Randy Villegas
Representative-elect for California's 22nd district
Democrat
Won the seat
- Seat
- California's 22nd district
- Opponent
- David Valadao (R)
- Status
- Called
Where they stand.
The issues
Cost of living
Wants to lower prices, protect Social Security, guarantee paid parental leave and universal childcare, and raise the minimum wage.
“It’s time to raise the wage so everyone who works hard can have their basic needs met, and ease the burden on our support systems.”
Source for Cost of living, on Randy Villegas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All including dental and vision, and price caps on medical procedures and prescription drugs.
“I believe healthcare is a human right, and am a strong supporter of Medicare for All.”
Source for Healthcare, on Randy Villegas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Immigration
Wants an immigration system with a path to citizenship and plans to work to bring home deported veterans.
“We need a working system that protects our communities while providing a path to citizenship so our undocumented neighbors, friends and coworkers aren’t forced to live in the shadows.”
Source for Immigration, on Randy Villegas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Housing
Wants to end corporate ownership of single-family homes and create a federal program to build affordable housing.
“I will fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes.”
Source for Housing, on Randy Villegas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Fight Political Corruption
Wants to ban members of Congress from trading stocks or becoming lobbyists, end Citizens United and set term limits.
“We must seek every legal avenue available to end Citizens United, and ban corporate PACs from buying influence from politicians and candidates.”
Source for Fight Political Corruption, on Randy Villegas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)Water
Says he will speed environmental reviews and seek funding for water storage and water treatment infrastructure.
“In Congress, I’ll cut red tape to make environmental reviews faster, bring resources for infrastructure for more water storage, and investments in water treatment processes”
Source for Water, on Randy Villegas’s campaign site (opens in a new tab)
From Randy Villegas’s campaign website. Summaries are ours; anything in quotation marks is copied word for word from the linked page. Read the full platform (opens in a new tab)
The promises
- TaxesClock is ticking
Suspend the federal gas and diesel taxes
“I'm calling on Congress to immediately suspend the federal gas and diesel tax”
Campaign press release, Oct 8, 2026 · source (opens in a new tab)
- HealthClock is ticking
Cap prices of medical procedures and prescription drugs at levels in line with other major countries
“I will fight to cap the price of medical procedures and prescription drugs across the board”
Campaign website, Healthcare page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- Cost of livingClock is ticking
End corporate ownership of single-family homes
“I will fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes.”
Campaign website, Housing page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
- AccountabilityClock is ticking
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks and from becoming lobbyists
“Ban Congressmembers from trading stocks & becoming lobbyists”
Campaign website, Fight Political Corruption page, 2026 campaign · source (opens in a new tab)
Randy Villegas is an American professor, businessman, and politician. Villegas is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for California's 22nd congressional district, which encompasses the southern Central Valley. In California's June 2026 top-two primary, he finished ahead of Democratic state assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and advanced to the general election against Republican incumbent David Valadao. Villegas works as a professor at the College of the Sequoias.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Raised
- $5.9M
- From individuals
- $5.1M
- Spent
- $5.0M
- Cash on hand
- $962K
Federal Election Commission, through 2026-10-14.
None on record
No donations from AIPAC and no AIPAC-paid ads for or against Randy Villegas in FEC filings for the 2022, 2024 or 2026 elections.
AIPAC is a pro-Israel lobbying group that spends on elections two ways. Its PAC collects donations from members and sends them to campaigns, where they become the candidate’s money to spend. Its super PAC, United Democracy Project, runs its own ads, and the candidate gets no say in those, whether they help or hurt. From Federal Election Commission filings through 2026-10-14: AIPAC PAC filings (opens in a new tab), United Democracy Project filings (opens in a new tab).
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