# David Valadao

David Valadao is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 22nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 22nd district
- Serving since: 2013-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: V000129
- FEC candidate IDs: H2CA20094

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000129 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

30% of Valadao’s statements use bipartisan language, 3.4 times the House Republican average of 8.9%.

## What Valadao says (119th Congress (2025–27))

950 classified statements: 569 posts on X, 186 press releases, 145 newsletters, 50 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Valadao | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.1% | 188 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 19.2% | 15.1% | 53 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 77.8% | 67.7% | 32 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 30.1% | 8.9% | 2 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 51.2% | 37.4% | 20 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 3.0% | 185 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 32% (House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 31% (House Republicans 9.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 22% (House Republicans 24%); Education 20% (House Republicans 8.5%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.01), from 4,478 donors and 6,541 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.7% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 93.5% (97.1%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 332. 18.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 66 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.Res. 1616: Recognizing the importance of biodiversity conservation, welcoming the Republic of Armenia as host of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties… (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1616
- H.R. 10528: To amend the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act to include secondary schools in best practices for teaching financial literacy, and for other… (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10528
- H.R. 10324: ROMA Act (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10324
- H.Res. 1475: Expressing support for the designation of the first week of August as "National Community Health Center Week", and encouraging all Americans to participate by… (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1475
- H.Res. 1476: Supporting the designation of the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week". (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1476
- H.R. 9976: SWAT Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9976
- H.Res. 1390: Expressing support for the designation of June as Portuguese National Heritage Month. (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1390
- H.R. 9376: TOURS Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9376
- H.R. 9010: Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9010
- H.R. 9006: Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9006

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 5.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 58% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2113789569040568825
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2113427151987061243
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2113656049982943574
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2113745813041971587
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Congressman Valadao Hosts USDA/FSA Roundtable with Central Valley Producers in Tulare · labels: policy discussion · https://valadao.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4107
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Valadao in the Valley · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2113372048383000685
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2113400505414324300
- 2026-10-22 · Congressional Record speech · https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-10-22
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDavidValadao/status/2112972416976629954

## Links

- Official site: https://valadao.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepDavidValadao
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanDavidValadao
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000129

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/V000129