Randy Villegas

Randy Villegas is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative in California's 22nd congressional district in the 2026 election cycle. Villegas was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, the son of Mexican immigrants, and attended Bakersfield College and California State University, Bakersfield, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and history. Villegas served on the Visalia Unified School District Board of Education, having been appointed to fill a vacancy in December 2021 and elected to the seat in November 2022. He teaches political science at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia and received the American Political Science Association's Community College Faculty Award in 2025 for his teaching, mentorship, and voter-registration efforts. In April 2025, Villegas announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in California's 22nd district, challenging incumbent Republican David Valadao in a district that is approximately 75% Latino.

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