Randy Villegas

Progressive

Democrat

N/A

California

Current Position: Visalia School Board Trustee

Running For: House Representative - District 22

Policy Positions

For protecting Social Security and ensuring it keeps pace with inflation for seniors
For universal childcare and guaranteed paid parental leave
Against broad tariffs; for targeted trade policy with international partners
For taxing the top 1% of income earners and wealth holders to reduce the burden on working families
For closing tax loopholes benefiting the ultra-wealthy
For federal investment in infrastructure including roads, bridges, clean drinking water, and rural broadband
For a federal affordable housing construction program creating union jobs

For cracking down on corporate price-gouging on groceries, energy, and housing
For raising the federal minimum wage, citing a target closer to $25 per hour based on historical productivity
For protecting oil and gas workers with well-paid, secure jobs during the transition to clean energy
For breaking up monopolies and enacting incentives and tax breaks for small businesses
Against corporate and Wall Street ownership of single-family homes
For raising wages for teachers and school support staff and reducing classroom sizes
For protecting farmworkers and communities from extreme heat and climate-related health risks
For federal data privacy legislation preventing corporations from selling personal data or using it to train AI without consent
For protecting workers' job security against AI-driven displacement
For requiring large AI companies to pay their fair share in taxes

For Medicare for All
For capping prices on medical procedures and prescription drugs in line with other countries
For expanding Medicare to include dental and vision coverage

For tuition-free public colleges, community colleges, and trade schools
For addressing the student debt crisis
For expanding higher education institutions and apprenticeship centers into rural and underserved communities

For holding corporate polluters accountable for gas leaks, air pollution, and water contamination
For protecting and expanding national parks and wildlife conservation programs

Against current immigration enforcement tactics including masked agents conducting deportations without due process
For a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
For bringing home deported U.S. military veterans
For addressing root causes of migration by working with other countries on poverty and political instability
Against U.S. involvement in endless wars
For reducing foreign military aid and redirecting spending toward domestic needs