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- Sanders-backed professor Randy Villegas is challenging Rep. David Valadao in California’s 22nd District, a race Cook Political Report rates a toss-up with a D+1 lean.
- Villegas co-authored a 2022 study asserting DEI is central to community-college teaching, with his dissertation calling him a researcher.
- Fox News reported Valadao backed a $1 trillion Medicaid-cut bill and took money from domestic abusers, while RNC spokesperson Nick Poche called Villegas a “radical left” figure.
