WASHINGTON _ Former President Barack Obama doesn't want a California Republican running for Congress to use his name in campaign ads suggesting they worked together on policy during the Democrat's administration.
Former Rep. David Valadao, a Republican from Hanford, started airing an advertisement last month that said he was different from the members of Congress who engaged in partisan bickering, citing his work with the Obama administration on water issues.
Valadao is trying to retake his old seat from Rep. TJ Cox, D-Fresno. Cox unseated Valadao in 2018, and the rematch has become one of the most contentious congressional races in the country.
