Valadao's Betrayal of Central Valley Farmers Becomes Major Liability [CalMatters]

Valadao's Betrayal of Central Valley Farmers Becomes Major Liability [CalMatters]

“As Republicans fight to keep control of the U.S. House amid a bad economy and an unpopular president…[Valadao’s] ‘local farmer’ [brand] might not be enough to keep [him] in office.” – CalMatters David Valadao brands himself as the “local dairy farmer,” representing a region that produces a quarter of the nation’s food. Yet new reporting shows growing frustration among farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers over Valadao’s support for reckless polic…