A Key Congressional Race in California Will Test Progressives' Appeal in a Republican District
Villegas won backing from progressive leaders and led Bains by 5.8 points with 72% of votes counted, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Progressive Randy Villegas declared victory in California's new 22nd Congressional District primary, advancing to face Republican Congressman David Valadao in November's general election.
- California Democrats redrew the district map to combat President Donald Trump's attempts to maintain GOP control of Congress, targeting Valadao, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- With 72% of votes tallied, Valadao led with 41.9% compared to 31.2% for Villegas, who prevailed despite the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee backing Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains.
- Supporters praised the outcome as a grassroots victory, with Leaders We Deserve president David Hogg stating Villegas "defeated special interests and dark money PACs," positioning Democrats to potentially flip the seat in November.
- Beyond the 22nd District, Sacramento City Councilwoman Mai Vang advanced to challenge incumbent Rep. Doris Matsui, reflecting how redistricting and generational Democratic divisions are reshaping California's House landscape this year.
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A key congressional race in California will test progressives' appeal in a Republican district
Randy Villegas, a populist insurgent, has won the Democratic primary for a House seat representing California’s Central Valley
House Dems rip the DCCC to shreds for primary meddling
The minions over at the DCCC are playing a fun game of how many of their own allies they can successfully piss off. After the DCCC desperately tried to stop far-left socialist Randy Villegas from winning the messy primary in CA-22, he emerged as the nominee, and they’re now forced to pretend they can win with […]
Democrat Villegas projected to advance in California's 22nd ...
Rep. Valadao to Face Progressive Challenger in California Central Valley District
Incumbent Republican Congressman David Valadao will face Democrat Randy Villegas in the Nov. 3 general election in California’s 22nd Congressional District, one of the most closely watched battleground races. Valadao topped the primary with 40.7 percent. Progressive Randy Villegas, a college professor and business owner, received 32.2 percent of the vote, beating moderate state Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, a family physician, who garnered 27.2 p…
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The Seattle TimesLiberal advances to California general election, dealing a blow to establishment Democrats
Randy Villegas’s (D) second-place finish in the district that stretches across California’s Central Valley sets the educator up for a race against Rep. David Valadao (R-California).
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