Republican Rep. Valadao wins California Central Valley vote
2 years, 1 month ago

Republican Rep. Valadao wins California Central Valley vote

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao has defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district, overcoming a strong Democratic registration advantage and fallout from his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump. Valadao was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Trump never significantly engaged in the race and Valadao, a dairy farmer and son of Portuguese immigrants, had the state GOP endorsement and the backing of House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, who is close to the former president. However, Valadao would break with Trump’s White House at times, including criticizing the administration for family separations at the border.

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Focusing on the economy helped a Republican win in a rural, Democrat-majority district
1 month ago

Focusing on the economy helped a Republican win in a rural, Democrat-majority district

NPR  

Focusing on the economy helped a Republican win in a rural, Democrat-majority district In California's Central Valley, Republican Rep. David Valadao won reelection in a district that has more registered Democrats than voters in his own party. YEAGER: Turned off by President-elect Donald Trump's wealth and immigration policies, Ross says this year he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris. YEAGER: …

Republican David Valadao, Democrat George Whitesides win US House races in California
1 month, 1 week ago

Republican David Valadao, Democrat George Whitesides win US House races in California

Associated Press  

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Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to US House in Washington

Associated Press  

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Republican David Valadao wins reelection, notching GOP closer to control of the U.S. House
1 month, 1 week ago

Republican David Valadao wins reelection, notching GOP closer to control of the U.S. House

LA Times  

Republican Rep. David Valadao managed to once again fend off Democratic challenger Rudy Salas to keep his U.S. House seat representing California’s 22nd Congressional District in the Central Valley. Valadao’s win bolsters the Republican Party’s effort to retain control of the House of Representatives and brings the GOP closer to controlling both arms of Congress after flipping the U.S. Senate …

Valadao and Salas locked in tight race for California’s 22nd Congressional District
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Valadao and Salas locked in tight race for California’s 22nd Congressional District

LA Times  

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1 of last GOP congressmen who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington’s US House race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

1 of last GOP congressmen who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington’s US House race

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — One of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and a candidate endorsed by the former president have advanced in Tuesday’s primary to the general election in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District. He was endorsed by the Washington State Republican Party and nabbed Trump’s backing early on, which he called a “game changer.” …

Trump pivots to radical new tactic in effort to win election — and freedom: report
6 months ago

Trump pivots to radical new tactic in effort to win election — and freedom: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has taken an unusual shift in his approach to politics, wrote Jim Newell for Slate: He's actually swallowing his pride and biting his tongue to avoid attacking fellow Republicans he believes have wronged him. "In the House meeting, he made a peace offering to California Rep. David Valadao, one of the two remaining House Republicans who’d …

Your guide to California’s Congressional District 22 race: San Joaquin Valley
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Your guide to California’s Congressional District 22 race: San Joaquin Valley

LA Times  

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Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered Central Valley congressional seat
2 years, 1 month ago

Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered Central Valley congressional seat

LA Times  

Central Valley Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose vote to impeach President Trump nearly sank his campaign in the primary, will return to Congress next year after defeating Democratic state Assemblyman Rudy Salas. After control of the House tipped to Republicans last week, Valadao’s win and California’s two remaining congressional races are determining the size of the GOP’s majority. “I commend …

Your guide to the California Congressional District 22 race: Rep. David Valadao vs. Rudy Salas
2 years, 1 month ago

Your guide to the California Congressional District 22 race: Rep. David Valadao vs. Rudy Salas

LA Times  

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Trump’s pick overtakes GOP House member who voted to impeach
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s pick overtakes GOP House member who voted to impeach

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Republican Joe Kent, who challenged incumbent Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler over her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump, has taken a narrow lead in the race for the second spot in Washington state’s top two primary. Under the state’s primary system, all candidates run on the same ballot, and the top two vote getters advance …

California Republican Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach Trump, survives primary
2 years, 5 months ago

California Republican Rep. David Valadao, who voted to impeach Trump, survives primary

LA Times  

Rep. David Valadao, left, managed to win a second spot in California’s primary and will face Democratic Assemblyman Rudy Salas in the hotly contested Central Valley race. GOP Rep. David Valadao, one of the most endangered Republican congressional incumbents in the nation, has survived the California primary and will advance to the November ballot. In much of the nation, Democrats …

California GOP Rep. Valadao advances in US House district
2 years, 5 months ago

California GOP Rep. Valadao advances in US House district

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Rep. David Valadao advanced Friday to a November runoff in a Democratic-tilting district in California’s Central Valley, surviving a challenge from a fellow Republican who faulted the congressman for his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump. Another of the state’s marquee races will be in a Democratic-leaning district north of Los Angeles, where Republican Rep. Mike Garcia …

California Rep. David Valadao voted to impeach. Can he keep his seat if Trump stays quiet?
2 years, 7 months ago

California Rep. David Valadao voted to impeach. Can he keep his seat if Trump stays quiet?

LA Times  

The moment Rep. David Valadao and nine other House Republicans voted to impeach then-President Trump for inciting an insurrection at the Capitol, they were all engulfed in a wave of backlash — outraged conservatives back home, challengers eager to oust them, and Trump’s constant commentary casting doubt on their political futures. “Even though they didn’t appreciate that vote for impeachment,” …

For two California Republicans, diverging approaches to Trump lead to the same place: Backlash
3 years, 10 months ago

For two California Republicans, diverging approaches to Trump lead to the same place: Backlash

LA Times  

Rep. David Valadao, one of 10 Republican members of Congress who voted to impeach President Trump, in January at Lemoore Naval Air Station. In a lengthy Jan. 30 op-ed in a local newspaper, the Santa Clarita Republican and former Navy fighter jet pilot denounced the blowback on social media that branded him “a seditionist, a traitor, or even worse.” Roughly …

Column: Voting against Trump’s impeachment could come back to haunt these California Republicans
3 years, 11 months ago

Column: Voting against Trump’s impeachment could come back to haunt these California Republicans

LA Times  

A “Stop the Steal” rally Jan. 5 in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Garcia’s 25th District, which covers the Antelope and Simi valleys, voted for Biden by a margin of 10 percentage points, according to the nonpartisan California Target Book, which tracks congressional and legislative races. “I don’t understand the upside,” said Darry Sragow, a former Democratic …

Rep. David Valadao, a Central Valley Republican, says he voted his conscience to impeach Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Rep. David Valadao, a Central Valley Republican, says he voted his conscience to impeach Trump

LA Times  

Rep. David Valadao, one of 10 Republicans who joined Democrats Wednesday in impeaching President Trump over his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, said he voted his conscience after concluding that the president’s “inciting rhetoric” was “un-American, abhorrent and absolutely an impeachable offense.” The Central Valley dairy farmer served in Congress from 2013 until 2019, after an …

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