Randy Villegas
Background
- A Visalia Unified School District trustee for Trustee Area 6. The district lists him as appointed in December 2021 and elected in November 2022 and November 2024, with a term ending in December 2028. Visalia Unified School District
- The board appointed him provisionally on December 9, 2021, by four votes to one with one abstention, to fill a vacancy until the November 2022 election. Visalia Unified School District
- His campaign describes him as an educator, college professor and son of immigrants, raised in Kern County, and the first in his family to earn a doctorate. Villegas for Congress
- His ballot designation is Teacher/Business Owner; his campaign's economy page describes him as a family auto shop owner. California Secretary of State, Villegas for Congress
What they say they want to do
- Medicare for All, including dental and vision care, and caps on the prices of medical procedures and prescription drugs. Villegas for Congress
- A path to citizenship for undocumented residents and an end to blanket detention and deportation. Villegas for Congress
- Higher taxes on the top 1 per cent of earners and wealth holders, and a federal minimum wage above $7.25. Villegas for Congress, Villegas for Congress
- A ban on stock trading and lobbying by members of Congress, an end to Citizens United, a ban on corporate PAC influence, and congressional term limits. Villegas for Congress
- Tuition-free public colleges, career, technical and community, and action on student debt. Villegas for Congress
What the official record shows
- Appointed provisionally to the Visalia Unified board for Trustee Area 6, four votes to one with one abstention. Visalia Unified School District
- Seconded the motion approving the classified employees' 2022-23 agreement with CSEA Chapter 83, which raised their salary schedule 6.4 per cent after a minimum-wage adjustment and paid $3,500 once to staff working six hours a day or more, pro-rated for others. It carried unanimously. Visalia Unified School District, Visalia Unified School District
- Moved approval of the teachers' agreement with the Visalia Unified Teachers Association, which raised all certificated salary schedules 10 per cent for 2023-24. It carried unanimously. Visalia Unified School District, Visalia Unified School District
- Voted for the classified employees' 2023-24 agreement, which raised their salary schedule 9.25 per cent. It carried unanimously. Visalia Unified School District, Visalia Unified School District
- Voted for the classified employees' 2025-26 agreement, which raised their salary schedule 0.76 per cent. It carried unanimously. Visalia Unified School District, Visalia Unified School District, Visalia Unified School District
Campaign money from other committees, by type
| Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 2 committees | $57,917 |
|---|---|
| Leadership PACs 21 committees | $54,000 |
| Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 10 committees | $35,548 |
| PAC - Qualified 12 committees | $35,500 |
| Labor Organization PACs 5 committees | $23,000 |
| House 12 committees | $20,500 |
| Membership Organization PACs 4 committees | $10,950 |
| Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Nonqualified 3 committees | $6,100 |
| Committees the FEC records no type for 1 committee | $3,500 |
| PAC - Nonqualified 1 committee | $1,000 |
Source: Federal Election Commission
Contributions from political committees on lines 11B (party committees), 11C (other political committees) and 12 (transfers from joint fundraising committees) of his committee's 2025-2026 cycle filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's recorded organisation type or designation of the contributing committee. Each line reconciles to the committee's own filed total: nothing on line 11B, 190,098.39 dollars on line 11C (the itemised rows sum three cents lower) and 57,917.02 dollars on line 12. The rows sum to 248,015.38 dollars, which is a part of what his committee reports raising and not its total. Donations individuals made through ActBlue are individual contributions and are not in the table.