Sen. Bernie Sanders Rallies Bakersfield Crowd in Support of Democratic Congressional Challenger Randy Villegas
Sanders urged voters to back Villegas and criticized Valadao’s vote on a bill projected to cut Medicaid by more than $1 trillion over 10 years.
- On Sunday, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned in Bakersfield alongside Democratic congressional candidate Randy Villegas at Bakersfield High School, with 30 days remaining until Election Day.
- Villegas, a 31-year-old community college professor, seeks to unseat Republican Congressman David Valadao in California's 22nd Congressional District, one of the nation's most competitive races.
- Sanders criticized Valadao's vote for President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," claiming it removed 70,000 people from Medicaid; Valadao defended the vote as preserving healthcare for children, pregnant women, the disabled, and elderly.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson campaigned in the district for Valadao on Wednesday, stating the road to a House majority runs through the Central Valley. The visit underscores national attention on California's 22nd Congressional District.
- While Democrats hold a voter registration advantage, low turnout among Latino voters remains critical in this toss-up district. Campaigns target the large farmworker population ahead of the November election.
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