Valadao, David G.

David Valadao is a Republican representative from California's 22nd congressional district serving in the House of Representatives. As chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Valadao oversees federal funding for Congress itself, the Capitol complex, and related institutions. This subcommittee role carries significant power over the legislative branch's budget and operations, including funding for Capitol Police, House operations, and the Library of Congress. Valadao brings substantial experience in agricultural policy and fiscal matters to this position. Before his election to Congress in 2012, he served one term in the California State Assembly representing the 30th district, where he held the position of Agriculture Committee Vice-Chair. Valadao is a dairy farmer and lifelong Central Valley resident whose family emigrated from Portugal; his father established a dairy farm in Kings County in 1969, and Valadao became a partner in the family operation. As subcommittee chair, Valadao has led the development and markup of fiscal year appropriations bills for the legislative branch. In fiscal year 2026, he advanced a bill providing $5 billion in funding with a 5.3 percent decrease from the prior year, emphasizing fiscal responsibility while prioritizing Capitol Police funding and member security. He has worked in a bipartisan manner with ranking members and has demonstrated legislative engagement across multiple policy areas, sponsoring bills on agriculture, veterans' mental health, human trafficking awareness, and earthquake hazard reduction. Valadao is notably one of ten Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump during his second impeachment and one of only two of those Republicans to be renominated and reelected.