Ken Calvert

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Ken Calvert
U.S. House, California, District 44
Incumbent
In office
1993-Present
Term ends
January 3, 2013
Years in position	19
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	November 3, 1992
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	San Diego State University
Associate's	Chaffey College
Personal
Birthday	June 8, 1953
Place of birth	Corona, California
Profession	Restaurant Manager, Business Owner
Religion	Protestant
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Calvert is running for re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 42nd District as a Republican. He was displaced from his current district, the 44th by redistricting.^[1] The open primary election will take place on June 5, 2012.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Calvert is a "far-right Republican".^[2]

Biography

Calvert was born in Corona, California. He earned an A.A. from Chaffey College in 1973, and a B.A. from San Diego State University in 1975.^[3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Calvert's academic, professional and political career:^[4]

• 1993-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, California's 44th congressional district
• 1984-1988: Chair of Riverside County's Republican Party
• 1982: Unsuccessful candidate for U.S. House

Calvert also worked as a restaurant manager, business owner, and as staff for United States Representative Victor Veysey of California.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2011-2012

Calvert serves on the following committees:^[5][6]

• Appropriations Committee
  • Subcommittee on Defense
  • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
  • Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
• Budget Committee

Issues

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Ken Calvert voted with the Republican Party 94.0% of the time, which ranked 66 among the 242 House Republican members in 2011.^[7]

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Ken Calvert has endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. ^[8]

Earmarks

A Washington Post investigation in February 2012 revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.^[9] According to the report, Calvert helped secure $1.2 million for the Corona Transit Center. The project is near seven of Calvert's rental properties.^[10]

Elections

2012

See also: California's 42nd congressional district elections, 2012

Calvert is running for re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing California's 42nd District as a Republican. He was displaced from his current district, the 44th by redistricting. He is running against Michael Williamson (D), Cliff Smith (D), Eva Johnson (R), Clayton Thibodeau (R), and Curt Novak (Ind) in the June 5, 2012, open primary.^[11]

2010

On November 2, 2010, Calvert won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Hedrick (D) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, California District 44 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ken Calvert Incumbent	55.6%	107,482
	Democratic	Bill Hedrick	44.4%	85,784
Total Votes				193,266

Campaign donors

2010

Breakdown of the source of Calvert's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Calvert won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that election cycle, Calvert's campaign committee raised a total of $1,663,591 and spent $1,540,253.^[13]

His top 5 contributors between 2009-2010 were:

Recent news

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Personal

Calvert is divorced.

External links

• Official House website
• Official campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress.org
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Profile at Facebook
• Profile at Twitter
• Official Youtube channel

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