Democrats have lengthy had their sights on Congressional District 22 within the Central Valley, the place Republican Rep. David Valadao has managed to carry onto the Democratic-leaning district for many of the previous 13 years. Prepare dinner Political Report lists it as the one toss-up Home race within the state after final yr’s redistricting measure flipped 5 Republican-held seats blue.
Now, two Democrats are competing for the possibility to face Valadao within the November basic election: average state Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains and progressive school professor Randy Villegas. CalMatters politics reporter Maya C. Miller joins Scott, Marisa and Man to interrupt down the important thing variations between the candidates, their marketing campaign assaults and the problems that matter most to voters within the district.
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