Democratic challenger concedes to Rep. David Valadao in California House race

California Assemblyman Rudy Salas on Tuesday conceded the race for California’s twenty second District to Rep. David Valadao.

Valadao is likely one of the 10 Home Republicans who voted to question then-President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, rebel on the US Capitol. The previous President didn’t intervene within the race or endorse a main challenger to Valadao, who was backed by Home Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy, a district neighbor. Valadao for essentially the most half shied away from speaking about his vote to question Trump on the marketing campaign path.

He’s one among two members of the “Impeachment 10” who will return to Congress subsequent yr. The opposite is Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse.

California’s twenty second District within the Central Valley is Democratic-leaning and predominantly Latino. Redistricting created a harder path to reelection for Valadao by eradicating some Republican parts of the district. Salas was one of many Democratic Congressional Marketing campaign Committee’s prime recruits and leaned into his working-class roots throughout his marketing campaign. He was supported by the Home Majority PAC, a Democratic tremendous PAC tied to Home management.

Valadao’s household owns two dairies in addition to farmland in Kings County. He misplaced his Home seat in 2018 to Democrat TJ Cox however then received once more in 2020.