Ken Calvert

Bio

Kenneth Stanton Calvert is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 41st congressional district, and previously the 44th, 42nd, and 43rd, serving since 1993 as a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of the Inland Empire of Southern California. He chaired the Riverside County Republican Party from 1984 to 1988.

Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

Issue profile

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

Latest news

• Democrats Drew This California Seat to Flip It - Now They've Been Locked Out

  Decision Desk HQ made the call Saturday night after several days of vote counting: Democrats are out of California's 40th Congressional District. Rep. Young Kim advanced out of the primary alongside Rep. Ken Calvert, and November will be a Republican-versus-R…

  Freerepublic.com · June 7, 2026
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  Ken Calvert, Young Kim Appear Headed To Ugly GOP Runoff For California House Seat

  Both are currently Republicans in Congress, but Democrats lumped them into a newly redrawn district and made them run against each other.

  HuffPost · June 3, 2026
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  Rep. Ken Calvert advances in the Congressional CA-40 primary, CBS News projects

  Calvert, who currently represents California's 41st Congressional District, announced his campaign​ shortly after California voters passed Proposition 50,​ which shifted five districts to be more favorable to Democrats in the midterm elections this year.

  CBS News · June 3, 2026

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