Villegas Has Raised Over $875,000 Total, More Than Any Democratic Candidate in the Race Has Announced So Far

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

Villegas raised $373,860 in the fourth quarter, more than any Democratic candidate has raised in a single quarter in this cycle, bringing his total amount raised for the campaign to over $875,000. With over 17,300 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, and all four Democratic County Committee Chairs in the district. 

• Q4 Total Raised: $373,860

• Total Raised for Campaign: $875,948

• Total Number of Individual Donations: 17,334

• Average Donation Size for Fourth Quarter: $39

• 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 over their careers from many of the same corporations ripping off working families like PG&E, UnitedHealth, and Comcast. Randy is committed to fighting for the people of the Valley, not corporate interests. 

“This campaign is fueled by grassroots energy and I am incredibly humbled to receive such an outpouring of support from everyday working class people in this race,” said Randy Villegas. “Every donation, no matter the size, brings us closer to flipping CA-22. This is a testament to the momentum behind us. I am ready to deliver real results for our Central Valley.” 

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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.