David G. Valadao

Republican Representative of California's 22nd district

  • Representative

    California, district 22

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-4695

@RepDavidValadao

valadao.house.gov

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

April 14, 1977 (47 years old)

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  • American politician and dairy farmer
  • Served as a U.S. representative since 2023, previously from 2013 to 2019
  • Served one term in the California State Assembly from 2010 to 2012
  • One of ten Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump during his second impeachment
  • Born and raised in Hanford, California, to Portuguese immigrant parents
  • Attended College of the Sequoias but did not graduate
  • Involved in the family dairy farming business and faced financial challenges, including bankruptcy
  • Initially won election to Congress in 2012, defeating a Democratic nominee
  • Has been reelected multiple times, including in 2022
  • Committee assignments include the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget
  • Co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues and the American Sikh Congressional Caucus
  • Member of the Republican Governance Group, Republican Main Street Partnership, and Problem Solvers Caucus
  • Ranked as the 42nd-most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 114th Congress
  • Rescinded support for Donald Trump in 2016 and voted for his impeachment in 2021
  • Opposed the Affordable Care Act and voted for its repeal
  • Supports comprehensive immigration reform and opposed the dismantling of DACA
  • Voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
  • Criticized tariffs against Chinese steel and aluminum imports
  • Voted against deep cuts in food stamp spending
  • Lives in Hanford with his wife and three children, and was considered the poorest member of Congress by net worth due to debts related to his dairy farm