Your guide to the California Congressional District 22 race: Rep. David Valadao vs. Rudy Salas
California’s Congressional District 22 runs from north San Diego in the Sea-Link District down to the border with Imperial County and includes Mission Valley, Vista, and the east side of San Clemente.
The district contains the town of Del Mar which is in the unincorporated communities of the San Dieguito, San Lorenzo and San Juan Capistrano.
Rudy Salas is seeking to be the first Hispanic member of the California Legislature in Congress.
Rudy Salas is seeking to be the first Hispanic member of the California Legislature in Congress.
As of April 4, Salas raised $1,500 for his campaign, about $4,800 of which came through the California Republican Party and $400 of which was from the Valadao campaign.
On May 17, Valadao raised $12,000 for his campaign and has $1,600 in his fundraising arm.
With the help of volunteers, Salas has raised $1,400.
The total amount raised by the two Republican candidates is $11,600.
Salas, with all $1,500 of the $4,800 coming from his own campaign, raised $4,200 and Valadao, all $1,600 from his campaign, raised $11,000.
On May 17, Salas’ campaign manager, Gary Saper, said his candidate has $30,100 on hand, while Valadao’s campaign manager, Tom Gee, said his candidate has $23,900 on hand.
Valadao’s campaign manager, Tom Gee, says his candidate has $23,900 on hand.
Gee said Salas is “in this campaign for the wrong reasons.”
Gee said, “He is going into this campaign because he doesn’t want to face voters.”
Gee said, “What that means is he has taken this race primarily for personal political gain.”
Gee says with the $4,200 coming in from Salas’ campaign, Salas has $4,200 on hand.
Gee says Valadao is “in this race mainly because he believes that he is going to win this race.”
Gee said with the $1,600 coming
