Over 600,000 people reside in California's 22nd Congressional District, which covers most of Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties, and northeastern Los Angeles County. The district includes the cities of Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Bakersfield, California City, Frazier Park, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Lancaster, Mojave, Paso Robles, Ridgecrest, Taft, Tehachapi, and Templeton. The 22nd District also encompasses the Sequoia and Los Padres National Forests.
The three largest industries in the 22nd District are agriculture, energy, and defense. The 22nd District is one of America's top agriculture districts, producing over $3 billion in crops such as cotton, citrus, grapes, stone fruits, pistachios, wine grapes, almonds, olives, tomatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, alfalfa, cattle and sheep. In addition, Kern County annually produces more oil than the state of Oklahoma. Kern County is also a leader in wind, solar, and geothermal technologies. Northeastern Los Angeles County and eastern Kern County are the sites of Edwards Air Force Base and the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, respectively.
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Key Local Links for the 22nd Congressional District:
Kern County
Kern County
City of Bakersfield
California City
China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Edwards Air Force Base
City of Frazier Park
City of Kernville
City of Lake Isabella
City of Mojave
City of Rosamond
City of Ridgecrest
City of Taft
City of Tehachapi
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County
City of Arroyo Grande
City of Atascadero
City of Paso Robles
City of San Luis Obispo
Camp Roberts
Camp San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County
City of Lancaster |