A search through the House of Representatives ethics website does not turn up a financial disclosure report for Congressional candidate Randy Villegas, but it turns out that is not due to the Villegas campaign failing to file the report.
Emails reviewed by The Sun show that the report is not available online due to an IT error.
Why it matters: Sitting House members and Congressional candidates are required to file personal financial disclosure reports that show their income sources, as required by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
- House ethics rules require incumbents to file their financial disclosure reports by May 15 each year.
- Candidates are required to file their reports once they “qualify,” meaning they have received more than $5,000 in contributions to their campaign. They are required to file within 30 days of qualifying as a candidate or by May 15, whichever date is later.
- Candidates can also request an extension to file, which cannot exceed 90 days.
The big picture: A search on the House Ethics website does not turn up a filing for Villegas, the Visalia Unified School District trustee who is running for Congress in the 22nd district.
- The database shows that Rep. David Valadao (R–Hanford) has filed his report, and fellow candidate Asm. Jasmeet Bains (D–Bakersfield) has requested an extension.
- An email from the House Legislative Resource Center to the Villegas campaign revealed that the financial disclosure report is now appearing due to an IT issue.
- Villegas filed his report on May 9, covering the period of Jan. 1, 2024, through April 15, 2025.
Zoom in: Valadao only reported one direct source of income in his report: $28,000 from Valadao Dairy.
- He also noted that there is income from his spouse’s salary from Jackson Dairy, LLC, but representatives and candidates are not required to list the amount of their spouse’s salary.
- Villegas reported three sources of income: $114,666 from the College of the Sequoias, $8,472 from Visalia Unified and $1,470 from Tulare Joint Union High School District, where he is a drumline coach.
- He also noted an unreported amount of income from the University of California for his spouse’s salary.
- Villegas listed several items under the “Assets and ‘Unearned’ Income” category, including $5,001-$15,000 in income from Angel’s Independent BMW, a BMW and Mini Cooper repair shop in Bakersfield registered by his brother Angel Villegas.
- Other reported assets were from a BlackRock index fund ($1,001-$15,000), CAL STRS Pension ($50,001-$100,000), a Defined Benefit Supplement Account ($1,001-$15,000) and a Vanguard 403b account ($15,001-$50,000).
