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JUN 6, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleSchool Board Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationCalifornia
BackgroundSchool board trustee
EducationBakersfield College (alumnus)
Notable personal detailsRandy Villegas is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in California’s 22nd Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He serves as a trustee on the Visalia Unified School District Board of Education and has worked as a community college professor. He is also a small business owner in the auto repair field and has emphasized a background as a first-generation student who earned a Ph.D.
Randy Villegas supports policies oriented toward working families and opposes tax cuts for billionaires and corporate interests while prioritizing expanded social programs such as healthcare access. His campaign frames economic policy as protecting working-class residents of the Central Valley and opposing corporate influence in Washington.
Supports Medicare for All and expansion of public programs (Medicaid/Medi‑Cal); opposes cuts to Medicaid and advocates for broader access to affordable health care. Emphasizes health care justice and addressing medical debt and access barriers in the Central Valley.
The candidate criticizes aggressive ICE enforcement and law‑enforcement tactics and positions himself as a defender of immigrant families and communities. He emphasizes support for immigrant households and has criticized local/national immigration raids and ICE operations.
Supports proactive climate action and holding polluters accountable, backing clean-energy and conservation priorities while running as a progressive Democrat. Endorsed by progressive environmental and caucus groups indicating alignment with moderate-to-bold climate investment and protections.
New coverage highlights a sharp intraparty fight in CA-22, with the DCCC backing Jasmeet Bains while progressive allies push Randy Villegas. That keeps the race newsy and could matter for traders watching whether Villegas can close the gap before the June 2 primary.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement gives Randy Villegas a fresh progressive boost in the CA-22 Democratic primary, sharpening the intraparty split with DCCC-backed Jasmeet Bains just ahead of the June 2 vote.
New reporting ties Villegas to confidential child sex-abuse settlements from his Visalia school board tenure, adding a negative-news overhang in a district where he is already a longshot to win first place and could affect the secondary fight for the No. 2 spot.
Randy Villegas is in the news because he is running in California's 22nd Congressional District, where the primary is still being counted and later ballots could affect the final outcome. The race is shaping up as a close contest against Republican David Valadao, with Villegas and Jasmeet Bains competing for the Democratic spot in a competitive Central Valley seat. Villegas has also faced scrutiny over confidential sex-abuse settlements approved while he served on the Visalia Unified School District board.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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