DELANO, CA – Today, Dr. Jasmeet Bains, a family and addiction physician, announced that her campaign to unseat David Valadao in California’s 22nd Congressional District has raised over $175,000 since launching less than a week ago.

“This early show of grassroots support is a powerful affirmation of our message: families across the Central Valley want real leadership on health care affordability and a representative with the courage to act,” said Dr. Bains. “We’re turning out everyday people — healthcare workers, parents, small-business owners, public servants — because they see a doctor who’s fought for them and will continue to fight for them in Congress. This fundraising milestone speaks to their trust that we can deliver real, accountable leadership from day one.”

Dr. Bains launched her campaign on July 16th, pledging to challenge incumbent Rep. David Valadao and focus on strengthening healthcare, expanding rural infrastructure, creating good paying jobs, and combatting the fentanyl epidemic.

These early numbers raised reflect a growing coalition of supporters and working families energized to elect someone who will fight for a healthier and more affordable Central Valley.

About Dr. Jasmeet Bains

• Serving as the Central Valley’s Chief Medical Officer for the California Medical Assistance team, she helps organize emergency-response efforts across the state while continuing to treat patients at her hometown clinic in Delano.
  

• A daughter of immigrants, first in her family to become a doctor, and a champion for rural healthcare access, she was elected to the State Assembly in 2022.
  

• In the Legislature, she secured $20 million to tackle fentanyl addiction and launched efforts to build a University of California medical school in Kern County.

For more information, visit DrJasmeetBains.com and follow @DrJasmeetBains on social media.

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Dr. Jasmeet Bains is a Central Valley doctor and State Assemblymember who has spent her life fighting for working families. The daughter of immigrants and a Delano native, she served on the frontlines of California’s wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic before winning office in 2022. In Sacramento, she’s delivered results — from tackling the fentanyl crisis to bringing a new medical school to Kern County — and continues to lead the fight for healthcare, clean water, and dignity for vulnerable Californians, all while still treating patients at her hometown clinic on weekends.

California’s 22nd Congressional District spans parts of Kern, Tulare, and Kings Counties — including many communities Dr. Bains already represents in the State Assembly.