Candidate · November 3, 2026
Randy Villegas
On the ballot for U.S. House · California's 22nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $5.9M
- cash on hand
- $962K
- issues with public statements
- 25
- outside spending for or against
- $6.8M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · California's 22nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| How it's decided | Under California's top-two system, only the two candidates who received the most votes in the June 2, 2026, primary, regardless of party preference, appear on this general-election ballot.1, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Randy Villegas was born and raised in Kern County.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to fight for working families, protect democracy and bring accountable, people-first leadership to Washington.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitevillegasforcongress.com1,
2 - Facebookfacebook.com/VillegasforCongress5
- Instagraminstagram.com/villegasforcongress5
- X (Twitter)x.com/Villegas_CA225
- TikToktiktok.com/@villegasforcongress5
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/villegas4congress.bsky.social5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says health care is a human right and that he strongly supports Medicare for All.9
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
His campaign website says he would cap the prices of medical procedures and prescription drugs across the board at levels in line with other major countries.9
- Leave US prices to the market and to negotiation
- Seek prices like other wealthy countries pay through deals with drug makers, without a law requiring it
- Require that Medicare and Medicaid pay no more than other wealthy countries do
- Require that all US buyers pay no more than other wealthy countries do
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says Medicare should be expanded to include dental and vision care, and that any Medicare for All bill he signs would include them.9
His campaign website says Social Security must be protected because inflation is putting seniors on fixed incomes at risk of poverty.10
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website says the United States should join other major countries in guaranteeing paid parental leave.10
His campaign website says universal, no-cost child care like New Mexico's should be expanded nationwide.10
- Make child care free, or cap what families pay at a set share of income (such as 7%), paid for with new public funding
- Expand help for lower- and middle-income families through grants and tax credits
- Keep current child care funding and tax credits
- Lower costs mainly by easing rules on providers, not with new federal spending
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says the federal minimum wage of $7.25 should be raised so that everyone who works hard can meet their basic needs.10
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says the most effective and fair way to raise government revenue is to tax the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders while giving working families a tax break.7
- Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
- Cut rates further, including the top rate
- Keep current rates
- Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
His campaign website says the top 1% of wealth holders should pay more in taxes.7
His campaign website says small businesses need incentives and tax breaks so they can stay competitive.7
Technology, Privacy and AI
His campaign website says infrastructure investment should include broadband internet for rural and underserved areas.7
His campaign website says tech companies should not be able to sell people's personal data to advertisers or use it to train AI models without their consent, and that he would work for legislation protecting personal data.11
His campaign website says he would pass legislation requiring age verification and parental consent for high-risk AI tools, requiring chatbots to screen for content related to unsafe behavior, and cracking down on AI-generated child sexual abuse material.11
- Require government testing or licenses for the most powerful AI systems before they are released
- Set rules for specific risks and uses, such as deepfakes, hiring decisions and safety disclosures
- Rely mainly on existing laws, without new rules written for AI
Immigration
His campaign website says the immigration system should provide a path to citizenship for undocumented people living in the United States.12
- No new legal status, including for people brought here as children
- Legal status only for people brought here as children, such as DACA recipients
- Legal status, but not citizenship, for most who pass background checks and pay a fine
- A path to citizenship for most who meet requirements such as background checks
His campaign website says current policies of blanket detention and deportation are unconstitutional and should be replaced by a system that protects communities.12
Housing
His campaign website says he will fight to end corporate ownership of single-family homes.13
- Tighten the ban, such as by covering smaller investors or ending exceptions
- Keep the 2026 law as passed
- Loosen or repeal the ban
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says members of Congress should be banned from trading stocks and from becoming lobbyists after they leave office.14
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
His campaign website says every legal avenue should be pursued to end the Citizens United decision and that corporate PACs should be banned from buying influence with politicians and candidates.14
- Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
- Keep spending unlimited but require groups to name their major donors
- Keep current rules
- Raise or remove limits on donations to candidates and parties
His campaign website says there should be a limit on how long members can serve in Congress, as there is for the presidency.14
Education
His campaign website says public colleges, including career, technical and community colleges, should be tuition-free.6
- No free tuition program
- Free tuition at community colleges
- Free tuition at public colleges and universities
Environment and Public Lands
His campaign website says national parks and wildlife conservation programs should be expanded.15
- Protect more land, such as with new national monuments or wilderness areas
- Keep roughly the current mix of protection and development
- Open more federal land to mining, logging and grazing
His campaign website says selling off national parks should end immediately.15
- Transfer large areas of federal land to the states
- Sell limited amounts of federal land, such as near towns for housing
- Keep federal lands in federal ownership
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says foreign aid for people suffering from extreme poverty and natural disasters is important, but that money for wars or bailing out other countries should instead be invested at home.16
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he supports a moratorium of at least one year on new data center construction in the Central Valley while Congress sets standards, including that data centers pay the full cost of the electricity and grid improvements they need.17
- Encourage new data centers with tax breaks and faster approvals
- Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
- Pause or limit new data centers
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.18
| Raised | $5,942,030 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $4,979,678 |
| Cash on hand | $962,352 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $3,925,824 supporting and $2,909,518 opposing Randy Villegas this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.19
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| New Democrat Majority | — | $750,946 |
| The Governing Majority Fund | — | $669,445 |
| Working Families Party PAC | $619,792 | — |
| BDA PAC | — | $600,000 |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE | $578,900 | — |
| DMFI PAC | — | $500,000 |
| Leaders We Deserve | $450,169 | — |
| National Nurses United for Patient Protection | $400,000 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report20filed Aug 7, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report21filed May 9, 2025