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Has David Valadao voted to keep the government funded?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for the 2025 and 2026 stopgap funding bills and the 2026 consolidated spending bill checked here; earlier years were not checked.

David G. Valadao

Votes to keep the government funded

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What they say

In the October 6 KGET debate, Valadao said he is not one of those who shut down the government and that he votes to fund it.

What the record shows ·

He voted Yea on the stopgap funding bills the House passed on March 11, 2025 (Roll Call 70, 217-213) and September 19, 2025 (Roll Call 281, 217-212), and on the Senate's version of the second, agreed to on November 12, 2025 (Roll Call 285, 222-209). He voted Yea on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 on February 3, 2026 (Roll Call 53, 217-214) and on a stopgap for fiscal 2027 on July 21, 2026 (Roll Call 272, 220-205).

Limit: Only his 2025 and 2026 votes on stopgaps and the 2026 consolidated spending bill were checked. Earlier years were not.

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  1. KGET 17/KSEE24 CA-22 debate, Valadao on funding the government, 26:18https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlTfMhDMlpQ&t=1578s

    KGET 17 News, with KSEE24 · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    26:32-26:39. Paraphrased, not quoted: one copy of YouTube's English captions; no second English transcript.

    candidate statement

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  2. Roll Call 70, H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202570

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Recorded vote of March 11, 2025, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID. Passed 217-213.

    official legislative record

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  3. Roll Call 281, H.R. 5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025281

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Recorded vote of September 19, 2025, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID. Passed 217-212.

    official legislative record

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  4. Roll Call 285, H.R. 5371, on concurring in the Senate amendmenthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025285

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Recorded vote of November 12, 2025, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID. Agreed to 222-209.

    official legislative record

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  5. Roll Call 53, H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, on concurring in the Senate amendmentshttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202653

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Recorded vote of February 3, 2026, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID. Agreed to 217-214.

    official legislative record

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  6. Roll Call 272, H.R. 9770, continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026272

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Recorded vote of July 21, 2026, read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID. Passed 220-205.

    official legislative record

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