Haiden Drake | Central Valley Director

Haiden Drake was born and raised in Bakersfield, CA, to schoolteachers and is the grandson of an agricultural small business owner. He began his political career in 2016 as a high school intern for Kevin McCarthy’s congressional campaign. He remained in Bakersfield, working on congressional, state legislative, and local campaigns, focusing on messaging, strategy, field operations, and grassroots organizing. He later co-founded RCS, a political consulting firm with other Central Valley strategists. The firm works on campaigns at all levels, including the elections of Congressman David Valadao and Assemblymember David Tangipa. Most recently, he served as Campaign Manager for Suzette Martinez Valladares’ State Senate campaign which was considered the top target protect of the Republican Senate Caucus.