California's 22nd congressional district is a

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in the

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. It is represented by

David Valadao David Goncalves Valadao ( ; born April 14, 1977) is an American politician and dairy farmer serving as the U.S. representative for California's 22nd congressional district since 2023. His district comprises part of the San Joaquin Valley. A m ...

, who formerly represented California's 21st congressional district from 2013 to 2019 and 2021 to 2023. Following redistricting in 2021, the district is located in the San Joaquin Valley. It includes most of Kings County and parts of Tulare and Kern counties. It includes the east side of

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; the west and south sides of Tulare, the south side of

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; and all of Porterville, Lindsay, Shafter, Wasco, Delano,

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, Arvin, Lamont, and Corcoran. The new 22nd is a majority-Latino district. In the 2025 edition of the

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California's 22nd was rated as the median district of the country, with 217 districts rated more Democratic and 217 more Republican. As of October 2024, the district had a

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enrollment rate of 68%, the highest in the country and the highest rate by a wide margin among districts represented by Republicans.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/27/us/politics/medicaid-enrollment.html , access-date=6 July 2025

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

– 403,455 * Tulare – 68,875 * Porterville – 62,742 *

– 57,990 * Delano – 51,428 * Oildale – 36,135 * East Niles – 28,390 * Edison – 28,390 * Wasco – 27,047 * Corcoran – 22,339 * Shafter – 19,953 * Arvin – 19,495 * Greenfield – 18,937 *

– 14,161 * Lamont – 14,049 *

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– 13,696 * Lindsay – 12,659 * Hillcrest – 10,528

2,500 – 10,000 people

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– 9,749 * Potomac Park – 9,164 * La Cresta – 8,787 * Earlimart – 7,679 * Fairfax – 7,605 * Cottonwood – 6,268 * East Porterville – 5,549 *

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– 5,333 * Armona – 4,274 * Old Stine – 3,841 * Pixley – 3,828 * Rexland Acres – 3,563 * Greenfield – 3,447 * Strathmore – 3,033 * Terra Bella – 2,910 * Weedpatch – 2,658 * Richgrove – 2,538 *

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– 2,519

List of members representing the district

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References

External links

*GovTrack.us
California's 22nd congressional districtCalifornia Voter Foundation map - CD22
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