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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET/KGPE) -- The 2 candidates seeking predetermination to California's 22nd Congressional District volition look disconnected tonight. The debate volition instrumentality spot astatine the KGET quality workplace successful Bakersfield.
The statement volition aerial connected Nexstar stations covering California's Central Valley -- KGET-TV successful Bakersfield and KGPE-TV successful Fresno. The statement volition besides beryllium streamed connected KGET.com and YourCentralValley.com.
This volition beryllium the archetypal and lone statement betwixt the 2 candidates.
Incumbent Rep. David Valadao (R) volition look erstwhile California Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D). Valadao has served arsenic a subordinate of the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. Valadao mislaid the spot successful 2018 to TJ Cox, but won it backmost successful 2020.
Salas is facing Valadao successful a rematch of the 2022 midterm predetermination wherever Salas mislaid by a small much than 3,000 votes.
Recent polling indicates the 2024 contention is neck-and-neck wrong the borderline of mistake of 5.2%. An Emerson College/Nexstar canvass shows Salas with a flimsy lead. Likely voters enactment Salas 45.4% to Valadao's 45%. Ten percent of those apt voters are inactive undecided, the canvass showed.
The district's voters interruption down arsenic 42% registered Democrats, 27% registered Republicans and 23% are nary enactment preference.
The statement volition beryllium moderated by KGET's Alex Fisher and KGPE's Brian Dorman. You tin ticker the statement connected this leafage opening astatine 7 p.m. successful the video subordinate astatine the apical of this page.
Join the speech before, during and aft the statement utilizing the hashtag #CA22Debate.
