David G. Valadao

RepublicanDistrict R+1119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score83#9 of 431 representatives across tracked bills

Contact David G. Valadao’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-4695 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

2465 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0522

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

Signals to watch

What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.

Could pull them toward Democrats · 6 signals

Strong
Backs 8 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 8 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 776, H.R. 1993, H.R. 2004, H.R. 2175, H.R. 2591 and 3 more.
Strong
9th most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.256 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.274 toward the Democrats (rank 9 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).
Strong
Heritage Action 59 vs. House Republican avg 86Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 59; the House Republican average is 86.5 (n=217). That is 27 points toward the Democrats.
Medium
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+1)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. CA-22 has a partisan lean of R+1. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.

Term and election

From the congress-legislators dataset

On the ballot 2026

Current term: January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Next election: November 3, 2026
Years in office: 13.8 years

Committees

Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3

House Committee on Agriculture
Majority · 29th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture
- Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
House Committee on Appropriations
Majority · 13th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Legislative BranchChair

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

R median

D median

Valadao

← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →

Their score of +0.256 is 0.27 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).

Advocacy scorecards

Their rating vs. the House Republican average

119th Congress59
House Republican average: 86 (n=217)

Swing score by bill

swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 101–150 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for David G. Valadao on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role	Swing score ·
H.R. 804Rural Small Business Resilience ActSummary on Congress.gov	No position yetNow in the Senate	83	Swing
H.R. 818SPUR ActSummary on Congress.gov