Randy
Villegas

Randy Villegas is a school board trustee, teacher, and community advocate who understands the threat that climate change poses to Californians and the role of clean energy and corporate accountability in fighting back.

After earning his bachelor’s degree from CSU Bakersfield, Villegas received his graduate and doctorate degrees at UC Santa Cruz. At just 25 years old, Villegas became a professor at the College of the Sequoias, where he teaches political science. His mentorship and activity on campus, including hosting public speakers and events such as Know Your Rights forums, recently earned Villegas the American Political Science Association’s Community College Faculty Award. Alongside teaching, Villegas is an active community organizer and in 2022 was elected to the Visalia Unified School Board. As a trustee, he has secured funding for upgrading facilities to ensure healthy and safe classrooms and increased student readiness for college and careers.

As a representative, Villegas will protect California communities from extreme weather events, hold corporate polluters accountable for their harms to the environment and human health, and protect public lands from illegal sell-offs.

Villegas joins the U.S. House after defeating former Representative David Valadao, who earned a spot on LCV Victory Fund’s 2026 Dirty Dozen with a 9% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.

“Here in the Central Valley, we suffer from high rates of cancer, asthma and other medical conditions because corporate polluters have been allowed to get away with gas leaks, air pollution and water contamination. These are crimes against nature, but they’re also crimes against our communities. I will fight to hold corporate polluters accountable and keep our communities safe.” – Villegas for Congress