# Ken Calvert

Ken Calvert is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 41st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 41st district
- Serving since: 1993-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C000059
- FEC candidate IDs: H2CA37023

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C000059 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

80% of Calvert’s statements discuss policy, in the top tenth of House Republicans (average 68%).

## What Calvert says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,545 classified statements: 1,350 posts on X, 82 press releases, 77 Congressional Record speeches, 36 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Calvert | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.1% | 93 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 18.7% | 15.1% | 59 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 80.3% | 67.7% | 16 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.0% | 8.9% | 72 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 45.2% | 37.4% | 61 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 4.9% | 3.0% | 46 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 29% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 15% (House Republicans 9.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.72 (standard error 0.01), from 4,622 donors and 7,493 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.3% (97.1%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 226. 23.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 53 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9838: National Security Interstate Pipeline Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9838
- H.R. 9495: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (in committee, 2026-06-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9495
- H.R. 8951: Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8951
- H.R. 8593: Fireworks for Freedom Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8593
- H.Res. 1227: Condemning State-level energy policies that restrict domestic oil production, increase gasoline prices, and undermine American energy security and national… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1227
- H.R. 8396: ACCESS Act of 2026. (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8396
- H.Res. 978: Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Doug LaMalfa. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/978
- H.R. 5992: Stuck On Hold Act (in committee, 2025-11-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5992
- H.R. 5935: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5935
- H.R. 5726: DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act (in committee, 2025-10-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5726

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $7.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 9.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 28% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2114789865816785228
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2114837377114091841
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2114460936195256515
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2114031923345662427
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2113674006771667385
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2113728611056541726
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2113072266548535561
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2113295464049385628
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2113315631168975203
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KenCalvert/status/2113323270825254938

## Links

- Official site: https://calvert.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/KenCalvert
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/70063393423
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkencalvert
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepKenCalvert
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000059

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C000059