Political ads · 2026 · CA

California House District 22 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

David Valadao (REP, incumbent), Randy Villegas (DEM). 2 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 47 ads analyzed, 28 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-09-30.

Findings

As of 2026-09-30. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
47 · started running between 2026-07-08 and 2026-09-29
With at least one technique
28 of 47 (60%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 20 adsAppeal to Prejudice · 16 adsName Calling · 10 ads
Reported Meta spend
$101,000–157,277 on all ads, $71,500–104,438 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“betrayed” — Loaded Language, paid for by DCCC · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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60% of the 47 ads here use at least one of the techniques ticked below (28 ads).

Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 53% 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.

  • special interest in 7 ads · e.g. “special interest donors”, “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”
  • italy in 6 ads · e.g. “luxury trip to Italy”, “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”
  • luxury trip in 6 ads · e.g. “luxury trip to Italy”, “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”
  • interest donor in 4 ads · e.g. “special interest donors”, “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”
  • paid in 4 ads · e.g. “luxury trip to Italy paid for by special interest donors”, “paid for by special interests”
  • corrupt politician in 3 ads · e.g. “corrupt politicians”, “corrupt politicians like David Valadao”
  • price in 3 ads · e.g. “Driving prices higher”, “Pushing an increase in gas prices”

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.

David Valadao (REP, incumbent)

Raised
$4.9M through 2026-06-30 individuals $1.4M · PACs $1.9M · party $10K · from the candidate's other committees $1.6M · cash on hand $3.4M
Outside spending
$3.9M opposing Valadao · $309K supporting Valadao · latest reported 2026-09-25
Largest outside spenders
HMP — $2.3M opposing Valadao · 6 ads on this page GIFFORDS PAC — $796K opposing Valadao Largest donors: JAMES L. GUTHRIE TRUST $571K (19%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); BROWN, ROBERT $429K (14%) 314 ACTION FUND — $637K opposing Valadao CLF — $133K supporting Valadao · 3 ads on this page AMERICA PAC — $125K supporting Valadao Largest donors: Elon Musk $20.1M (>99%), Space Exploration Technologies Corp., CEO and 10 more
500 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 31 DAYS PAC $5,000
  • ABBOTT LAB EMPLOYEES PAC $2,500
  • ABBVIE PAC $3,000
  • ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC $5,000
  • ACCELINT HOLDINGS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
  • ACEC AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES PAC $5,000
  • AE INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS PAC INC. $4,500
  • AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC $5,000
  • AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE $3,500
  • AEVEX HOLDING LLC PAC (AEVEX PAC) $1,000
  • AGC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AGRI-MARK INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOC PAC $2,500
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOC INT'L PAC $10K
  • AIR SPACE INTELLIGENCE, INC. PAC (ASI PAC) $1,000
  • AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICH $2,000
  • ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC) $1,000
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
  • ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. PAC $1,000
  • ALTRIA GROUP INC. PAC $7,500
  • AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC) $5,000
  • AMAZON PAC $5,000
  • AMER ASSN OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS CRNA PAC $2,000
  • AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC) $2,000
  • AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES (ACRE) PAC $5,000
  • AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, (ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC) $10K
  • AMERICA'S FIRST PAC $5,000
  • AMERICA'S FUTURE, TOGETHER $1,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $3,500
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN AIRLINES PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOC OF CROP INSURERS (AACI-PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEUROSURGERYPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOC PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION - BANK PAC $7,500
  • AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN DENTAL PAC $3,500
  • AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFPMPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN GRIT PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC') $2,500
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS (AMO) VOLUNTARY PAC $3,000
  • AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - AMPAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES DISABILITY CHAMPIONS PAC (ANCOR DC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC (AOA-PAC) $4,000
  • AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PT-PAC $3,500
  • AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN SECURITY PAC $7,500
  • AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN SHEEP INDUSTRY ASSOC (RAMPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUAPAC) $2,000
  • AMGEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANDURIL PAC) $2,000
  • ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PAC $2,000
  • ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC) $2,500
  • APPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC) $10K
  • APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC) $5,000
  • ARDA ROC - PAC $5,000
  • ARDELYX, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARDX PAC) $1,000
  • AREVON ENERGY INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC) $5,000
  • ASSOC BUILDERS&CONTRACTORS PAC $2,500
  • ASSOC OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC $1,000
  • ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC PAC $1,000
  • ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY AFFILIATED PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AT&T FEDERAL PAC $2,000
  • AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INC $4,000
  • AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
  • AVANTUS LLC PAC $1,000
  • AVMA PAC $5,000
  • B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUND $5,000
  • BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC $10K
  • BAKER PAC $10K
  • BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC $1,000
  • BAYER CORP - BAYERPAC $1,000
  • BE AN AMERICAN PAC $3,000
  • BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PAC $2,500
  • BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $2,000
  • BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE - BICE PAC $5,000
  • BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS PAC $10K
  • BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC) $7,000
  • BLUE RIDGE VICTORY FUND $2,000
  • BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • BNSF RAIL PAC $7,000
  • BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA (BACON) PAC $5,000
  • BRETT PAC THE LEADERSHIP PAC OF U.S. REP. BRETT GUTHRIE $5,000
  • BRIAN JACK FOR CONGRESS $2,500
  • BRINGING AMERICA TOGETHER PAC $5,000
  • BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB PAC $2,500
  • BUDDY PAC $10K
  • BUILD PAC $5,000
  • BUILDING A REPUBLIC AMERICA DESERVES $5,000
  • BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION (BARR) PAC $5,000
  • BUILDING AMERICAN CONSERVATISM PAC AKA GO BY BAC PAC $1,000
  • BUILDING BRIDGES PAC $6,000
  • BULLDOG PAC $2,500
  • BURCHETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • BY FARMERS, FOR FARMERS LAND O'LAKES PAC $10K
  • CA ASSOC OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPISTS PAC $1,000
  • CA CANNING PEACH ASSOC PAC - PEACH PAC $6,000
  • CA CITRUS MUTUAL PAC $5,000
  • CA COTTON GINNERS ASSN PAC $2,500
  • CA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FUND - FARM PAC $3,500
  • CA FRESH FRUIT ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
  • CALIFORNIA ALMOND INDUSTRY PAC FEDERAL, SPONSORED BY THE ALMOND ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA $1,000
  • CALIFORNIA DAIRIES FEDERAL PAC $12K
  • CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • CALIFORNIA POULTRY FEDERATION FED PAC $2,000
  • CALIFORNIA RICE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FUND $4,500
  • CALIFORNIA WESTSIDE FARMERS FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • CALPORTLAND CO PAC $5,000
  • CARLOS GIMENEZ FOR CONGRESS $2,777
  • CAROL FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • CATERPILLAR EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
  • CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC) $2,000
  • CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. PAC $2,000
  • CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) $7,500
  • CHEVRON EMPLOYEES PAC $10K
  • CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC) $5,000
  • CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC $2,000
  • CITIZENS FOR TURNER $2,000
  • CLAY FULLER FOR CONGRESS, INC. $1,000
  • CLEARWAY ENERGY GROUP LLC PAC $2,500
  • CLOUD FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL $2,000
  • COLE PAC $10K
  • COLORADO WESTERN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
  • COMER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $5,000
  • CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC - CAFO PAC $4,500
  • CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
  • CONSERVATIVE & REPUBLICAN TOGETHER EQUALS RESULTS PAC $5,000
  • CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE ACTION PAC $4,000
  • CONSERVATIVE SERVICE ACTION RESULTS (CSAR) PAC $500
  • CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) $6,000
  • COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC $2,500
  • COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • CRAWFORD FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOC PAC $2,500
  • CROPLIFE AMERICA PAC $3,500
  • CROSSPARTISAN PAC II $2,000
  • CSX CORP GOOD GOV'T FUND $2,000
  • CUBIC CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
  • CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10K
  • DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC DFA PAC $10K
  • DALE STRONG FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • DAN-PAFIRST PAC $2,500
  • DARIGOLD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA NORTH PACIFIC DAIRYMEN'S COOPERATIVE TRUST) $2,500
  • DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • DAVID PAC DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DC $7,500
  • DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS INC PAC $5,500
  • DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $3,000
  • DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOW $1,000
  • DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC $10K
  • DELIVERS PAC $1,000
  • DELOITTE PAC $10K
  • DELTA AIR LINES PAC $5,000
  • DENHAM FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • DENTONS US LLP PAC $4,000
  • DEPENDABLE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
  • DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC) $1,000
  • DOMINION PAC $3,500
  • DREAM BIG PAC $1,000
  • DTE ENERGY COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • EARN INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $5,000
  • EDF RENEWABLES, INC. PAC $1,500
  • EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC $5,500
  • EGG PAC $5,000
  • ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS $5,000
  • ELECTING REPUBLICANS INDIANA PAC $2,500
  • ELEVANCE HEALTH INC PAC $2,500
  • ELI LILLY & CO. PAC $3,500
  • EMMER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP PAC $10K
  • EMPLOYEES OF QUANTA SERVICES, INC. $1,500
  • EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION PAC $10K
  • ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • ENGIE NORTH AMERICA, INC. PAC (ENA PAC) $1,500
  • ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC PAC/ES3 PAC $2,500
  • ENGINEERS POLIT. EDUC. COMM. $5,000
  • ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) $4,000
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) $2,000
  • ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS PAC $5,000
  • EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $10K
  • FARM PAC $3,500
  • FARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND $2,500
  • FEDERATION OF AMER. HOSPITALS FEDPAC $5,000
  • FEDORCHAK FOR ND $1,000
  • FIGHT ON PAC $1,000
  • FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC $5,000
  • FIRST IN TEXAS PAC $2,000
  • FLORIDA FREEDOM FUND PAC $5,000
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FLUOR CORPORATION PAC $2,000
  • FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND $4,000
  • FOR OUR NATION'S GREATNESS, RESILIENCE, EXCELLENCE, STRENGTH, AND SECURITY (FONGRESS) PAC $5,000
  • FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION $5,000
  • FREE MARKET FUND $3,500
  • FREEDOM FORCE PAC $7,000
  • FRELINGHUYSEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • FRIANT WATER PAC $5,500
  • FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCE $3,925
  • FRIENDS OF MICHAEL GUEST $3,500
  • FRIENDS OF NEAL DUNN $1,000
  • FRIENDS TO ELECT DR. GREG MURPHY TO CONGRESS $4,000
  • FROGMAN PAC $1,500
  • FUSE INTEGRATION MISSION FIRST PAC $7,000
  • GALLAGHER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • GENENPAC $2,500
  • GENERAL ATOMICS PAC $10K
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP PAC $10K
  • GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENWORTH PAC) $3,500
  • GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE PAC $2,500
  • GLOBAL MEDICAL RESPONSE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • GOODYEAR GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $1,000
  • GOOGLE NETPAC $2,000
  • GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. EMPLOYEE PAC - GRANITEPAC $1,000
  • GREAT PLAINS PAC $1,000
  • GREATER TOMORROW PAC $9,000
  • GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PAC $5,000
  • GUY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • HANNON ARMSTRONG CAPITAL, LLC CLIMATE SOLUTIONS PAC (AKA HANNON ARMSTRONG CLIMATE SOLUTIONS PAC) $1,500
  • HAYSTACK PAC $7,000
  • HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,500
  • 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
  • REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET PAC $1,000
  • REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC (RUDY PAC) $6,000
  • RESTORING OUR FREEDOM PAC $3,500
  • RESTORING OUR NATION PAC $6,000
  • RICK W. ALLEN FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • RIGHT WISCONSIN PAC $1,000
  • ROAD TO FREEDOM PAC $1,000
  • ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESS $3,200
  • RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS $1,500
  • RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
  • RUSS FULCHER FOR IDAHO $1,000
  • RVFPAC $6,500
  • RWA FUND, INC. $1,000
  • RWE CLEAN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC PAC $1,500
  • SAFPAC - SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS PAC $2,500
  • SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • SCHOOLSFIRST FCU EMPLOYEES PAC $5,000
  • SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PAC $7,500
  • SEAL PAC USA $2,500
  • SECURE HOMELAND REBUILD ECONOMY VOTE & EDUCATE PAC $1,500
  • SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATION $8,500
  • SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES PAC $3,500
  • SHEET METAL AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS PAC (SMAC PAC) $7,500
  • SHIFT5 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • SHREVE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC PAC $2,500
  • SIX POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOC PAC $3,500
  • SOUTH VALLEY WATER PAC $1,500
  • SOUTHEAST MILK, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $3,500
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
  • SOUTHERN STATES PAC $2,000
  • SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOC PAC $2,000
  • SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $1,000
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECH CORP PAC $10K
  • SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC) $2,500
  • STAND TALL FOR KANSAS PAC $7,000
  • STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $500
  • STRENGTHENING THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC (STAR) PAC $2,000
  • SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA $500
  • SUNKIST GROWERS INC PAC $3,500
  • SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC) $2,500
  • SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PAC $5,000
  • TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $2,500
  • TAXICAB LIMOUSINE & PARATRANSIT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TLPA PAC) $1,000
  • TELEVISAUNIVISION EMPLOYEE PAC $1,000
  • TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • TEXTRON INC PAC $3,000
  • THE AMERICAN CONGRESS OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) $4,000
  • THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $10K
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL PAC $7,500
  • THE HOME DEPOT INC PAC $5,000
  • THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP PAC $7,500
  • THE NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS PAC $1,000
  • THIN BLUE LINE PAC $3,500
  • THOROUGHBRED PAC $1,000
  • TIMBERLINE PAC $3,500
  • TKJ PAC $5,000
  • TOGETHER UNITED FOR LIBERTY, INTEGRITY, PROSPERITY (TULIP) PAC $2,000
  • TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) $2,000
  • TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • TROY PAC, YOUR OHIO REPUBLICAN TEAM $7,000
  • TRUCKING PAC OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC $2,000
  • TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PAC $1,000
  • TUESDAY GROUP PAC $10K
  • TURBINEONE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T1PAC) $3,500
  • UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $5,000
  • UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION PAC $7,000
  • UNITED AIRLINES, INC PAC $5,000
  • UNITED HEALTH GROUP PAC $1,000
  • UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND (UHS GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND) $1,000
  • UPON THIS ROCK PAC $3,510
  • UPPER HAND FUND $10K
  • UPS PAC $3,500
  • USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $10K
  • VALERO PAC $7,500
  • VALOR PAC $1,000
  • VERIZON WIRELESS GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB $1,000
  • VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC $3,500
  • VINCE FONG FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • VIRGINIA FOXX FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. $3,500
  • VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • WAL*PAC WAL-MART STORES PAC $6,000
  • WALBERG FOR CONGRESS $3,000
  • WALDEN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • WASTE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES BETTER GOVERNMENT FUND $1,500
  • WATERPAC NATIONAL RURAL WATER $10K
  • WEBER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • WESCOM CREDIT UNION FEDERAL PAC $1,500
  • WESTERN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC $1,000
  • WESTERN GROWERS PAC $5,000
  • WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS PAC $1,500
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOP PAC $1,000
  • WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA PAC $2,500
  • WINE INSTITUTE PAC $2,500
  • XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (XPAC) $3,500
  • ZOETIS INC. PAC $2,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Randy Villegas (DEM)

Raised
$2.6M through 2026-06-30 individuals $2.4M · PACs $190K · from the candidate's other committees $58K · cash on hand $572K
Outside spending
$2.6M opposing Villegas · $3.2M supporting Villegas · latest reported 2026-09-24
Largest outside spenders
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION — $800K supporting Villegas · 6 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 Villegas BDA PAC — $600K opposing Villegas AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E — $579K supporting Villegas DMFI PAC — $500K opposing Villegas Largest donors: Deborah Simon $3.5M (44%), Self Employed, Philanthropist; DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FOR ISRAEL $1.4M (18%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Lynn Schusterman $750K (9%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; WOMEN VOTE $500K (6%); UNITED FOR PROGRESS $200K (3%) and 26 more
69 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A LOVE SUPREME PAC $2,000
  • A NEW POLICY PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS - MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS & INTEGRITY PAC (ACMER MERIT PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMI PAC) $1,000
  • CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) $5,000
  • CHC BOLD PAC $5,000
  • CHUY GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $1,500
  • CONGRESS MAJORITY PAC $100
  • CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $10K
  • DE COLORES PAC $1,000
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND $5,000
  • DEMOCRATIC VALUES $1,000
  • DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC) $3,000
  • DEMOCRATS WIN FUND $3,500
  • DOGGETT FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • ELECT DEMS NOW PAC $1,000
  • ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PAC $500
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $5,000
  • EQUALITY PAC $1,500
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $5,000
  • IMMIGRANTS' LIST $1,000
  • INDIVISIBLE ACTION $1,048
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL, AND TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE $5,000
  • JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $5,000
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • KIDSPAC $2,500
  • LA BAMBA PAC $1,500
  • LATEEFAH FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • LATINO VICTORY FUND $5,000
  • LEADERS WE DESERVE $5,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $4,950
  • LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERS $2,500
  • LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MAXINE FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MCKENZIE RIVER PAC $3,000
  • MEDICARE FOR ALL $10K
  • MORGAN MCGARVEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
  • NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $3,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $5,000
  • NRDC ACTION FUND INC PAC $1,000
  • OAKMONT DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE $3,500
  • ON THE MOVE PAC $1,500
  • PACE OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION - LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL CANDIDATES $5,000
  • PATRIOT PAC $2,500
  • PEACE DEMOCRATS $1,000
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC $2,500
  • PURPOSE PAC $2,500
  • RESILIENT MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • RISING DEMS $3,500
  • ROOTED & READY $2,000
  • SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SECURING A KINDER DEMOCRACY PAC $1,000
  • SERVICE FIRST PAC $1,000
  • SHORE PAC $1,000
  • SIX PAC $1,000
  • SPIKE PAC $1,000
  • SQUARE ONE POLITICS $2,000
  • UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL $5,000
  • VARGAS FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • WIN THE HOUSE NOW PAC $2,000
  • WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC $5,000
  • YINZER PAC $1,000
  • YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC $3,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

The ads

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Paid for by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDfrom 2026-09-29 to 2026-09-29spend $0–998,000–8,999 impressions
Randy Villegas: Clueless. $10 a gallon. Randy Villegas’ Group: Raise gas prices 74 cents. Randy Villegas: $12 billion higher property taxes. Randy Villegas: Hurting homeowners. Fake mechanic. Driving prices higher. All talk. No fix.
Name Calling20.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: The phrase implies a derogatory label ('Fake mechanic') applied to an unnamed target, and 'Driving prices higher' functions as an accusatory slogan discrediting that target without substantive argument — for example: Fake mechanic

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Paid for by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDfrom 2026-09-194 variantsspend $3,000–3,796225,000–269,996 impressions
Randy Villegas doesn't get the Valley. Pushing an increase in gas prices. Randy’s Group: Raise gas prices up to 74 cents. We can’t afford Randy Villegas.
Appeal to PrejudiceLoaded LanguageCard Stacking50.0% of sentences flagged

Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase implies Villegas is an outsider who does not understand or represent the local community, exploiting in-group identity — for example: doesn't get the Valley

Loaded Language: Framing a policy position as simply 'pushing an increase in gas prices' uses emotionally charged shorthand to trigger negative reactions without context — for example: Pushing an increase in gas prices

Card Stacking: The sentence presents only the negative framing of the policy (higher gas prices) while omitting any rationale, context, or counterbalancing information — for example: Pushing an increase in gas prices

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Paid for by CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDfrom 2026-09-09 to 2026-09-218 variantsspend $2,800–3,99276,100–91,992 impressions
Politician and liberal professor Randy Villegas plays the mechanic - but the only thing he knows how to jack up? Your taxes. Randy Villegas: Fake mechanic. Radical politician – driving prices higher.
Name CallingLoaded LanguageAppeal to Fear100.0% of sentences flagged

Name Calling: The label 'liberal professor' is used as a derogatory political tag to discredit Villegas rather than address any policy argument — for example: 'liberal professor'

Loaded Language: The phrase 'jack up' is emotionally charged slang chosen to provoke a negative reaction about tax policy rather than convey neutral facts — for example: 'jack up'

Appeal to Fear: The phrase 'driving prices higher' implies a direct economic threat to the audience caused by this politician, designed to provoke anxiety and opposition — for example: driving prices higher

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