# Ken Calvert ## Summary U.S. Representative from California's 41st Congressional District (Riverside County / Palm Springs area) since January 1993. **17 terms / 33 years.** **Dean of the California GOP House delegation.** **Chairman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense** since 2024. In 2024 he defeated Will Rollins 51.3%–48.7% in a district Harris **carried** overall. After **California Proposition 50** (approved by voters 2025-11-04) redrew CA-41 into a **Harris +12–14** district, Calvert **announced he is NOT running in CA-41 and is relocating to run in the neighboring, still-R-leaning CA-40** — setting up an R-on-R 2026 contest with Young Kim. This makes CA-41 effectively an **open-seat Democratic pickup** (see [[CA-41-2026]]). ## Career highlights - First elected 1992; sworn in January 1993 - 17 consecutive House terms (longest-serving CA Republican) - [[House Appropriations Committee]] member since 2009 - Defense Appropriations Subcommittee member since 2011 - **Chair, Defense Appropriations Subcommittee** (~$822B jurisdiction) since 2024 - Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee member - Long record anchoring defense contracting and federal infrastructure to the Inland Empire (March Air Reserve Base modernization, regional projects, veterans' facilities) - 2024 reelection: 51.3% vs. Will Rollins 48.7% (+2.6) — in a Harris-carried district - 2025-11-04: Prop 50 approved; CA-41 redrawn from R+2 to Harris +12–14 - 2025-11-05: Calvert announces CA-40 run (not CA-41) ## Congressional profile Dean of California Republicans. Appropriations power center. Has built personal-brand insulation via earmarks and constituent services — enough to win Harris-carried CA-41 in 2024 by nearly 3 points. With Prop 50's redraw, the structural math no longer supports holding CA-41, so he relocated to CA-40, which retains R lean. ## 2026 race **Primary 2026 race**: See [[CA-40-2026]] (TBD) — R-on-R with Young Kim. Both are incumbents with strong profiles; Calvert brings seniority and Defense Appropriations chairmanship; Kim brings suburban-moderate brand and Orange County base. **Prior race / now open**: See [[CA-41-2026]] — becomes an open Democratic pickup opportunity with a fragmented D field ([[Brandon Riker]], Abel Chavez, Dave Karson, Jason Byors, Ferguson Porter) and a sole Republican ([[Cody Wiebelhaus]]) with a pro-LGBTQ+ platform. California top-two primary 2026-06-02. ## Related KB entities - TBD: [[CA-40-2026]] — his 2026 race (R-on-R with Young Kim) - [[CA-41-2026]] — his former seat, now effectively open D pickup - TBD: [[Young Kim]] — 2026 R-on-R opponent - TBD: [[Proposition 50 (California)]] — the redistricting mechanism - TBD: [[Will Rollins]] — 2022 and 2024 D opponent in CA-41 ## Sources - [Wikipedia — Ken Calvert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Calvert) - [Ballotpedia — Ken Calvert](https://ballotpedia.org/Ken_Calvert) - [Calvert House — Committee assignments](https://calvert.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses) - [Roll Call — Calvert moves to CA-40 (2025-11-05)](https://rollcall.com/2025/11/05/its-calvert-vs-kim-in-redrawn-southern-california-district/) - [NBC LA — Young Kim & Calvert in redrawn CA-40](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/young-kim-ken-calvert-district-40-orange-county-midterm-elections/3801674/) - [Wikipedia — 2025 California Proposition 50](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_California_Proposition_50) - [Calvert House — FY25 Defense Appropriations bill](https://calvert.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-calvert-releases-fy25-defense-appropriations-bill)