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U.S. Representative for California’s 22nd District

David G. Valadao

Republican 6th term On 2026 ballot

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$6.3M raised · top PACs: Blue Diamond Growers, Air Line Pilots Association, America's Credit Unions Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 15 of 49 party-line votes (31%; most Republicans: 7%)
94LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
18BipartMed 12
30BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2013–now
11 years in CongressMore senior than 66% of the House
Committees
  • Appropriations 13th majority
  • Agriculture 29th majority
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library 2nd majority
Age
49

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date16837633367430
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—2744811,235177

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Health 14% 14%
Armed Forces and National Security 10% 14%
Agriculture and Food 3% 22%

StatementsBills

Words go to Health, Government Operations and Politics and Armed Forces and National Security; bills go to Agriculture and Food and Armed Forces and National Security; the two overlap on Health.

  • He talks most about: Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Veterans Health Care (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works).
  • 37 bills sponsored, most on Agriculture and Food.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairLegislative Branch SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberJoint Committee of Congress on the Library2nd majority
MemberAppropriations Committee13th majority
MemberAgriculture Committee29th majority

Chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, more senior than 66% of the House, in the majority.

  • 11 years in Congress: more senior than 66% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

33% · peer median 9%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Valadao.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

33% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 9%); closest in his party: Simpson and Cole.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 29 · expected 27
Action in committee 18 · expected 7
Beyond committee 9 · expected 4
Passed House 6 · expected 2
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 37 of 433 in the House

2.58expected 1.22 · average member 1.00

6 of 29 bills passed the House; 1 became law; effectiveness 2.58 against a peer median of 1.22.

  • On the move: H.R. 2481 (became law), H.R. 3168 (out of committee), H.R. 9010 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.26
Economics and Public Finance15 of 49
Congress5 of 146

With his party on the other 10 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 94% of party-line votes, breaks 30 times (peer median 7), most on Economics and Public Finance.

  • Position: +0.26, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 15 of 49, Congress 5 of 146, Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 38.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Valadao$6.3M raised32%36%29%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

35% of what he raised came from individuals; 2% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$6.3M raised, 36% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 6.8 points.

126 PACs of the 264 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Trade.

  1. Blue Diamond Growers67% D
  2. Air Line Pilots Association68% D
  3. America's Credit Unions50% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

209 bills

Valadao voted Yea on 83, Nay on 6, and sponsored or cosponsored 120 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.