Born and raised in the Central Valley, Assemblymember Salas is a lifelong Valley resident, who worked his way from laboring in the fields with his father to graduating from UCLA and becoming the first Latino Bakersfield City Councilmember in its 112 year history.
Rudy Salas secured funding to construct new clean water wells across the Central Valley and fought for the historic $7.5 billion water bond that invested entirely in water infrastructure.
David Valadao may say he’s good on water, but he voted against bringing millions of dollars for clean water infrastructure to the Central Valley. Over 900,000 Californians don’t have access to clean drinking water.