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Randy Villegas Rejects PAC Money, Funds Campaign With 50 Donations

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 12:29 AM UTC · How we work

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Randy Villegas is campaigning for California’s 22nd congressional district while refusing corporate PAC money.
He funds his campaign with $50 individual donations only.
Working Families Party director Jorge Contreras called him the hardest-working candidate.
Vanessa Martinez, 26, works three jobs and hopes Villegas will represent the working class.
He shared a Bakersfield rally stage with Senator Bernie Sanders.

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Randy Villegas is campaigning for California’s 22nd congressional district while refusing corporate PAC money.
He funds his campaign with $50 individual donations only.
Working Families Party director Jorge Contreras called him the hardest-working candidate.
Vanessa Martinez, 26, works three jobs and hopes Villegas will represent the working class.
He shared a Bakersfield rally stage with Senator Bernie Sanders.