{"id":485250,"date":"2026-10-04T23:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485250\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T23:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T23:56:10","slug":"senator-bernie-sanders-to-join-congress-hopeful-randy-villegas-in-bakersfield-rally-sunday-evening-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/485250\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Bernie Sanders to join Congress hopeful Randy Villegas in Bakersfield rally Sunday evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. 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Click to learn more about KGET+\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Villegas rally comes days after the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Valadao campaign hosted a rally;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" 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 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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The rally will be held at Bakersfield High School. Doors open to the public will open at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stay up to date with Sunday&#8217;s rally with 17 News&#8217; live blog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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