Rep. Valadao, David G.
Republican · California-22 · House of Representatives
David Goncalves Valadao is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A member of the Republican Party, Valadao first won election in 2012 in California's 21st congressional district. He narrowly lost in 2018 to TJ Cox, but was reelected in 2020. Before his election to Congress, Valadao served one term in the California State Assembly, representing the 30th district from 2010 to 2012.
Voting record
- Participation: shows up to vote 99% of the time.
- Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 23.7% of the time.
- Alignment with the district's political lean: 60.1%.
- Bills sponsored: 82; passed into law: 1.
Recent votes by Rep. Valadao, David G.
- Voted Yea on House sets debate rules for Gulf rename and Confucius Institute bills — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘‘Gulf of America”, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.
- Voted Yea on Suspends federal diesel fuel tax through 2026 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
- Voted Yea on House backs zero traffic deaths by 2050 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
- Voted Yea on Requires court order for mail surveillance — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
- Voted Yea on Removes judges' power to appoint U.S. attorneys — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
- Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
- Voted Yea on Grants to help foreign-trained health workers — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
- Voted Yea on Removes Tony Gonzalez from two House committees — Removing Representative Tony Gonzalez of Texas from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Voted Nay on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Voted Yea on Tightens banking sanctions on Russia — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
- Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Voted Yea on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
- Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from federal income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
- Voted Not Voting on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
- Voted Yea on Increases airport passenger fees through 2030 — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
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