Central Valley in the News
CalMatters:
“California elections finally had national relevance. Democrats didn’t capitalize.”
CalMatters, commentary from Julia Rosen, cofounder of “Fireside Campaigns”
“This is California’s most fiercely contested political turf”
New York Times, on CD 22 results:
“By the final month of the campaign, Republican political action committees, including the Congressional Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, spent more than $11 million in advertising for Mr. Valadao, according to the nonpartisan political tracking organization California Target Book.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/us/politics/valadao-salas-california-house.html
LA Times:
“But Salas, 45, had to contend with the same headwinds as other Democrats in the country: high gas prices and concerns about crime, both of which were the focus of a barrage of attack ads against him.”
Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered Central Valley congressional seat
Insider:
“Had he been elected, Salas would have been the first Latino from the Central Valley to enter the House of Representatives. According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population constitutes more than half of the total population in the district.”