David Valadao

Republican · Candidate for California U.S. House District 22 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Slightly right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: moderately right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesModerately right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 1.8% of votes, voted with their party 93.5% of the time.

Sponsored 37 bills (1 became law), mostly on agriculture and food, health, armed forces and national security.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $771K supporting and $12M opposing David Valadao.

For
America PAC · Conservative advocacy$281K
Center Forward Initiative Inc (CFI) · Centrist / moderate advocacy$158K
CLF$133K
National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · Business / industry$71K
Protect Liberty PAC$40K
The Conservative Caucus DBA Americans for Constitutional Liberty · Conservative advocacy$33K
Against
HMP · Democratic House leadership super PAC$6.6M
Giffords PAC · Gun safety$1.8M
LCV Victory Fund · Environment / climate$754K
Health Care Saves Lives · Labor union$726K
Working Families Party PAC · Progressive advocacy$507K
314 Action Fund · Progressive advocacy$437K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

  • U.S. representatives: Mike Johnson
  • State legislators: Carl DeMaio
  • Organizations: ClearPath Foundation, Log Cabin Republicans, Republican Jewish Coalition
  • Policial parties: California Republican Party

More about David Valadao

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

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