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Ken Calvert

17th term · 33.7 years in office: 16 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · CA-41 · Republican · since Jan 1993

Ken Calvert

Bills authored 16Missed votes 1 of 524Party unity 81% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 96 sponsorship records on file.

Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Kenneth Stanton Calvert was born in 1953 in Corona, California, where he continues to reside.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert He earned an associate degree in business from Chaffey Community College in 1973 and a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University in 1975.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert Before entering politics, Calvert worked as a small business owner in the restaurant and real estate industries.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

After an unsuccessful run for the United States House of Representatives in 1982, Calvert was first elected to the chamber in 1992.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert He has remained in the House since that time, winning a seventeenth term in 2024 and currently representing California's 41st congressional district.Source 1: Ken Calvert — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

In their own words

“My bill is simple and straightforward: it would establish an interest-bearing account for the nonfederal contributions for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, a cooperative effort between federal and nonfederal entities in Arizona, California, and Nevada to recover endangered species.”

Congressional Record · Mar 16, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1953

    Born in Corona, California.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

  2. 1975

    Graduated with a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

  3. 1992

    Elected to the United States House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

  4. 2024

    Won a seventeenth term in the House.Source 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

  5. 2026

    Serves as the representative for California's 41st congressional district.Source 1: Ken Calvert — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Ken Calvert

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

99.81% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Ken Calvert — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Ken Calvertwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

33.7YRS

In office · 17th term · since Jan 1993

11,987VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 3.38%

Certified result

99.81%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1953 Born in Corona, California.
  2. 1975 Graduated with a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University.
  3. 1992 Elected to the United States House of Representatives.
  4. 2024 Won a seventeenth term in the House.
  5. 2026 Serves as the representative for California's 41st congressional district.
House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Appropriations · Defense subcommittee chairHouse Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies subcommittee16 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 60 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 68 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 53 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 38 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 49 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$6.1MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $200.0K · 31 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.4M · 22.5%
  • Itemized individual$2.3M · 36.9%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$265.2K · 4.3%
  • All other$2.2M · 36.3%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.339
Social (dim 2)0.279

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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