David Valadao, on return to House of Representatives, votes to impeach Trump

Valadao was one of 10 Republicans to vote for impeachment. The House of Representatives voted 232 to 197 on Wednesday (Jan. 13) to impeach the president for the second time in a little over a year.

The Hanford Republican, who lost his seat two years ago to TJ Cox, returned to Washington D.C. and was sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 12. “It is an honor to serve the constituents of California’s 21st Congressional District,” said Valadao. “The Central Valley has always been my home, and the needs of the people who live there are my number one priority.

‘I am returning to Washington with clear objectives: get people back to work fix our broken immigration system, deliver more water to the Central Valley, and cut red tape to make it easier for farmers to feed America.”

According to CNN, Valadao explained on Twitter that he voted to impeach Trump, saying the President encouraged masses of rioters to incite violence.

“President Trump was, without question, a driving force in the catastrophic events that took place on January 6 by encouraging masses of rioters to incite violence on elected officials, staff members, and our representative democracy as a whole,” he said in a Twitter post.

He also said his was a vote of conscience. “Based on the facts before me, I have to go with my gut and vote my conscience. I voted to impeach President Trump. His inciting rhetoric was un-American, abhorrent, and absolutely an impeachable offense. It’s time to put country over politics.”