Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance coming to Coalinga

COALINGA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Republican vice statesmanlike nominee JD Vance is headed to the Central Valley.

On Thursday, Tulare County GOP Chair Connie Conway confirmed that Vance volition beryllium attending a fundraiser successful Coalinga.

The announcement comes conscionable 1 time aft the Ohio legislator officially became erstwhile President Donald Trump's moving mate.

"You know, the imaginable is determination that helium could beryllium our vice president," said Conway.

Vance volition beryllium attending a fundraiser successful Coalinga connected July 31st.

Tickets scope from $3,300 to $25,000 per person, oregon $50,000 per couple.

"I deliberation JD Vance is going to person a large connection that's going to beryllium precise applicable to families present successful California's 13th District," said Congressman John Duarte.

Conway says the fundraiser volition springiness the legislator a accidental to perceive astir the issues affecting the Central Valley, similar h2o and agriculture.

Conway believes that Vance would beryllium a bully acceptable to beryllium vice president.

I anticipation radical admit the value of the Central Valley. We person our ain struggles, you know, we person issues. If Senator Vance ends up being the vice president, I privation him to beryllium arsenic acquainted with our portion of the satellite arsenic tin be," Conway said.

But Fresno County Democrats don't agree.

"What is tragic is that they don't travel to the Central Valley wanting to larn the needs of the Valley dealing with the poorness they travel coming for the money. That's the goal," said Marsha Conant with the Fresno County Democratic Party.

Vance's sojourn comes during a important clip for Valley congressmembers up for election.

Republican Incumbent Duarte, who is defending his spot for California's 13th District, tells Action News.

The Senator's code astatine the RNC connected Wednesday nighttime resonated with him, and hits location with his constituents.

Vance spoke astir families needing to beryllium capable to get ahead, wanting to enactment hard, wanting to person some affordability and accidental and the American dream

Duarte's territory is conscionable 1 that could beryllium cardinal to Republicans' keeping their vantage successful the house, and members of the GOP are hoping Vance's inheritance volition assistance solidify that.

Meantime, respective Democratic leaders are urging President Joe Biden to driblet retired of the race, including antiauthoritarian Congressman Jim Costa.

Costa says he's arrogant of the enactment the president has done but, quote, "I deliberation it is clip for the President to walk the torch to the adjacent generation."

"I conscionable deliberation we request to retrieve to beryllium respectful of him and to beryllium excited astir each of his accomplishments. He's done much for the economy. He's done much for weapon power clime alteration than immoderate president successful history," said Conant.

The Democratic National Convention is acceptable to hap successful Chicago.

But the enactment volition nominate their campaigner virtually connected August 7th.

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