Randy Villegas

CA-22

Data Centers and AI
Health Care
Taxes
Monopolies
Money in Politics
Ethics
Everyday Costs
Party Leadership
Workers
Housing
Wall Street
Abortion
Climate
Immigration
Democracy
War

Attacked tax breaks and handouts for Big Tech and data centers

Why did David Valadao vote to give $80 billion to data centers?Facebook or Instagram ad, October 13, 2026

Supported stronger oversight of data-center development

Congress must do more to prioritize working people over the tech billionaires and corporate interests making money off of data centers at the expense of working families. A moratorium gives the Central Valley the chance to get this right before it’s too late.Campaign press release, August 26, 2026

A moratorium gives the Central Valley the chance to get this right before it’s too late ... No data center should be allowed to raise families’ utility bills, threaten our water supply, exploit our personal data, or disrupt local jobs.News story, September 9, 2026

Randy Villegas released a new platform calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers in the Central Valley, for one year at minimum.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

A temporary moratorium gives the Central Valley the chance to get this right before it’s too late. No data center should be allowed to raise families’ utility bills, threaten our water supply, exploit our personal data, or disrupt local jobs without strong protections and without the people of the Central Valley having a real say.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

A moratorium gives the Central Valley the chance to get this right before it’s too lateNews story, September 9, 2026

We can ensure that any increase in terms of electricity or utilities is paid for by big tech and not passed on to our working families here in the Central Valley. We need to ensure that there are actual regulations in terms of potable water that's used for these data centers.News story, October 2, 2026

We can have strong guardrails when it comes to data centers. We can ensure that any increase in terms of electricity or utilities is paid for by big tech and not passed on to our working families here in the Central Valley. We need to ensure that there are actual regulations in terms of potable water that’s used for these data centers.News story, October 2, 2026

That's why I'm calling for a minimum one-year moratorium on new data center construction here, so we can get this right before it's too late.Campaign email, August 28, 2026

Data centers should pay the full cost of the electricity, grid improvements, and other infrastructure they require. Those costs should never be passed on to working families through higher utility bills.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

We’re also concerned about rising electricity costs associated with these data centers – especially as private equity firms buy up utilities to power them. We need to make sure costs that result from their increased use of power do not raise our electricity prices.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Randy Villegas released a new platform calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers in the Central Valley, for one year at minimum.Campaign website, April 14, 2025

No data center should be allowed to raise families’ utility bills, threaten our water supply, exploit our personal data, or disrupt local jobs.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Revenue from data center development should help fund our local schools, technical and apprenticeship programs, and workforce training – particularly for workers whose jobs could be disrupted by AI.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

So, one of the things that I've called for is actually making sure that big tech pays its fair share.Debate, October 7, 2026

That's why I support a moratorium on new data centers while Congress sets new standards that put working families first.Post on X, August 26, 2026

“When everything from our healthcare, to our groceries to our rent already costs too much, we can't afford to let unchecked big tech developments make life even more expensive,” said Randy Villegas.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Any new data center should come with a commitment to closed-loop cooling systems to avoid wasting gallons and gallons of water or polluting local water resources.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Called for moratoria, pauses, or stopping new data-center projects

Randy Villegas released a new platform calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers in the Central Valley, for one year at minimum.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

A moratorium gives the Central Valley the chance to get this right before it’s too lateNews story, September 9, 2026

That's why I'm calling for a minimum one-year moratorium on new data center construction here, so we can get this right before it's too late.Campaign email, August 28, 2026

Randy Villegas released a new platform calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers in the Central Valley, for one year at minimum.Campaign website, April 14, 2025

That's why I support a moratorium on new data centers while Congress sets new standards that put working families first.Post on X, August 26, 2026

Developer responsibility for infrastructure and utility costs

So, one of the things that I've called for is actually making sure that big tech pays its fair share.Debate, October 7, 2026

Enforceable water, energy, and community protections

No data center should be allowed to raise families’ utility bills, threaten our water supply, exploit our personal data, or disrupt local jobs.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Any new data center should come with a commitment to closed-loop cooling systems to avoid wasting gallons and gallons of water or polluting local water resources.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Supported reining in or regulating Big Tech and AI companies

Billion-dollar tech corporations should not be able to sell personal data to advertisers or use it to train their AI models without your consent.Campaign website (undated)

Congress must act now to regulate AI and ensure innovation never comes at the expense of our jobs, safety, or future.Post on X, September 15, 2026

Congress needs strong rules governing how corporations collect and use our data and deploy AI.Campaign press release, August 26, 2026

Regulate AI Safety for All: Congress has been too slow to protect against the potential dangers of new AI technologies. Randy will fight to protect workers, families, and children from its risks. Protecting Families: In Congress, Randy will pass legislation mandating age verification and parental consent for high-risk AI tools, requiring bots to screen for content related to unsafe behavior, and cracking down on the creation and distribution of AI-generated child sexual abuse material with the full force of the law.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Called for big structural changes that expand public coverage or Medicare benefits: Medicare for All, a public option, a Medicare buy-in, lowering the Medicare age such as Medicare at 55, or dental, vision, and/or hearing in Medicare

Yes, I will fight to pass Medicare for all because the system that we have now, we pay twice as much as other countries across the world, despite the fact that we have worse healthcare outcomes. We can actually directly negotiate the price of prescription drugs to bring those costs down for working families.Debate, October 14, 2026

That's why not only am I going to fight to restore funding for Medicaid, when you elect me to Congress, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all.Rally speech, October 5, 2026

That's why in Congress, not only am I going to fight to restore that funding to Medicaid, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all.Video, October 27, 2026

When I get to Congress, I want to fight for Medicare for All, to make sure that every single person, every working person across this Valley has access to healthcare and doesn’t have to choose between going to the doctor or paying their rent for that month.News story, May 6, 2026

When you elect me to Congress, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for All.News story, October 5, 2026

I believe healthcare is a human right, and am a strong supporter of Medicare for All.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

And it's exactly why Medicare for All is a driving force of this campaign. Health care is a human right, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it.Campaign email, August 4, 2026

In Congress I will fight for Medicare for All, an affordable cost of living, and for our tax dollars to be invested here at home, not abroad.Ballotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

In Congress I’ll fight for Medicare for All, take on big Pharma by negotiating the price of prescription drugs directly, bringing down costs like making insulin $35 for everyone.Ballotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

it has to be working within to shift the Democratic party to actually have a spine and stand up for Medicare for allVideo, January 8, 2026

Any Medicare for All bill I sign will include Dental and Vision.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

That is why I am a proud supporter of universal healthcare and Medicare for all.Town hall, February 20, 2026

And and beyond that, I would also say that any universal health care policy that we put forward, Medicare for all, um also needs to include dental and vision.Town hall, February 20, 2026

>> Yes, I will fight to pass Medicare for all because the system that we have now, we pay twice as much as other countries across the world, despite the fact that we have worse healthcare outcomes.Debate, October 14, 2026

And so that is why I will be a proud cosponsor on day one of Medicare for all because I believe that healthcare is a human right.Debate, September 18, 2026

Um, and we need to fight for Medicare for all by making sure we're taxing billionaires.Town hall, May 18, 2026

That is why I will be a proud co-sponsor of Medicare for all and health care as a human right.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Um, my opponent is signaling to dark money groups to attack me for supporting Medicare for all.Town hall, May 18, 2026

That's why you're you're seeing them throw their thumb on the scale to support my corporate PAC Democratic opponent who has flip-flopped on multiple issues, including Medicare for all, actually signaling to dark money groups to attack me for supporting Medicare for all.Town hall, June 2, 2026

Advantage plan um and ensure that we actually have regulations right I'm also not politically naive I know we need to build a majority to pass Medicare for all andTown hall, February 20, 2026

fight for Medicare for all.Town hall, February 20, 2026

And so with your support, we're going to prove to people that not only can you run a platform that fights for Medicare for all, that fights for universal childTown hall, May 18, 2026

Advantage plan um and ensure that we actually have regulations right I'm also not politically naive I know we need to build a majority to pass Medicare for all and we need to push you know Democrats across the political political spectrum to adopt these policies uh but meanwhile we can continue to fight for those things like directly negotiating the cost of prescription drugs um you know banning corporations from using these AI algorithms to deny our family's claims uh and ensuring that we're always putting people ahead ofTown hall, February 20, 2026

That's why not only am I gonna fight to restore funding for Medicaid, when you elect me to Congress, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all [cheering] because healthc care is a human right.Rally speech, October 5, 2026

Randy supports Medicare for All, something Jasmine Baines would never do.Video ad, May 13, 2026

And that's another reason I support Medicare for all, but there's a total of I think 53 corporate PACs that have given to both my Democratic and Republican opponent in this race, Jasmeet Bains and David Valadao, and it's clear who they're working for, rightInterview, May 10, 2026

And to me, that means fighting for universal health care as a human right, Medicare for all.Interview, May 21, 2026

And that is why I unapologetically support Medicare for all cuz I believe health care is a human right.Interview, May 10, 2026

In my opinion, Medicare for all.Interview, May 31, 2026

am unapologetically for Medicare for all.Interview, January 8, 2026

And that shouldn't be happening in the richest country in the history of the world, which is why in Congress I will fight for healthcare as a human right and be a co-sponsor of Medicare for All because nobody should have to choose between rationing their medicine and paying for the groceries.Interview, August 17, 2026

be a co-sponsor of Medicare for All because nobody should have to choose between rationing their medicine and paying for the groceries.Interview, August 17, 2026

Will you chip in $3 to help us fight for Medicare for All and the health care the Central Valley deserves?Campaign email, August 4, 2026

“We bring healthcare costs down by fighting for a system of Medicare for all,”.News article, June 3, 2026

And it's exactly why Medicare for All is a driving force of this campaign.Campaign email, August 4, 2026

Expand Medicare to include Dental and VisionCampaign website, April 3, 2025

Called to reverse the cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA coverage

That's why not only am I going to fight to restore funding for Medicaid, when you elect me to Congress, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all.Rally speech, October 5, 2026

That's why in Congress, not only am I going to fight to restore that funding to Medicaid, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all.Video, October 27, 2026

And so in Congress, I will fight to stop those cuts, and I will also fight for health care as a human right and guaranteed health care for every American across this country because people in Hanford shouldn't have to drive 7 to 8 hours to Tijuana to get cheaper health care, cheaper prescription drugs and cheaper dental care.News story, October 20, 2026

rolling back those tax cuts for the wealthy and refunding medicaid i think we have to put republicans backs to the walls when it comes to trying to save this funding for medicaid and offering legislation to push back right that we shouldn't be passing 1.1 trillion dollars in tax cuts for people like Elon MuskVideo, October 22, 2026

And for me, that means, first off, you know, fighting to restore that funding to Medicaid and to WIC, and SNAP, and all these programs our families rely on.Video, October 30, 2026

which is why not only is one of my priorities going to be to reverse, you know, the cuts to Medicaid, but to fight for health care as a human rightVideo, October 30, 2026

one of my priorities going to be to reverse, you know, the cuts to Medicaid, but to fight for health care as a human right, because nobody should have to choose between rationing their medicine and paying for groceries.Video, October 30, 2026

not only is one of my priorities going to be to reverse, you know, the cuts to Medicaid, but to fight for health care as a human rightVideo, October 30, 2026

In Congress, I’ll work with anyone to find ways to give working people a break, fight to reverse Valadao’s devastating health care cuts, and protect our families.Campaign press release, July 16, 2026

In Congress I’ll fight to reverse Valdao’s healthcare cuts which will leave nearly 70,000 Valley residents without healthcare and nearly $90 million dollars in cuts to hospitals across our district.Campaign website, September 14, 2026

But we know it's not good enough to just say we're going to reverse these tax cuts because yes, we need to restore funding to Medicaid.Town hall, May 18, 2026

But to that point, you know, one of my priorities is going to be to reverse this big BS bill to make sure we fight to restore that funding for Medicaid and all these programs.Debate, September 18, 2026

While they take to the airwaves, we’re staying focused on the issues Valley families bring to me every day, like the cost of groceries and gas, access to clean water, and reversing the Medicaid cuts Valadao voted for.Campaign email, October 10, 2026

Randy spoke to a packed crowd in Bakersfield about his focus on reversing Valadao’s devastating healthcare cuts, working to lower costs for working families, and fighting to guarantee healthcare for all.Campaign website, August 21, 2026

Paying for it by taxing the wealthy

Called for lowering prescription-drug prices

I will fight to cap the price of medical procedures and prescription drugs across the board to an affordable rate in line with other major countries.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

We can actually directly negotiate the price of prescription drugs to bring those costs down for working families.Debate, October 14, 2026

Uh, we need to directly negotiate these prescription drug prices down just like the VA does.Town hall, February 20, 2026

Same thing when it comes to negotiating those prices of prescription drugs just like the VA does.Town hall, May 18, 2026

We can absolutely make sure we're lowering costs for our working families by doing that.Town hall, May 18, 2026

But we continue to pay extremely high prices because of politicians who are bought off by big pharma and who refuse to fight to negotiate those drug prices down.Interview, January 8, 2026

But let me tell you, driving down lower prescription drug prices, driving down cost uh for health care is not going to come from politicians who are taking money from big pharma and who are taking money from those same health insurance companies that are ripping us off.Interview, January 8, 2026

Prescription-drug price limits

I will fight to cap the price of medical procedures and prescription drugs across the board to an affordable rate in line with other major countries.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Called for restoring ACA subsidies

While this measure passed with bipartisan support in the House today, it is something that should have happened from the beginning,Campaign press release, January 8, 2026

After letting Affordable Care Act tax credits expire and premiums spike, House Republicans finally caved to public pressure and voted to restore themCampaign email, January 10, 2026

He voted to gut Medicaid, even though nearly 70% of our district relies on Medi-Cal. He allowed critical ACA tax credits to expire, driving up health insurance costs for families across the ValleyCampaign email, March 27, 2026

He voted to gut Medicaid, even though nearly 70% of our district relies on Medi-Cal. He allowed critical ACA tax credits to expire on January 1st, driving up health insurance costs for families across the ValleyCampaign email, January 19, 2026

Today, Randy Villegas, candidate for California’s 22nd Congressional District issued the following statement after the House voted to restore ACA tax credits for three years: “While this measure passed with bipartisan support in the House today, it is something that should have happened from the beginning,” said Randy Villegas.Campaign website, June 3, 2026

Valadao has refused to do what was right for our communities. If he was really serious about keeping our health care affordable, he would have fought to lower costs before these critical tax credits expired. Instead, he’s undermined the ACA, gutted Medicaid, and put his corporate sponsors ahead of us at every turnCampaign website, January 8, 2026

Government price negotiation

We can actually directly negotiate the price of prescription drugs to bring those costs down for working families.Debate, October 14, 2026

Uh, we need to directly negotiate these prescription drug prices down just like the VA does.Town hall, February 20, 2026

Same thing when it comes to negotiating those prices of prescription drugs just like the VA does.Town hall, May 18, 2026

We can absolutely make sure we're lowering costs for our working families by doing that.Town hall, May 18, 2026

But we continue to pay extremely high prices because of politicians who are bought off by big pharma and who refuse to fight to negotiate those drug prices down.Interview, January 8, 2026

Passing Medicare for All

That's why not only am I going to fight to restore funding for Medicaid, when you elect me to Congress, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all.Rally speech, October 5, 2026

That's why in Congress, not only am I going to fight to restore that funding to Medicaid, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for all.Video, October 27, 2026

When you elect me to Congress, I will be a day one co-sponsor of Medicare for All.News story, October 5, 2026

I believe healthcare is a human right, and am a strong supporter of Medicare for All.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

And it's exactly why Medicare for All is a driving force of this campaign. Health care is a human right, not a privilege reserved for those who can afford it.Campaign email, August 4, 2026

In Congress I will fight for Medicare for All, an affordable cost of living, and for our tax dollars to be invested here at home, not abroad.Ballotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

it has to be working within to shift the Democratic party to actually have a spine and stand up for Medicare for allVideo, January 8, 2026

Any Medicare for All bill I sign will include Dental and Vision.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

That is why I am a proud supporter of universal healthcare and Medicare for all.Town hall, February 20, 2026

And and beyond that, I would also say that any universal health care policy that we put forward, Medicare for all, um also needs to include dental and vision.Town hall, February 20, 2026

And so that is why I will be a proud cosponsor on day one of Medicare for all because I believe that healthcare is a human right.Debate, September 18, 2026

Um, and we need to fight for Medicare for all by making sure we're taxing billionaires.Town hall, May 18, 2026

That is why I will be a proud co-sponsor of Medicare for all and health care as a human right.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Um, my opponent is signaling to dark money groups to attack me for supporting Medicare for all.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Advantage plan um and ensure that we actually have regulations right I'm also not politically naive I know we need to build a majority to pass Medicare for all andTown hall, February 20, 2026

fight for Medicare for all.Town hall, February 20, 2026

And so with your support, we're going to prove to people that not only can you run a platform that fights for Medicare for all, that fights for universal childTown hall, May 18, 2026

Randy supports Medicare for All, something Jasmine Baines would never do.Video ad, May 13, 2026

And to me, that means fighting for universal health care as a human right, Medicare for all.Interview, May 21, 2026

And that is why I unapologetically support Medicare for all cuz I believe health care is a human right.Interview, May 10, 2026

In my opinion, Medicare for all.Interview, May 31, 2026

am unapologetically for Medicare for all.Interview, January 8, 2026

be a co-sponsor of Medicare for All because nobody should have to choose between rationing their medicine and paying for the groceries.Interview, August 17, 2026

Will you chip in $3 to help us fight for Medicare for All and the health care the Central Valley deserves?Campaign email, August 4, 2026

“We bring healthcare costs down by fighting for a system of Medicare for all,”.News article, June 3, 2026

And it's exactly why Medicare for All is a driving force of this campaign.Campaign email, August 4, 2026

Adding dental, vision, and/or hearing to Medicare

Expand Medicare to include Dental and VisionCampaign website, April 3, 2025

Called for higher taxes on billionaires and the wealthy

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.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

We need a fighter in Congress who will stand up to leaders from both parties to do what’s right for working people. In Congress, my focus will always be on lowering costs, protecting healthcare access, tackling rampant corruption, and ensuring billionaires pay their fair share.Campaign press release, September 30, 2026

ARE YOU WILLING TO FIGHT TOGETHER TO TAX THE BILLIONAIRES? ARE YOU WILLING TO FIGHT TOGETHER TO KICK these corporate packs and this dark money OUT OF POLITICS?Video, October 27, 2026

Um, and we need to fight for Medicare for all by making sure we're taxing billionaires.Town hall, May 18, 2026

But we know it's not good enough to just say we're going to reverse these tax cuts because yes, we need to restore funding to Medicaid.Town hall, May 18, 2026

This big bill is going to cut $880 billion to go give $1.1 trillion of tax cuts to billionaires, to the richest people in this country. So, not only are we going to reverse these tax cuts, but we need to do more, rightInterview, May 10, 2026

Working families shouldn’t be highly taxed during a cost of living crisis while the ultra rich use loopholes created by their buddies in Congress to escape paying their fair share.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

I'm running to lower costs for people like you and me, and we can do that by making sure that billionaires pay their fair share.Post on X, September 10, 2026

In Congress, my focus will always be on lowering costs, protecting healthcare access, tackling rampant corruption, and ensuring billionaires pay their fair share.Campaign website, September 30, 2026

Called for corporations to pay more in taxes

For workers across all industries, Randy will ensure large AI companies pay their fair share in taxes and will fight to protect working people's job security against the threat of replacement by AI.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Called for stronger competition and limits on monopoly power

No corporations should be allowed to become large enough to control an entire sector, and we need incentives and tax breaks for small businesses so they can remain competitive while serving our communities and fueling our economy.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

We need to end price gouging and break up the corporate monopolies that allow it to happen.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

are steps we can take to say that we should ban you know Vanguard Black Rockck private corporations from buying up these utility companies and also forming up and breaking these monopolies in the same way that we've got to apply that logic to our housing market.Town hall, February 20, 2026

Breaking up monopolies

We need to end price gouging and break up the corporate monopolies that allow it to happen.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

Called for campaign-finance reform to reduce big money's influence

I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race that has never taken corporate PAC money, because I’m here to work for the people, not special interests. In Washington I’ll fight to end political corruption and: Ban Corporate PACS and overturn Citizens UnitedBallotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

To me that means fighting for universal healthcare, universal childhood education, banning members of Congress from trading stocks, getting rid of corporate PAC money.News story, May 28, 2026

We must seek every legal avenue available to end Citizens United, and ban corporate PACs from buying influence from politicians and candidates.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

ARE YOU WILLING TO FIGHT TOGETHER TO TAX THE BILLIONAIRES? ARE YOU WILLING TO FIGHT TOGETHER TO KICK these corporate packs and this dark money OUT OF POLITICS?Video, October 27, 2026

Called to overturn Citizens United

We must seek every legal avenue available to end Citizens United, and ban corporate PACs from buying influence from politicians and candidates.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Refused corporate PAC money

Even without big checks from health insurance companies, AIPAC, and defense contractors profiting on another endless war, I am the top fundraiser thanks to grassroots support. We are sending a message to the political establishment that you can fight against corporate greed, put working-class families first, and win.Campaign press release, April 8, 2026

I'm proud that our campaign is powered by the people of this community – not corporate PACs or special interests.Campaign press release, July 16, 2026

I remain the only candidate in this race who can’t be bought by the corporations and special interests jacking up prices and making life in the Central Valley unaffordable,Campaign press release, April 8, 2026

Our opponent is still outraising us — because he takes corporate PAC money, and I don't.Facebook or Instagram ad, October 1, 2026

since launching this campaign and forever I have never taken a corporate pack check and I never will.Video, October 5, 2026

Because I don’t take a dime of corporate PAC money, every ad we run is paid for by people like you.Campaign email, October 29, 2026

since launching this campaign and forever I have never taken a corporate pack checkVideo, October 5, 2026

I have never taken a corporate PAC check and I never will.Video, October 27, 2026

But I've never taken a corporate PAC dollar, and I never will.Campaign email, September 10, 2026

I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race that has never touched a corporate PAC check, and I never will, because I want to be committed to our communities and not corporate interestsNews story, May 29, 2026

I'm proud to be the only candidate in this race that has never touched a corporate PAC check, and I never will, because I want to be committed to our communities and not corporate interestsNews story, May 27, 2026

But I've never taken a corporate PAC dollar, and I never will. I don't answer to them - and that's exactly why they're spending against me.Campaign email, September 13, 2026

Valadao and his allies have $14 million in corporate cash behind them, and since I don't take corporate PAC money, the only way we close that gap is with a lot of people like you chipping in together.Campaign email, October 6, 2026

I am the only candidate in this race not beholden to corporations,Campaign press release, April 16, 2026

Throughout this campaign, Villegas has refused to take corporate PAC money, instead relying on a people-powered campaign.Campaign press release, June 9, 2026

Notably, Villegas has accomplished this despite not taking a single cent of corporate PAC money.Campaign website, April 16, 2026

No Corporate PACs. Just People Like You.Campaign website (undated)

I'm proud to be the top fundraising Democrat in this race despite the fact that we're not taking any corporate pack money whatsoever.Town hall, February 20, 2026

That's why I'm proud to be the only candidate on this stage that has never taken a corporate pack check and I never will because I want to be accountable to you.Debate, October 7, 2026

And despite the fact that we're not taking any corporate pack money, I'm proud to share with you all that we are the top fundraising Democrat in this race uh without a single scent from corporate packs.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Never touched a corporate pack check and I never will because I want to be accountable to our communities and not corporate interests.Town hall, May 18, 2026

I've never touched a corporate pack check and I never will because I want to make sure that we're accountable to our communities and not to special interests.Town hall, February 20, 2026

Not taken a dime.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Meanwhile, both of my opponents have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same corporations that are ripping us off and I'm proud to share with you all despite the fact that we haven't taken a dime of corporate PAC money, we're the top fundraising Democrat in this race.Town hall, June 2, 2026

And so I've been able to actually show voters like, hey, this is how much they've taken from Amazon, from PG&E, from SoCal Edison, and you know, we have zeros.Town hall, May 18, 2026

And not only are we going to show folks that we can win a corporate-free populist campaign in the Central Valley, that's going to show folks that we can doTown hall, August 14, 2026

And so I stand firmly in my belief and my conviction that if I want to continue to work on behalf of the people, we can't be accepting money from the same corporations that are ripping us off and that are at the root of so many of these issues.Interview, January 8, 2026

No he aceptado ni un dólar de estas corporaciones, o estas corporate PACs.Interview, May 18, 2026

And that's why I proudly declare from day one that we will never accept a dime of corporate PAC money because we wanna be accountable to our communities and not corporate interests.Interview, June 12, 2026

And that's why I'm proud to be the only candidate in my race that is completely corporate free.Interview, January 8, 2026

And to your point, you know, I made the decision on day one that I was not going to take any money from corporate PACs, any money from AIPAC.Interview, May 26, 2026

I've never taken a corporate PAC check and I never will cuz I want to be accountable to our communities and not corporate interests.Interview, August 17, 2026

So, that's why I'm proud to say I've never touched a corporate PAC check and I never will cuz I want to be accountable to our communities and not corporate interests.Interview, May 10, 2026

I never will cuz I want to be accountable to our communities and not corporate interest.Interview, May 26, 2026

this race both literally in the polls but also in terms of fundraising despite the fact that, you know, I made it a point not to take any corporate PAC money or any money from AIPAC or the pro-Israel lobby.Interview, May 21, 2026

Um, despite the fact that I launched this campaign on day one saying we weren't going to take a dime of corporate PAC money unlike my opponents.Interview, May 10, 2026

touched a corporate pack check and I never will because I want to make sure we're working on behalf of our communities and not these corporations who are at the root of so many of our problems whether it's housing, healthcare or education.Interview, January 8, 2026

We don’t take corporate PAC money—so every dollar from people like you helps us reach more voters.Post on X, September 5, 2026

I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 27, 2026

But when people see a campaign that actually reflects their story, a campaign built without corporate PAC money, they respond.Campaign email, March 14, 2026

I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, January 19, 2026

I've never taken a dollar of corporate PAC money, and never will.Campaign email, September 6, 2026

I’ve never taken a dime of corporate PAC money, while David Valadao has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same corporations ripping us off.Campaign email, October 13, 2026

No corporate PACs.Campaign email, April 17, 2026

I'm running for Congress without a dime from corporate PACs because I'm running to represent you.Post on X, October 25, 2026

I have never taken a dime of corporate PAC money and I never will, thanks to your support.Post on X, September 18, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money.Campaign email, August 14, 2026

I’m not taking corporate PAC money.Campaign email, May 30, 2026

Because we refuse to take a single dime of corporate PAC cash, we are counting entirely on small-dollar donors to help us scale up our ground game for November.Campaign email, July 11, 2026

But I've never taken a corporate PAC dollar, and I never will.Campaign email, September 13, 2026

This campaign doesn’t take a dime from corporate PACs.Campaign email, March 7, 2026

My team, our volunteers, and I have been knocking on doors, making calls, and showing up in every corner of this district so that working families know we finally have a candidate who refuses corporate PAC money and answers only to us.Campaign email, October 27, 2026

I’m proud to be the only candidate in this race that has never taken corporate PAC money, because I’m here to work for the people, not special interests.Ballotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

I’m running a people-powered, corporate-PAC-free campaign focused on organizing the Democratic majority that already exists here, and giving Central Valley families a real voice in Congress.Campaign email, February 12, 2026

And since I’m refusing corporate PAC money, the only way we will win is with thousands of supporters chipping in what they can.Campaign email, March 30, 2026

I don't take a dime of corporate PAC money, which means when I ask you for support, I actually need it.Campaign email, August 21, 2026

I’m not taking a dime from corporate PACs or special interests trying to buy influence.Campaign email, March 21, 2026

I don't take corporate PAC money. Not from PG&E, not from anyone.Campaign email, August 14, 2026

But as you read this, grassroots supporters everywhere are chipping in $5 of their own, and that’s how a campaign that refuses corporate PAC money keeps pace.Campaign email, October 28, 2026

So here it is: We're not taking any corporate PAC money.Campaign email, April 10, 2026

* I don't take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, October 9, 2026

No corporate PACs -- just people who've been ignored for too long and are ready to fight back.Campaign email, July 29, 2026

I don't take a dime of it, which means every dollar we raise comes from people like you.Campaign email, August 25, 2026

Unlike my opponent, I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, April 25, 2026

* I don't take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, September 16, 2026

We don't take a dime of corporate PAC money, so we need to fight back with people like you, and I want our report to show thousands of us standing behind this campaign.Campaign email, September 29, 2026

Unlike my opponent, I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, February 15, 2026

My opponent leans on Super PAC money and dirty money, but our campaign doesn’t take a dime from corporate PACs, and we’re counting on everyday folks like you to power this movement.Campaign email, October 10, 2026

I’m running for Congress to win the deal our families deserve.I’m not taking corporate PAC money.Campaign email, April 18, 2026

And we're doing it without taking a dime of corporate PAC money, because that’s the moment you start answering to influences other than your community.Campaign email, September 12, 2026

* I don't take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, October 16, 2026

I don't take a dime of it, which means every dollar we raise comes from people like you.Campaign email, August 30, 2026

And we're doing it without taking a dime of corporate PAC money, because that’s the moment you start answering to influences other than your community.Campaign email, October 12, 2026

* I don't take a dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, September 23, 2026

But we do -- because this campaign runs entirely on real people like you, and we refuse to take a single dime of corporate PAC money.Campaign email, June 30, 2026

No Corporate PACs.Campaign website, October 1, 2026

The Villegas campaign outraised Valadao without taking a single dollar from corporate PACs, and refusing corporate interests.Campaign website, April 14, 2025

running in the general election to be a voice for working families in D.C. Throughout this campaign, Villegas has refused to take corporate PAC money, instead relying on a people-powered campaign.Campaign website, June 9, 2026

proud to be the only candidate in this race that has never touched a corporate PAC check, and I never will, because I want to be committed to our communities and not corporate interestsNews story, May 29, 2026

Since announcing his campaign over a year ago, Villegas is running a formidable campaign - earning key national and local endorsements and is the top fundraiser in this Primary without taking any corporate PAC money.Campaign website, May 4, 2026

Called for banning stock trading by members of Congress

In Washington I’ll fight to end political corruption and: Ban Corporate PACS and overturn Citizens United Support a Stock Trading Ban for Members of Congress and refuse to hold Stocks while in officeBallotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

we should ban members of Congress from trading stocks and we should ban private equity from buying single family homes.News story, October 2, 2026

I've talked to Republicans at the doors who agree with me that we shouldn't be spending roughly a billion dollars a day on this war in Iran that nobody asked for, who agree that we should ban members of Congress from trading stocks and we should ban private equity from buying single family homes.News story, October 2, 2026

To me that means fighting for universal healthcare, universal childhood education, banning members of Congress from trading stocks, getting rid of corporate PAC money.News story, May 28, 2026

Ban Congressmembers from trading stocks & becoming lobbyistsCampaign website (undated)

It means fighting for things like universal child care, health care, making sure that we're banning members of Congress from trading stocks, becoming lobbyists, and bringing real accountability to government.Video, October 30, 2026

If fighting to ensure healthcare is treated as a human right, supporting a $25 minimum wage, and banning members of Congress from trading stocks makes me a “flaming leftist,” then I wear that label proudly.Campaign email, July 11, 2026

Support a Stock Trading Ban for Members of Congress and refuse to hold Stocks while in officeBallotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

That you want politicians banned from trading stocks on the side.Campaign email, August 22, 2026

Supported stronger conflict-of-interest and ethics rules

Called out Trump's corruption, self-dealing, or profiting from office

This district deserves someone who understands the struggle, and because of that Randy will FOCUS on making life more affordable for Valley families and FIGHT the corruption of Donald Trump and the political establishment.Campaign website, captured March 30, 2026

Reforming the Supreme Court

Personally, I believe that we need term limits for US Supreme Court justices and that is something that I will support in CongressVideo, August 24, 2026

Signed the October 26, 2026 joint letter calling for a Supreme Court ethics code. Require an ethical code of conduct for the US Supreme Court.Joint candidate letter (Defend the Vote), October 26, 2026

Setting Supreme Court term limits

Personally, I believe that we need term limits for US Supreme Court justices and that is something that I will support in CongressVideo, August 24, 2026

Called for a Supreme Court ethics code or enforceable ethics rules

Called for reversing tariffs that raise household costs

importer as opposed to exporter of food. And that is because of these reckless tariffs that Valadio has supported nine times, which is leading families up $5,000 a year. It's ridiculous. It has to stop.Debate, October 7, 2026

Called for stopping price gouging

We need to end price gouging and break up the corporate monopolies that allow it to happen.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

One, bring prices down for everyday items. Corporations shouldn't be allowed to rip us off for things like our groceries, our utilities, and our gas prices [music] at the pump.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

Corporations shouldn't be allowed to rip us off for things like our groceries, our utilities, and our gas prices [music] at the pump.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

We all deserve to be able to pay a fair price to keep our families safe, and not a cent more.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Politicians don’t do anything to fight against price gouging because they get campaign contributions from PG&E, United Health, and BlackRock to buy their silence.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Called for making child care more affordable

That family will not have to worry about the cost of affording child care because we have implemented universal child care just as New Mexico has done.Video, January 8, 2026

We have to stand for something. And to that mean that means universal healthcare, universal child care, tuitionfree, public colleges and universitiesTown hall, May 18, 2026

you deserve housing that you can afford, you deserve health care, uh, you deserve child care in this country, and these are all not questions of whether we have the financial means to do these thingsInterview, May 31, 2026

Called for lowering household utility bills

Lower the cost of health care, groceries, and utilities.Debate, September 17, 2026

"Our families should be able to afford to live where they work. We should be able to afford the fruits and vegetables that we grow. We should be able to afford the energy that we produce here in Kern County,".News article, May 7, 2026

Pushing universal child care

That family will not have to worry about the cost of affording child care because we have implemented universal child care just as New Mexico has done.Video, January 8, 2026

We have to stand for something. And to that mean that means universal healthcare, universal child care, tuitionfree, public colleges and universities, uh, and fighting for the working class across the district.Town hall, May 18, 2026

We have to stand for something. And to that mean that means universal healthcare, universal child care, tuitionfree, public colleges and universitiesTown hall, May 18, 2026

The cost of buying a firsttime home in the Central Valley that has exploded over the last few years, the cost of healthare, the cost of child care and education, that should be universal, right?Interview, January 8, 2026

Blamed high gas and fuel prices on the Iran war, tariffs, or oil companies

Voters are disgusted that Trump launched a war with Iran that's costing taxpayers billions and driving up the price of gas, fuel, and fertilizer right here in the Valley.Campaign email, September 4, 2026

Today, as gas prices in California surge over six dollars a gallon and eight dollars a gallon for diesel as a result of Valadao and Trump’s war in Iran, Randy Villegas, Democratic candidate for Congress in California’s 22nd Congressional District, held a press conference outside of a local gas station.Campaign website, October 8, 2026

Named policies to lower child-care costs: universal child care, public funding or subsidies, or caps on family costs

That family will not have to worry about the cost of affording child care because we have implemented universal child care just as New Mexico has done.Video, January 8, 2026

We have to stand for something. And to that mean that means universal healthcare, universal child care, tuitionfree, public colleges and universitiesTown hall, May 18, 2026

Named policies to lower household utility bills: utility-rate rules, bill assistance, or lower-cost energy and grid policies

Limits on utility charges, corporate ownership, or costs passed to customers

Criticized Democratic leaders for failing to stand with working people

We need a fighter in Congress who will stand up to leaders from both parties to do what’s right for working people.Campaign website, September 30, 2026

And even though we work hard every single day, so many of us are struggling to get by because we've been sold out by politicians in both parties who cater to corporations rather than our communities.Town hall, June 2, 2026

It's truly bottom versus top and working families who've been sold out by politicians in both parties.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Um, but you know, we have Democrats who have run almost Republican-like campaigns, who take the same corporate pack money as Valad, who take the same money and endorsements from Apac, um, who, you know, don't fight for our working families.Town hall, May 18, 2026

it's not about left versus right. It's truly bottom versus top and working families who've been sold out by politicians in both partiesTown hall, May 18, 2026

But right now, our hard work is being taken advantage of by health insurance companies, by corporations raising our prices, because Jasmine Baines and David Valadao care more about enriching their corporate donors than making life more affordable for families like yours and mine.Video ad, April 22, 2026

It's bottom versus top and working families who've been left behind by politicians who will sell them out, like my opponents who are more willing to meet with corporate lobbyists, who are happy to take donations from PG&E and SoCal Edison, um butInterview, May 7, 2026

Working families are ready for a representative who actually represents them -- and not their corporate sponsors.Campaign email, June 29, 2026

It’s also a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party and whether we want to be the party of billionaires, corporate PACs and special interests like my opponents, or whether we want to be a party of the working class.News article, May 6, 2026

They take PAC money, run hollow campaigns, and wonder why working people tune out.Campaign email, May 4, 2026

Corporate Democrats who side with the ultra-wealthy and special interests — or leaders willing to actually fight for working families like our lives depend on it.Campaign email, May 31, 2026

[We are] working families in the Central Valley who’ve been left behind by politicians in both parties who would rather cater to corporate interests and billionaires.News article, October 2, 2026

Corporate Democrats who side with the ultra-wealthy and special interests — or leaders willing to actually fight for working families like our lives depend on it.Campaign email, May 10, 2026

Corporate Democrats who side with the ultra-wealthy and special interests — or leaders willing to actually fight for working families like our lives depend on it.Campaign email, May 22, 2026

Corporate Democrats who side with the ultra-wealthy and special interests — or leaders willing to actually fight for working families like our lives depend on it.Campaign email, May 27, 2026

Criticized Democratic leaders' ties to wealthy donors or corporations

We’ve tried the formula of running a Democrat who takes corporate PAC money time and time again, and time and time again those candidates fell short.Campaign email, June 29, 2026

we have Democrats who have run almost Republican-like campaigns, who take the same corporate pack money as Valad, who take the same money and endorsements from ApacTown hall, May 18, 2026

And so I'm running against the Republican incumbent David Valadao as well as a corporate backed Democrat Jasmine BainsTown hall, June 2, 2026

It's because we have corporate Democrats like my opponent Jasmine Baines who sell out to big pharma and these health insurance companies and who work with Republicans to try and block progressive policies from moving forward.Town hall, May 18, 2026

Washington is broken because corrupt politicians in both parties care more about their donors and their party bosses than us. It's time that changes. I'll take on corruption in WashingtonDebate, September 17, 2026

And meanwhile, Jasmine Baines and David Valado have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same corporations ripping us off.Town hall, May 18, 2026

But I'll tell you, those solutions are not going to come from the same politicians funded by big pharma, right?Town hall, February 20, 2026

when there was a bill in the legislature to have stronger pesticide requirements, regulations near schools, she refused to support that bill. It takes thousands of dollars from these pesticide and chemical corporationsTown hall, May 18, 2026

Both of my opponents in this race, Democratic and Republican alike, have received thousands of dollars from both PG&E and SoCal Edison.Town hall, February 20, 2026

That is why AIPAC has actually been secretly funneling money to my opponent through 314 and through this other organization, I think Elect Democratic Women.Town hall, June 2, 2026

Es porque las mismas corporaciones farmacéuticas, las mismas corporaciones de la seguridad, de salud, están dando dinero a mis oponentes como Jasmine Baines y David Valadeo.Interview, May 18, 2026

Both of my opponents in this race, Democrat and Republican, have taken money from United Health, a corporation that was using AI algorithms to deny more people's claims.Interview, January 8, 2026

My corporate-backed Democratic opponent.Interview, May 10, 2026

But, you know, these solutions aren't going to come from politicians who are funded by the same corporations, the root of all these problems, like my opponents.Interview, May 31, 2026

They've taken money from PG&E, from SoCal Edison, from Amazon, Walmart, some of the biggest union busters in the country.Interview, May 10, 2026

And the fact that you have somebody who's willing to turn a blind eye to these atrocities to sell out to uh one of these foreign interest groups like Democratic Majority for Israel is pathetic in my eyes, right?Interview, May 26, 2026

who's willing to sell out their convictions, their values, their policy positions to the highest corporate PAC donor or the highest bidder.Interview, May 21, 2026

How is it that they have time to meet with corporate lobbyists and wealthy donors, but don't have time to actually meet with the people they, you know, still claim they want to represent?Interview, May 10, 2026

Han aceptado dinero de Amazon, de Walmart, de Chevron, de UnitedHealth, una corporación que se estaba aprovechando de nuestras abuelas y abuelas para no darles salud médica para que ellos hagan más dinero.Interview, May 18, 2026

Working families are ready for a representative who actually represents them -- and not their corporate sponsors.Campaign email, June 29, 2026

This is a district that should have been flippable a decade ago, but we have Democrats who run Republican-like campaigns, who take the same corporate PAC money, take the sameNews article, June 10, 2026

They take PAC money, run hollow campaigns, and wonder why working people tune out.Campaign email, May 4, 2026

It's aimed at distracting from a pretty simple truth: my opponent took hundreds of thousands of dollars from Big Pharma and the corporate interests driving up the cost of health care for Central Valley families.Campaign email, May 19, 2026

This is a district that should have been flippable a decade ago, but we have Democrats who run Republican-like campaigns, who take the same corporate PAC money, take the same money from AIPAC as Valadao, and we’re here to offer people something different, something to actually believe in, and something to fight forNews article, June 10, 2026

insiders who haven’t stepped foot in the Central Valley are propping up my opponent who has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from Big Pharma, I’m dedicated to tackling Trump’s healthcare cuts to ensure everyone can afford to go to the doctor.Campaign website, May 15, 2026

Supported stronger union organizing and collective-bargaining rights

In Congress I’ll fight to: Pass the PRO act, so workers are able to organize for better wages benefits and working conditions.Ballotpedia candidate survey, April 27, 2026

Supported raising the minimum wage

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.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Yo digo entonces yo creo que tenemos que subir el pago mínimo mínimo hasta 20 dólares.Interview, May 18, 2026

Number two, we need to raise the minimum wage.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

[music] We need to raise the minimum wage in this country so that everybody who works hard can get ahead.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

Supported expanding paid leave or paid time off

Families deserve to be together for the first months of a newborn’s life, and it’s time we joined other major countries in guaranteeing paid parental leave.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Supported protecting workers from AI-related harms

Technology should be a tool for workers, not a threat of replacement. For workers across all industries, Randy will ensure large AI companies pay their fair share in taxes and will fight to protect working people’s job security against the threat of replacement by AI.Campaign website (undated)

No data center should be allowed to raise families’ utility bills, threaten our water supply, exploit our personal data, or disrupt local jobs.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Protecting Workers: Technology should be a tool for workers, not a threat of replacement.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Displacement protections

No data center should be allowed to raise families’ utility bills, threaten our water supply, exploit our personal data, or disrupt local jobs.Campaign website, August 26, 2026

Protecting Workers: Technology should be a tool for workers, not a threat of replacement.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

Called for making housing more affordable

I will fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes.Campaign website, April 3, 2025

I'm a strong proponent of also making sure that we get, you know, private corporations out of buying single-family homes.Video, May 10, 2026

we should ban members of Congress from trading stocks and we should ban private equity from buying single family homes.News story, October 2, 2026

We need to stop corporations from buying up single-family homes and make sure we're building affordable housing nationwide.Campaign video, September 18, 2026

We need an ambitious federal program to build an abundance of affordable and safe housing across the country, creating hundreds of thousands of well-paid union jobs in the process.Campaign website (undated)

And so that's why I'm a strong proponent of also making sure that we get, you know, private corporations out of buying single-family homes.Debate, September 18, 2026

And so one policy that I want to put forward when we get to Congress is to ban corporations from owning single family homes because corporations should not be able to buy those homes.Town hall, February 20, 2026

And so, I don't think any corporation should be buying up single family homes if our communities can, right?Interview, January 8, 2026

Entonces yo cuando llegue al Congreso voy a pasar una ley para quitar esas corporaciones en comprar casas aquí en este país porque esas son casas para nuestras familias y nuestra gente, no para corporaciones privadas.Interview, May 18, 2026

Um I want to make sure that we're able to afford homes here in the Central Valley and I actually want to ban corporations from buying single-family homes.Interview, May 26, 2026

I want to make sure that when I get to Congress, I'm fighting to stop and ban corporations from buying single-family homes or before ourInterview, May 31, 2026

When there was a bill in the legislature, in the California legislature, to limit corporations to only owning up to a thousand single-family homes, she voted against that bill.Interview, May 31, 2026

And those should be homes that should be allowed, you know, for our families, not for corporate interests.Interview, May 10, 2026

I believe we should end these forever wars and invest that money in our communities here at home, like in healthcare and housing.Campaign email, September 4, 2026

Called for restricting corporate, private equity, and hedge fund purchases of homes