A Bernie-Backed Community College Professor Fights for the Soul of the Democratic Party
Randy Villegas, a community college professor endorsed by Bernie Sanders, is running for Congress in California's 22nd District, focusing on healthcare access for the local Mexican American community. His primary opponent, State Assembly Member Jasmeet Bains, represents a more moderate approach, reflecting the district's political diversity. The race highlights broader debates within the Democratic Party about progressivism versus centrism and the future direction of the party.
- ▪Randy Villegas is campaigning for Medicare for All in a district where many residents travel to Tijuana for healthcare.
- ▪The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has endorsed his opponent, Jasmeet Bains, complicating Villegas' campaign.
- ▪Political analysts consider the race one of the most competitive House contests in the country.
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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on BlueskyEmailComments Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. At campaign stops across California’s Central Valley, Randy Villegas asks a simple question: Do you or someone you know drive to Tijuana to get medicine or fix your teeth? Almost inevitably, hands go up. For Villegas—a 31-year-old community college professor running for Congress in a largely Mexican American district—the outrage has a personal dimension. In the wealthiest nation in the world, many of his neighbors are forced to seek healthcare from the country his own parents left behind.
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