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Dr Randy Villegas is the proud 31-year-old son of working-class Mexican immigrants who is using his PhD in Political Science to fight for Medicare for All, an end to endless wars, and getting money out of politics. He's an educator, family auto shop owner, school board Trustee and Democratic candidate for Congress in one of the most fippable seats in the entire country in California's Central Valley (CA-22).

In a moment of moral reckoning for our country and the world at large, Randy is unafraid to stand loudly and firmly in solidarity with the resilient people of Palestine against the genocide in Gaza and the war in Iran. As a school board member and professor, Randy immmediately signed a public ceasefire letter to the Biden White House in January 2024. Randy Villegas is endorsed by A New Policy and Track AIPAC.

Republican incumbent David Valadao broke his promise to not gut Medicaid which half a million people in the district rely on, and voters are furious. With polling even worse for Republicans than in 2018 and with the passing of Prop 50 improving the district for Democrats, Valadao has never been more vulnerable.

Randy's platform gives all voters something to vote for, not just against. He supports Medicare for All in a district where ⅔ of residents rely on Medicaid. He supports ending price gouging and monopolies that have caused our cost of living crisis at the grocery store, gas pump and pharmacy. He wants to ban Congressmembers from trading stocks and becoming lobbyists. All of these stances are hugely popular in the district and across the country, we right now need Democrats who will fight every day like our lives depend on it - because they do.

Randy's Democratic Majority for Israel-endorsed primary opponent, Jasmeet Bains, is the most conservative Democrat in California. She was the only Democrat in the California Assembly to vote against Prop 50 which fought back against Trump's Texas gerrymandering (it passed by +18 in the district). She rejected a bill to unmask ICE agents in CA. She even donated almost $1,000 to Republican Congressmember Vince Fong.

CA-22 should have been solidly Democratic decades ago. It is majority Democrat, the median age is just 30 years old, and it's the most Latino seat in the state - yet it has never had a Latino representative - Randy will be the first.

Randy has built exactly the broad coalition needed to bring voters out and permanently flip this seat. His endorsements include Dolores Huerta, Senator Bernie Sanders, Reps Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Maxwell Frost (among others), the Congressional Progressive and Hispanic Caucuses, UAW, National Nurses United, National Education Association, The Working Families Party, Jane Fonda’s Climate PAC, Leaders We Deserve and all four Democratic County Chairs in the district.

Even though Randy is from a working class background in one of the poorest districts in the country, he is outraising his establishment opponent, bringing in over $1.4 million from over 19,000 individuals at an average donation of just $51, without a dime from corporate PACs.

Voters will stay home unless we have a candidate who will fight relentlessly for real, material changes in their lives. That means having a concrete, positive vision and fighting for the country and Democratic Party we want and deserve.

Donate what you can, and let's win the country we deserve!

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A son of the Central Valley, Randy has dedicated his life to giving back to the community that raised him and fighting for his neighbors.
Randy is the child of hard working Mexican immigrants. Despite that hard work, his family still struggled, needing the support of Medicaid and food stamps to make ends meet. Growing up in Bakersfield, Randy also watched as elected officials turned a blind eye to the disproportionate rates of asthma and cancer in the Central Valley, and allowed corporate polluters to escape accountability. It was these formative experiences that pushed Randy to become an educator and community organizer, and empower his hard working neighbors to make change.
Randy’s close community ties have given him a deep, personal understanding of the impact of bad policy, the costs of not fighting back, and what’s on the chopping block in Trump’s Washington, and is running for Congress to fight for working families like his. He’s committed to holding corporate polluters responsible, establishing universal family leave and child care, introducing congressional term limits, and taking on Trump policies that led to programs such as SNAP, WIC, and Medicare being slashed so the regime’s billionaire enablers can enjoy tax cuts. Randy is also the only candidate in this race who’s committed to not taking a dime from corporate PACs.
Randy’s emphasis on making life more affordable for working families while also fighting the Trump regime’s corruption and the go-along-to-get-along status quo are clear indicators that he’s the bold challenger his future constituents need in Congress.
La Raza Indivisible endorsed Randy Villegas because, in the battle against fascism, we need leaders like him. We’re proud to stand with La Raza Indivisibles to support Villegas in his run to be the next Representative for California’s 22nd district.

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