David G. Valadao
Republican · CA-22 · U.S. House
CA-22 — U.S. House
Lean D 67%David G. Valadao is on the ballot. Randy Villegas vs. David Valadao. Runs on a newly enacted district map.
R +8 points of win probability since June.
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
- 11.7 years · not continuous, returned 2021
- First took office
- 2013 (6 terms)
- Seniority
- 151 of 439 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
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
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
David G. Valadao (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.
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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 · 63 members
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Librarycenter · 10 members
Most and least aligned members
Treating Valadao's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.
Recent notable votes
Latest news
Why the GOP’s Typical Attacks Aren’t Working on This Maine CandidateYou’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free.Inside WashingtonMaine’s 2nd congressional district, covering 92 percent of the state, is the large…
The New Republic · October 6, 2026
Trump supercharged ICE. Now battleground candidates in both parties are recalibrating.Randy Villegas, a Democratic candidate for Congress, addresses a town hall on data centers at the Episcopal Church of the Savior in Hanford, Calif., on Aug. 28. (Gary Kazanjian / For The Times) Since the 2024 election, Democratic congressional candidates hav…
Yahoo Entertainment · September 27, 2026
Valadao Has Survived California’s Toughest Races. Now He Faces a Progressive Challenger—and a Newly Redrawn DistrictRep. David Valadao is a Republican representing a district where being a Republican has never been enough to guarantee a win. The Central Valley congressman has survived some of the closest races of his career by building a reputation around local issues and …
Daily Signal · September 18, 2026
What Is This Bipartisan Data Center Bill Really About?You’re reading The TNR Blue Book. Get daily scoops, strategy, and developments inside the liberal ideas factory delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for free.Inside WashingtonWhat is this bipartisan data center bill really about?On Tuesday, Congress will co…
The New Republic · September 15, 2026
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