U.S. House · California, District 22

Rep. David G. Valadao

Republican Serving since Jan. 3, 2013Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 94% 3 pts below expected Lower than 205 of 219 House Republicans Votes with the President 98% About as expected 98% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 57 More than 97% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 51stpercentile in all of Congress · 4th percentile among Republicans

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the House. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

How this is measured →
Valadao
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

David G. Valadao's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress51stpercentile
More conservative than 50% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
262nd most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress4thpercentile
More liberal than 96% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th most liberal of 272
The House51stpercentile
More conservative than 51% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
211th most conservative of 431

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

How this is measured →
Votes with own party
94%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 94%

Lower than 205 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual94%
Expected96%
Difference−3 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is David G. Valadao. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 464 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 90%See the 464 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
98%all votes
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Lower than 177 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual98%
Expected98%
DifferenceAbout the same

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is David G. Valadao. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes98% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where David G. Valadao went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the House this Congress, with how David G. Valadao voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

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Your district

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How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 45.8%Trump 51.6%

California redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 22 voted 50% Trump and 48% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-4695
Office
2465 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0522

Issue by issue

How often David G. Valadao votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

David G. Valadao sides with their party least often on Economics and Public Finance (75%) and Labor and Employment (83%).

David G. ValadaoAverage for House Republicans
  1. Economics and Public Finance 75%Average 91% · 61 votes
  2. Labor and Employment 83%Average 97% · 12 votes
  3. Commerce 88%Average 100% · 8 votes
  4. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 87% · 8 votes
  5. Armed Forces and National Security 93%Average 96% · 41 votes
  6. Congress 96%Average 99% · 108 votes
  7. Environmental Protection 96%Average 98% · 27 votes
  8. Energy 100%Average 100% · 38 votes
  9. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 100% · 28 votes
  10. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 19 votes
  11. International Affairs 100%Average 98% · 16 votes
  12. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 15 votes
  13. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 18 votes
  14. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 99% · 13 votes
  15. Education 100%Average 100% · 12 votes
  16. Law 100%Average 100% · 6 votes
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Animals (3 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Transportation and Public Works (2 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

6 passed their chamber · 0 became law

How this is measured →
How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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