Randy Villegas
Says any transition to renewable energy must guarantee oil and gas workers well-paid, secure jobs.
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David G. Valadao
His campaign supports expanding domestic energy, including oil and natural gas production in California alongside solar and hydro power, and blames red tape and litigation for high energy costs.
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David G. Valadao: Matches stated direction
His campaign supports expanding domestic energy to cut dependence on foreign energy and save money, naming oil and natural gas in California as well as solar and hydro power. He was an original cosponsor of the Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 1121) in February 2023. It bars a president from declaring a moratorium on fracking unless Congress authorizes one. He voted Yea when it passed the House on March 20, 2024 (Roll Call 93, 229-188); it was then referred to a Senate committee. The same ban was in the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1), which also required at least four onshore oil and gas lease sales a year in each state with land available; he voted Yea when it passed the House on March 30, 2023 (Roll Call 182, 225-204). He voted Aye on the 2025 reconciliation law (Roll Call 190), which orders the Interior Department to immediately resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales (section 50101 of Public Law 119-21). Limit: The campaign page is undated. The same 2025 law ends the clean electricity production and investment credits for wind and solar facilities placed in service after 2027, unless construction began within 12 months of enactment (sections 70512 and 70513).
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