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'''David Goncalves Valadao''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|v|æ|l|ə|ˈ|d|eɪ|oʊ}} (born April 14, 1977) is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and [[dairy farmer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/projects/how-much-are-they-worth/david-valadao/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.latimes.com}}</ref> who serveswill serve as the next [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[California's 21st congressional district]]. In 2020, Valadao defeated [[TJ Cox]] in a rematch of the 2018 election and reclaimed the seat he had previously held from 2013 to 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former House Republican flips central California seat |url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-california-house-elections-david-valadao-e912d4a58cce739925921fd2ca28d7cc |access-date=November 27, 2020 |publisher=AP |date=November 26, 2020}}</ref> Before being elected to Congress, he served one term in the [[California State Assembly]] where he represented the [[California's 30th State Assembly district|30th district]]. He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Following the 2020 elections, Valadao, [[Michelle Steel]], and [[Young Kim]] became the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] congressional candidates to unseat incumbent House Democrats in [[California]] since [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in California|1994]].
 
Valadao was unable to attend his scheduled swearing-in on January 3, 2021, due to a [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] diagnosis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fandos|first=Nicholas|date=January 3, 2021|title=Nancy Pelosi Secures Another Term as Speaker, as Senate Hangs in Balance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/nancy-pelosi-speaker-117th-congress.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> He is [[Quarantine|quarantining]] at his home in [[Hanford, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Valadao|first=David|date=January 1, 2021|title=Twitter {{!}} David G. Valadao {{!}} @dgvaladao|url=https://twitter.com/dgvaladao/status/1345120545092714496|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> He is expected to take his seat in Congress after a 14-day quarantine ends.