# Mitch Clemmons Republican nominee in California's 41st Congressional District for 2026. A small-business operator from Nuevo in Riverside County who ran his family's dry-cleaning business for roughly eighteen years, Clemmons describes himself as an "America First Republican" and traces his entry into politics to a denied pandemic-era EIDL loan and the eviction of the family business — a grievance he directs at the district's then-incumbent, [[Ken Calvert]]. He advanced from the June 2, 2026 top-two primary alongside Democrat [[Linda Sánchez]]. He begins the general election as a heavy underdog: [[Proposition 50 (California)]] redrew CA-41 from a district Trump carried in 2024 into one Harris would have won by double digits, and Clemmons reported no federal campaign finance activity in the most recent data available. > [!info] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the CA-41 race file.