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Ken Calvert

Ken Calvert

Republican · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

34 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1993

  • background Born June 8, 1953; a businessman and member of the Republican Party
  • background Chaired the Riverside County Republican Party from 1984 to 1988
  • role U.S. Representative from California since 1993, having represented the 44th, 42nd, 43rd, and now the 41st district
  • role Represents a district in the Inland Empire of Southern California

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 17 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 26
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 227 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 26 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 8 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 3
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Ken Calvert. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted

Full voting record (17 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 17 of 676 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-40 · 2026 General Election

  • $6,142,469 raised
  • $4,907,604 spent
  • $1,497,001 cash on hand

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

Finance updated: not yet pulled

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • Employer not reported $84,517
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN $48,500
  • L3 HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES $34,000
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS $27,100
  • INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES $26,400
  • GENERAL ATOMICS $23,820
  • ASTRANIS $21,500
  • EO SOLUTIONS $20,100
  • C3 AI $20,000
  • KAREM AIRCRAFT $19,800

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $87,780 supporting · $581,056 opposing · 7 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $1,416,246 supporting · $7,196,272 opposing · 29 outside groups

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HRES 1561Expressing support for the designation of the third week of September as "Fungal Disease Awareness Week" and encouraging efforts to improve awareness, diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, and prevention of fungal diseases in the United States.cosponsoredSep 16, 2026
  • HR 10257To require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 2, 2026
  • HRES 1497Commemorating the 13 United States servicemembers killed at Abbey Gate during and as a result of President Biden's disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.cosponsoredAug 26, 2026
  • HR 10114To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine, California, as the "Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building".cosponsoredAug 16, 2026
  • HRES 1481Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.cosponsoredAug 12, 2026
  • HR 9937No Leniency for Fentanyl Dealers ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HRES 1455Honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9919Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9838National Security Interstate Pipeline ActsponsoredJul 21, 2026
  • HR 9722Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9495Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027sponsoredJun 25, 2026
  • HR 9452Budgeting for a Better America ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9337Hydropower Licensing Affordability ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9298Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts ActcosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9250Great American Outdoors Act 250cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • HR 9214TSP Modernization ActcosponsoredJun 8, 2026
  • HR 9194Build American Efficiency ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HRES 1320Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.cosponsoredMay 21, 2026
  • HR 8951Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act of 2026sponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 8892CAL Repayment ActcosponsoredMay 18, 2026
  • HR 8721Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections ActcosponsoredMay 10, 2026
  • HR 8700Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries ActcosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HRES 1242Supporting the first Friday of May as "National Space Day" in recognition of the significant positive impact the aerospace community has and will continue to have on the United States of America.cosponsoredApr 29, 2026
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Committee assignments (3)

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Calvert most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Calvert, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Calvert connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Congressional testimony