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- Rep. Ken Calvert will be running against Will Rollins, a Democrat in California’s 41st Congressional Division.
- The 41st District also includes Corona, Calvert’s hometown.
- Rollins will face Calvert who has a history against same-sex marriage. The district includes Palm Springs which is home to a large LGBTQ community.
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert will face off against Democrat Will Rollins, in California’s 41st Congressional Division.
At 8 p.m., polls in the state close.
California’s 41st Congressional district candidates
Calvert is a senior member on the House Committee on Appropriations. Calvert was first elected to the US House in 1992, to represent California’s 43rd Congressional district. CalvertHe is the longest-serving Republican in the state’s congressional delegation, and he is also one of the most senior members of the legislative body.
Prior to his time at CongressThe Riverside County Republican was a leader in several community volunteer organizations including the Corona Chamber of Commerce and Corona Rotary.
Calvert was the one who won former President Donald Trump’s election endorsementAlong with endorsements by the California Republican Party, and the entire Republican House delegation of California, the endorsements were previously Opposed same-sex marriageBut he also joined 46 GOP colleagues to Vote in supportRespect for Marriage Act. This would codify federal law’s right to same-sex married relationships.
RollinsCalvert’s challenger in the race is a former federal prosecutor, who was primarily concerned with counterterrorism and counterintelligence matters in Southern California. After witnessing the attack of the US Capitol in January 2006 and working on it, he decided he would run for Congress. Some of the cases insurrection. Rollins, a gay man, lives and campaigns alongside his partner.
Rollins finished behind Calvert in nonpartisan primary. He won 30.4%, Calvert 48.2%. Both men advanced to general election. Rollins was elected to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s “Red to Blue” program. This program provides resources to tight races where national Democratic party leaders believe that they can be flipped from Republican to Democrat.
California’s 41st Congressional District has a rich voting history
California’s 41st Congressional Region is located in Riverside County. It covers a wide area of Coachella Valley. It includes Palm Springs and Lake Elsinore as well as parts of Corona or Riverside.
Trump beat President Joe Biden by 7 percentage points under the previous boundaries for 2020. Redrawn to include solid GOP areas as well as a section from the Coachella ValleyIn redistricting, following the 2020 Census, it makes it more competitive and less Republican.
While the district lost red areas like Temecula or Murrieta, it gained blue territory, including Palm Springs, which was the first American city to elect its mayor. An all-LGBTQ City Council.
The money race
According to OpenSecretsCalvert, who has spent more than $3 million and raised over $3.3 million to date, had $730,000 cash on hand as of October 19. Rollins is his opponent and has more than $3.3million raised, spent more $2.5 million and has $755,000 cash.
Since late October, over a dozen superPACs, national committees and politically active nonprofits have joined forces. spentMore than $900,000. was spent to support or oppose candidates in this race. This includes during the primary phase. Rollins receives the majority of the expenditures.
Experts’ opinions
Calvert and Rollins are rated “lean Republican” The Cook Political Report and “likely Republican” by Sabato’s Crystal Ball at University of Virginia Center for Politics.
