Congressman David Valadao sworn into 119th Congress

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Rep. David Valadao was sworn into the 119th Congress Friday to correspond California's 22nd Congressional District.

This volition beryllium Valadao's sixth word serving successful the U.S. House of Representatives.

Valadao defeated erstwhile Bakersfield country Assemblymember and Democrat Rudy Salas backmost successful November 2024. He besides defeated Salas successful November 2022.

“It is an grant to proceed serving the bully radical of California’s 22nd District this Congress. Our communities merit a beardown dependable representing them successful Washington, D.C., and I stay committed to warring to little costs for families, strengthening our cultivation economy, supporting American vigor independence, and delivering common-sense results for the Central Valley."

In December of 2024, Valadao was elected the seat of the Republican Governance Group, a House GOP caucus that trends to the halfway ideologically.

California's 22nd Congressional District includes portions of Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.