California House District 22 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Randy Villegas won · 66.6% to 33.4%, with an estimated 57% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 4
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133 ads analyzed · 59 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.
The words doing the persuading
From the Valadao side · Paid for by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND“…but the only thing he knows how to jack up? Your taxes.
Randy Villegas: Fake mechanic. Radical politician – driving prices higher.”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
From the Villegas side · Paid for by DCCC“David Valadao betrayed Central Valley farmers, ranchers, and workers. All for Donald Trump.”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
David Valadao (Republican) and Randy Villegas (Democrat) are the nominees for California's 22nd congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. David Valadao is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, David Valadao's campaign had raised $6.3 million (through October 14, 2026) and Randy Villegas's campaign $5.9 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $826,000 for David Valadao and $14.4 million against; $4.9 million for Randy Villegas and $6.7 million against. Semblen has analyzed 133 ads in this race; 59 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and glittering generalities.
David Valadao (REP, incumbent), Randy Villegas (DEM).
2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 133 ads analyzed, 59 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-11-08. 1 ad from other advertisers shown separately below.
Also on every California ballot: 14 statewide ballot measures →The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.
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Where they stand
From each campaign's own website, summarised in plain English, with a quote where they gave one; under an issue, Senate votes for those who have cast them. Full detail and sources on each profile: David Valadao · Randy Villegas.
Economy and cost of livingValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says too many people in the 22nd District are out of work and not feeling the benefits of economic growth, noting the San Joaquin Valley's unemployment rate is nearly double the national average. He says he wants to bring new jobs and job training to the Central Valley and end what he calls out-of-control inflation and high gas prices.
Villegas says he wants to raise the federal minimum wage, guarantee paid parental leave, and expand universal childcare nationwide. He also says he would break up monopolies, give tax breaks to small businesses, and fund infrastructure and apprenticeship programs.
“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.”
Taxes and government spendingValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says the government spends, borrows and taxes too much, and he wants a balanced budget with spending cuts paired with a fairer tax code and incentives to work and invest. He says this would lower the tax burden for all Americans while still supporting necessary federal programs, and he opposes California's high-speed rail project.
“Washington should live by the same rules as every American family, which means they must balance the budget and spend no more than what they take in.”
Villegas says he would raise government revenue by taxing the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders, and give working families a tax break. He also says large AI companies should pay their fair share in taxes.
“The most effective and fair way to increase government revenue is to tax the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders, and give working families the break we’ve earned.”
Valadao says he wants a market-based approach to health care that gives people competitive choices and helps those who cannot afford insurance. He says he wants reforms that lower costs while keeping access for the elderly, the poor and people with pre-existing conditions, and that health care decisions should stay between patients and doctors, not the federal government.
“It is David’s priority to ensure your healthcare remains in the hands of you and your doctor, not the federal government.”
Villegas says he strongly supports Medicare for All, with dental and vision included. He also says he would cap prices for medical procedures and prescription drugs at rates in line with other major countries.
“I believe healthcare is a human right, and am a strong supporter of Medicare for All.”
Social Security and MedicareValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says Social Security and Medicare risk being unable to pay promised benefits to future retirees without changes. He says he wants to act to strengthen and preserve both programs.
Villegas says seniors on fixed Social Security incomes are losing ground to inflation, and that he wants to make sure they can live with dignity. He would also expand Medicare through Medicare for All.
Immigration and the borderValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says he supports a pathway to citizenship for people wanting to enter the country and those already here, and a guest worker program for agriculture. He says law enforcement should focus on undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes rather than people simply raising families.
Villegas says he opposes blanket detention and deportation and wants a path to citizenship for undocumented people. He says he would act to bring deported veterans home and work with other countries to address poverty and instability that drive migration.
“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.”
AbortionValadao: no position · Villegas: no position
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
No stated position on their website.
Randy Villegas (DEM)
No stated position on their website.
Energy and climateValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says he supports expanding domestic energy production, including oil and natural gas in California alongside solar and hydro power. He says red tape and frivolous litigation are blocking energy development and raising costs, and he also wants to support innovation in energy efficiency.
Villegas says any move to clean, affordable renewable energy must guarantee well-paid, secure jobs for energy workers. He says he would hold corporate polluters accountable, expand National Parks and wildlife conservation programs, and protect farmworkers from extreme heat.
Crime and policingValadao: stated · Villegas: no position
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao has backed legislation to combat organized supply chain theft and retail crime and to fight human trafficking, and launched a bipartisan caucus on human trafficking.
Valadao says Washington's one-size-fits-all approach to education hinders students, and that parents and educators should have the resources and flexibility to meet local needs. He says he supports expanding vocational and trade school options.
Villegas says he wants public colleges (career, technical and community) to be tuition free and wants to take on student debt. He also supports more locally based higher education, more apprenticeship centers, and higher pay and smaller classes for teachers and school staff.
“we must make public colleges - career, technical and community - tuition free, and take on the out-of-control student debt crisis.”
Foreign policy and defenseValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says men and women in uniform deserve support, including tools to stay safe in battle and quality health care. He says the VA needs to be restored to the highest level of care for veterans.
Villegas says he wants to end endless wars and have the U.S. lead as a force for peace. He says foreign aid for poverty and natural disasters is important, but spending on war or bailing out other countries should give way to investing at home.
Elections and ethics in governmentValadao: stated · Villegas: stated
David Valadao (REP, incumbent)
Valadao says Members of Congress should be transparent and accessible to voters, and says he spends time in his home community rather than in Washington with lobbyists and insiders.
Villegas says he would ban members of Congress from trading stocks and from becoming lobbyists, and set term limits for Congress. He also says he would seek every legal avenue to end Citizens United and ban corporate PACs.
“We must seek every legal avenue available to end Citizens United, and ban corporate PACs from buying influence from politicians and candidates.”
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Findings
As of 2026-11-08. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.
Ads analyzed
133 · started running between 2026-07-08 and 2026-11-06
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Each side is the campaign plus the groups backing it. How a group is placed is explained below the table.
Side
Ads
With at least one technique
Most common
Valadao (R)
20
17 of 20 (85%)
Appeal to Fear (9), Loaded Language (8), Name Calling (7)
Valadao's campaign
1
1 of 1
Glittering Generalities (1)
4 groups backing Valadao
19
16 of 19 (84%)
Appeal to Fear (9), Loaded Language (8), Name Calling (7)
Villegas (D)
74
23 of 74 (31%)
Loaded Language (14), Glittering Generalities (9), Name Calling (5)
Villegas's campaign
28
9 of 28 (32%)
Loaded Language (5), Glittering Generalities (4), Name Calling (4)
6 groups backing Villegas
46
14 of 46 (30%)
Loaded Language (9), Glittering Generalities (5), Appeal to Fear (3)
Not placed on a side (15 sponsors)
39
19 of 39 (49%)
Glittering Generalities (9), Loaded Language (7), Flag-Waving (3)
Read this before comparing the sides. Ads that attack an opponent use these techniques far more often than ads that introduce a candidate, whoever runs them, so the side running more attack ads shows a higher share. A technique is about wording, not about whether an ad is true. These are online ads only (Meta and YouTube), not television.
How a group is placed: by its own filings with the Federal Election Commission. A group is with a candidate when it reported spending to support that candidate, or to oppose the other one in the general election. The parties' own committees are with their nominee. Spending against a candidate in a primary places a group nowhere, and neither does our reading of its ads: a group with no such filing is listed as not placed. The sponsor table gives the reason for each.
Decide what counts
Not everyone would call every technique a problem. Untick the ones you'd call ordinary persuasion and the count updates.
44% of the 133 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (59 ads).
Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 24% of ads.
The words doing the work
The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.
agendain 3 ads· e.g. “disastrous agenda”, “Trump's disastrous agenda”
central valleyin 3 ads· e.g. “leave Central Valley families behind”, “SWAMP KING OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY”
communityin 3 ads· e.g. “tearing apart our communities”, “rural communities pay the price”
corrupt politicianin 3 ads· e.g. “corrupt politicians like David Valadao”, “Corrupt politicians like David Valadao”
italyin 3 ads· e.g. “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”, “luxury trip to Italy”
luxury tripin 3 ads· e.g. “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”, “luxury trip to Italy”
sexual predatorin 3 ads· e.g. “voting to rehire a child sexual predator”, “rehire a child sexual predator”
socialistin 3 ads· e.g. “the socialists”, “The socialists are at your door”
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
HMP— $8.6M opposing Valadao
· 5 ads on this pageLargest donors:
HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD $93.7M (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid G Hoffman $8.5M (4%), Greylock Partners, Partner; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND $5.0M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Fred Eychaner $5.0M (2%), Retired; UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $4.8M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)GIFFORDS PAC— $1.8M opposing ValadaoLargest donors:
GIFFORDS $4.5M (57%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); JAMES L. GUTHRIE TRUST $571K (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); WARFEL, EDWARD $497K (6%); HOUSE MAJORITY PAC $100K (1%)LCV VICTORY FUND— $1.1M opposing ValadaoLargest donors:
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $18.0M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Amos Hostetter $600K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman; DEMOCRACY PAC $500K (2%); Giovanna Randall $375K (2%), Randall Apparel, Designer; Eric Laufer $375K (2%), Laufer Wind Group, Film ProducerHEALTH CARE SAVES LIVES— $841K opposing ValadaoLargest donors:
SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL FOR WORKING PEOPLE $590K (24%); DIGNITY CA SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION SEIU LOCAL 2015 $403K (17%); PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES $200K (8%); SUPPORTING CHAMBERS FOR SENATE 2024, SPONSORED BY LABOR AND NONPROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL AND HE $138K (6%); COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS $118K (5%)314 ACTION FUND— $637K opposing ValadaoLargest donors:
Michael Bloomberg $6.4M (38%), Bloomberg LP, Executive; 314 ACTION $4.6M (28%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); MARTIN, JAMES W $2.1M (13%); KIMBARK FOUNDATION $500K (3%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); PETERSON SOLUTIONS FUND $285K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)and 26 more
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
HEALTHEQUITY, INC PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $2,500
HEARTDOC PAC $2,000
HERMEUS CORPORATION PAC $4,000
HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
HIGHWATER PAC $5,000
HISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST $5,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $10K
HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC $5,000
HOUCHIN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC PAC $4,000
IEC CORPORATION PAC $1,000
IMPACT COMMITTEE $5,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $7,500
INDIANAENGRPAC $4,500
INSURPAC $10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOC PAC $2,000
INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOC PAC $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION (FRESH PAC) $3,500
INTERSECT POWER, LLC PAC $2,500
INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
INVENERGY LLC PAC $1,500
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
ISSA PAC INVEST IN A STRONG & SECURE AMERICA PAC $10K
JAKE ELLZEY FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JAM PAC $3,000
JEFF HURD FOR CONGRESS $2,000
JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESS $4,000
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY PAC $5,000
JOHN DEERE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC $1,000
JONES WALKER LLP PAC $1,000
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC) $1,000
KANSANS FOR LATURNER $2,000
KANSAS VICTORY PAC $3,500
KEEP TEXAS TEXAS PAC $5,000
KOCHPAC - KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC PAC $5,000
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC) $2,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC $1,000
LAHOOD FOR CONGRESS $2,000
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC $5,000
LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC $5,000
LATTA FOR CONGRESS $2,000
LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA (LALOTA) PAC $7,000
LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS (LATTA) PAC $4,000
LEIDOS INC PAC $10K
LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PAC - LAKER $5,500
LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $2,500
LISA MCCLAIN FOR CONGRESS $2,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
LOWPAC LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC $2,500
LUCAS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC $7,500
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP PAC (MPAC) $2,500
MARK GREEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MARLIN PAC $1,000
MARYLAND & VIRGINIA MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MAXIMUS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) $2,000
MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA $2,000
MEDTRONIC INC. PAC $2,000
MERCK EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
MESSMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR CO GROWERS PAC $5,000
MICROSOFT CORPORATION PAC $2,500
MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE $4,000
MIKE HARIDOPOLOS FOR CONGRESS $1,000
MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANA $2,000
MILK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PAC $1,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC $1,500
MISSOURI TRUTH PAC $2,000
MN8 ENERGY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MN8 PAC) $7,000
MNM PAC $2,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC $10K
MOORE FOR WEST VIRGINIA INC. $2,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
MOUNTAINEER PAC $5,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
MVL PAC $10K
NACS PAC $2,500
NAT'L BUSINESS AVIATION ASSN NBAA PAC $2,000
NAT. SHOOTING SPORTS FOUND (NSSF) PAC $7,500
NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AVIATION ASSOC AGAV PAC $3,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOC PAC $6,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOC (NAA) PAC $10K
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC) $1,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION FOR CANDIDATE ELECTION (PACE) $1,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION PAC $6,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION PAC (NCBA-PAC) $10K
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL PAC $7,500
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $1,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS (AG EMPLOYER LABOR PAC) $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOC (NECA) PAC $5,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) $2,500
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC $2,000
NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION PAC $5,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $2,500
NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION TURPAC $10K
NB3 PAC $2,000
NEMPAC $5,000
NEPA NEXT PAC $3,500
NETJETS ASSN NJASAP PAC $1,000
NEW ENERGY IN WASHINGTON HOUSE PAC NEW HOUSE PAC $5,000
NEW LEAF ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEW LEAF PAC) $1,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
NEXTERA ENERGY PAC $6,000
NFIB SAFE TRUST $2,000
NMHC PAC $5,000
NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC) $10K
NOOGA PAC $1,000
NORCAL WATER, JOBS, LIBERTY PAC $5,000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP GOOD GOVT FUND $1,000
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND $1,000
NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,000
NSSGA ROCK PAC $8,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE PAC $2,000
OLD BREED PAC $2,500
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC) $1,000
ON WISCONSIN PAC $5,000
ONDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC PAC $2,500
PAC FOR NEW LEADERSHIP $6,500
PAC OF THE AAOS $2,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
PATRIOTS IN ACTION $3,500
PERATON PAC $2,500
PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
PG&E CORP ENGERY PAC $9,871
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMER $2,000
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000
PISTACHIO PAC $10K
PLAINS COTTON COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $750
POWER PAC OF THEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $5,000
PPL CORPORATION PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT $1,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PAC $10K
PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC $1,000
PROSPERITY ACTION INC PAC $1,000
RAPTOR PAC $5,000
RAZOR PAC $5,000
REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) $1,000
REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE RPAC $5,000
REDWINGMCPAC $1,000
RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
CLF— $3.6M opposing Villegas
· 6 ads on this pageLargest donors:
AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK $64.3M (25%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Elon Musk $30.0M (12%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO; Timothy Mellon $21.0M (8%), Self-Employed, Investments; Miriam Adelson $10.0M (4%), Adelson Drug Clinic, Physician; Paul E Singer $8.0M (3%), EMC, PresidentNATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION— $800K supporting Villegas
· 9 ads on this pageLargest donors:
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED $2.5M (100%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITY— $768K opposing VillegasLargest donors:
OPPORTUNITY FORWARD ALLIANCE $3.4M (56%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); EFFECTIVE GOVERNING COALITION $2.2M (38%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)THE GOVERNING MAJORITY FUND— $669K opposing Villegas
· 3 ads on this pageLargest donors:
GOVERNING MAJORITY EDUCATION FUND $750K (51%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $300K (20%); UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $200K (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); CHEVRON CORPORATION $100K (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC— $659K supporting VillegasLargest donors:
DEMOCRACY PAC $6.5M (32%); MOVEMENT VOTER PAC $2.2M (11%); ACCOUNTABLE JUSTICE ACTION FUND $2.0M (10%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Patty Ann Quillin $650K (3%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; JORDAN/DELANEY FAMILY TRUST $450K (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)and 50 more
Paid for by American Civil Liberties Unionfrom 2026-11-06spend $200–29910,000–14,999 impressions
Rep. David Valadao lost reelection, but he can leave Congress on a high note by finally signing the discharge petition that will force the House to vote on the Dream and Promise Act.
We need just one more signature before November 12 to force a vote!
If enacted, the Dream and Promise Act will build a pathway to citizenship for millions of long-term residents who have built their families, careers, and lives in the U.S.
Forcing this vote now, in the current Congress, is vital to keep up momentum and set the expectation that the incoming Congress will fight to transform our immigration system.
Tell Rep. Valadao to do the right thing and sign the discharge petition.
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Paid for by National Education Associationfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Educators - it’s time to elect one of our own!
Randy Villegas is an educator who spent years in the classroom. He’s running for Congress to be a champion for workers and families.
Randy Villegas will fight funding cuts, the cost-of-living crisis, and stand up to greedy billionaires.
This November, elect Randy Villegas to Congress.
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Paid for by Central Valley for Working Families. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.from 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
David Valadao turned his back on working families in the Valley. Valadao voted to cut our lifesaving healthcare in exchange for tax breaks to his corporate donors: oil, gas and Big Pharma.
Paid for by Central Valley for Working Families. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.from 2026-10-26spend $0–9915,000–19,999 impressions
Randy Villegas won’t take a single dime from corporate interests. When politicians like David Valadao take corporate utility money, our working families in the Central Valley pay the price.
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Paid for by VILLEGAS FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-26spend $0–99100–999 impressions
In person early voting has started. Comment BALLOT to find your nearest polling place. Don't forget that voting by mail or drop box is an option too. Let's win the deal we deserve.
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Glittering Generalities: Vague, emotionally positive slogan that praises the candidate without any specific policy or substance. Flagged: “for the people not the powerful”.
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Paid for by LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-05spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Hey, it’s Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation. Right now, California has three newly drawn congressional seats that we can flip blue this November.
Dr. Richard Pan, Randy Villegas, and Marni von Wilpert currently hold narrow leads in each race! With November midterms approaching fast, these districts are being watched closely as key factors in which party controls the U.S. House.
I’m working overtime to secure these wins, but our grassroots efforts are funded by donors like you. Can you chip in $25 to help me keep fighting to take back the House and help California Democrats finish strong?
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