Villegas Has Raised Over $1.4M Total With Over $718,000 Cash On Hand

Kern County, CA – Today, Randy Villegas, candidate for California’s 22nd Congressional District is announcing the biggest fundraising quarter of his campaign so far, remaining the top democratic fundraiser.

Villegas raised $451,251.21 in the first quarter bringing his total amount raised for the campaign to over $1.4M. With over 18,500 individual donations, he has been the top Democratic fundraiser in the race and is the strongest candidate to defeat Republican Incumbent David Valadao. Villegas has also been endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, National Nurses United, California Teachers Association, and End Citizens United.

• Q1 Total Raised: $451,251.21

• Total Raised for Campaign: $1,420,537

• Total Number of Individual Donors: 18,597

• Average Donation Size for First Quarter: $51

• Corporate PAC contributions: $0

Notably, Villegas has accomplished this despite not taking a single cent of corporate PAC money. Unlike his opponents, who have both taken hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate PAC money. This includes defense contractors and weapons manufacturers who have provided David Valadao with a massive boost. 

“I am the only candidate in this race not beholden to corporations,” said Randy Villegas. “It is disappointing to see David Valadao taking money from those that are profiting off of wars overseas while our families in the Central Valley continue to suffer. We need real leadership. I am ready to take the Central Valley with me to DC.”

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Randy Villegas is a Central Valley native, auto repair shop owner, and a community college professor. Growing up in a working-class immigrant family, Randy worked hard to help his parents make ends meet. Randy’s family relied on the crucial federal programs like WIC and Medicaid that are now in danger of being cut. Randy worked his way out of poverty through education and has dedicated his life to public service. As a local and school board trustee Randy has delivered for working families by standing up for the best interests of our children. As the only Latino and only Democrat on the school board, Randy has worked across the aisle to get things done. Now, Randy is running for Congress to stand up for other hard-working families who he sees falling through the cracks on David Valadao’s watch.

Find out more at: www.villegasforcongress.com.