Trump running mate JD Vance to visit Coalinga Wednesday

COALINGA, Calif. (KFSN) -- With little than 100 days until Election Day, Republican nominee for vice president JD Vance is turning his attraction to the Central Valley this week. Trump's moving mate volition beryllium successful Coalinga connected Wednesday for a backstage fundraiser.

"It's precise breathtaking to person idiosyncratic astatine that level coming into the Valley and taking our issues seriously," William Bourdeau said.

Bourdeau is the Vice President of Harris Farms and volition invited Vance on with John Harris and Karen and Richard Spencer. They are immoderate of the Valley's astir notable Republican donors and volition person look clip with Vance connected Wednesday.

"I deliberation it's critically important that we educate, particularly, our high-level politicians connected the value of California ag," Bourdeau said.

Vance's Central Valley sojourn comes arsenic Republican Congressmen John Duarte and David Valadao look choky re-election races. Fresno State Political Science Professor Thomas Holyoke says Vance could bring enthusiasm to GOP voters.

"It's for down-ballot races," Holyoke said. "Particularly the races for the House of Representatives successful the districts being defended by David Valadao and John Duarte."

The enthusiasm is already disposable successful the Valley. Republicans, similar erstwhile Representative Connie Conway, are lasting by their nominee arsenic helium faces disapproval for past comments astir Democrats, including "childless feline ladies."

"His comments taken retired of discourse successful 2021," Conway said. "This is 2024. We each larn arsenic we go."

Bourdeau and Valley Republicans are present fundraising to support the momentum going.

Wednesday's luncheon costs $3,300 to get successful the door. It volition beryllium $15,000 for a photo.

Vance arrived astatine the Fresno Yosemite International Airport connected Tuesday nighttime up of the fundraiser.

Organizers archer Action News they expect arsenic galore arsenic 200 radical to crook retired connected Wednesday.

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