RepublicanIn office since Jan 1993

Ken Calvert

U.S. Representative, CA-41 since 1993. Ran in 17 elections between 1992 and 2024, winning 17. Won the 2026 race for California's 40th District. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CA-41Born 1953Business executive

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 33 yrs; Since 1993
Bills became law: 0; 26 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.4%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +7.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on AppropriationsDefense · ChairEnergy and Water Development and Related Agencies

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 26 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Calvert sits in the U.S. House

Calvert is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Mike Carey, Glenn Thompson, Tom Cole

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Calvert’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Calvert’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Calvert	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Calvert was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, CA-43 U.S. House, CA-44 U.S. House, CA-42 U.S. House, CA-41

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, CA-40	Won	R+7.9	R+12.6	−4.7
2024	U.S. House, CA-41	Won	R+3.3	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-41	Won	R+4.7	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-42	Won	R+14.3	—	—
2018	U.S. House, CA-42	Won	R+13.0	—	—
2016	U.S. House, CA-42	Won	R+17.6	—	—
2014	U.S. House, CA-42	Won	R+31.5	—	—
2012	U.S. House, CA-42	Won	R+21.2	—	—
2010	U.S. House, CA-44	Won	R+11.2	—	—
2008	U.S. House, CA-44	Won	R+2.4	—	—
2006	U.S. House, CA-44	Won	R+23.0	—	—
2004	U.S. House, CA-44	Won	R+26.6	—	—
2002	U.S. House, CA-44	Won	R+32.1	—	—
2000	U.S. House, CA-43	Won	R+58.0	—	—
1998	U.S. House, CA-43	Won	R+17.9	—	—
1996	U.S. House, CA-43	Won	R+16.8	—	—
1994	U.S. House, CA-43	Won	R+16.3	—	—
1992	U.S. House, CA-43	Won	R+0.3	—	—