{"id":485192,"date":"2026-10-04T22:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485192\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:44:46","slug":"senator-bernie-sanders-to-join-congress-hopeful-randy-villegas-in-bakersfield-rally-sunday-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485192\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Bernie Sanders to join Congress hopeful Randy Villegas in Bakersfield rally Sunday evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:KGET Bakersfield;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"KGET Bakersfield\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aol_kget_bakersfield_articles_632.png\"\/><\/a>Updated Sun, October 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM UTC<img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/c2f5c3cc-53ae-4ff6-8f9e-54cee09fa981.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is expected to join Congress hopeful Randy Villegas in a rally in Bakersfield Sunday afternoon for his &#8220;Fighting Oligarchy&#8221; tour. <\/p>\n<p>Villegas, a progressive and self-described populist, is working to oust current Congressional District 22 representative David Valadao from the seat and flip the district blue. <\/p>\n<p>The rally featuring Vermont&#8217;s Sanders comes as Congressional District 22 is poised to be one of the nation&#8217;s battleground districts and tightest races this midterm election. <\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\tWatch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Villegas rally comes days after the <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/politics\/your-local-elections\/house-speaker-mike-johnson-to-join-david-valadao-for-bakersfield-rally-on-wednesday\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Valadao campaign hosted a rally<\/a> in Bakersfield that featured U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, along with several notable Central Valley and Kern County Republicans. <\/p>\n<p>The rally will be held at Bakersfield High School. Doors open to the public will open at 4 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date with Sunday\u2019s rally with 17 News\u2019 live blog.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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