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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Medi-Cal enrollment rate: 64% (highest of any Republican-held district)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 52.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 10.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 19.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic or Latino: 74.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024): 780,759
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $58,828
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3 — Remove Same-Sex Marriage Ban from California Constitution (2024) (2024) — passed, margin majority yes
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1 — Right to Abortion and Contraception (California Constitutional Amendment) (2022) — passed, margin 66.9% yes to 33.1% no
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.22)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Grimmway Farms (carrots — based in Kern County) (6000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Adventist Health (Bakersfield / Delano / Hanford / Tulare hospitals) (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Wonderful Company (POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Fiji Water) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 22nd Congressional District covers the southern San Joaquin Valley, including parts of Kern, Kings, and Tulare counties. Major cities include the east side of Bakersfield, Delano, Hanford, Tulare, Porterville, Shafter, and Wasco. With a population of approximately 780,759 and a Cook PVI of R+1 (as of 2025, the median district in the nation), it is one of the most competitive seats in the country. The district is 74.2% Hispanic, making it a majority-Latino district. The median household income is $58,828 with a poverty rate of 19.2% and an unemployment rate of 10.1% — among the most economically distressed districts in California. Only 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree and 33.2% lack a high school diploma. The economy is anchored by agriculture (dairy, grapes, almonds, citrus), oil extraction, and related industries. Approximately 64% of constituents — roughly 527,000 people — are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the highest share of any Republican-held district in the nation.
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[vote] Valadao endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024 and voted for the Trump-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act в 2025, which the DCCC characterized as Valadao fearing 'the wrath of Trump more than his own voters.'
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Valadao voted to impeach President Donald Trump on January 13, 2021, one of only 10 House Republicans to do so, and the only California Republican. He stated: 'His inciting rhetoric was un-American, abhorrent, and absolutely an impeachable offense.'
Date: 2021-01-13
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Valadao cast the deciding vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the CBO projected would cut approximately $700 billion from Medicaid subsidies. His district has the highest Medicaid enrollment rate (64%) of any Republican seat. Two million Californians were projected to lose coverage. Constituents chanted 'I feel betrayed' at protests afterward.
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[statement] Valadao publicly pledged in May 2025: 'My goal is to not do anything that damages Medicaid and what they deliver for our constituents.' He emphasized his commitment to safeguarding Medicaid, which serves an estimated two-thirds of his district.
Date: 2025-05-09
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[disclosure] In 2023 and 2024, Valadao wrote letters to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg requesting at least $168 million in grants from the infrastructure law for local projects, including a pedestrian bridge in Hanford. Politico reported he 'voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and then celebrated its effects,' including visiting Diablo Canyon nuclear plant that received $6 billion from the law and praising its role in 'lowering costs, creating jobs.'
Date: 2024-10-08
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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[vote] Valadao voted against the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, with California Republicans calling it 'terrible' and 'reckless.'
Date: 2021-11-05
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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The DCCC reported that Valadao's bankrupt dairy farm contributed nearly $17,000 to his campaign in the 2020 cycle, including $1,950 in Q4 2019.
Date: 2020-02-10
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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In the 2023–2024 cycle, Valadao raised approximately $3.1 million. His top PAC contributors for the cycle included Tulare County Republican Central Committee ($5,000), Livestock Marketing Association PAC ($2,000), and Reform Leaders PAC ($1,557), per FEC data.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Valadao's family dairy operations received $654,429 in federal farm subsidies. Valadao sponsored the Emergency Assistance for Dairy Producers Act in December 2023.
Date: 2023-12-11
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Dairy industry contributions totaled $1,189,030 over Valadao's career ($929,976 individual + $259,054 PAC). Leadership PACs contributed $2,301,828, nearly all from PACs. Real Estate contributed $948,785. Valadao is a dairy farmer by profession.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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Marko Zaninovich Inc was Valadao's single largest organizational contributor at $106,600, all from individuals. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee was second at $98,447 ($80,547 individual + $17,900 PAC). PG&E Corp contributed $83,652 ($29,458 individual + $54,194 PAC).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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David Valadao's campaign committee raised $22,699,832 across his career (2011–2024), with $155,829 cash on hand as of December 31, 2024. Crop Production & Basic Processing was the top contributing industry at $3,031,825.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 27 Apr 2026
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