
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The New Republic · July 21, 2026
Newsom under fire as California gas tax hike sends pump prices even higherCalifornia's gas tax will rise 2.2 cents per gallon Wednesday as GOP lawmakers led by Rep. David Valadao urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend the hike.
Fox News · June 29, 2026
2 Big California Races Will Test Democrats' Redrawn MapRepublican-turned-independent Rep. Kevin Kiley and former Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan advanced to the November election Tuesday in a Northern California congressional district, while a progressive Democrat advanced to face Republican Rep. David Valadao …
Newser · June 12, 2026
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Common Dreams · June 10, 2026
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