Kenneth Stanton Calvert was born on June 8,1953 and is an American businessman and politician serving as the US representative for, and previously the 44th, 42nd, and 43rd, serving since 1993.
19 Facts About Ken Calvert
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Ken Calvert received an Associate of Arts degree from Chaffey Community College in 1973 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University in 1975.
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Ken Calvert then entered the real estate industry and ran Ken Calvert Real Properties until he was elected to Congress.
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In 1982, the 29-year-old Ken Calvert ran for the United States House of Representatives to represent a newly drawn district.
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Ken Calvert narrowly lost the Republican primary to Riverside County Supervisor Al McCandless, who was the choice of the Republican establishment.
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From 1984 to 1988, Ken Calvert chaired the Riverside County Republican Party.
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Ken Calvert was first elected to the House in a new district in 1992, while McCandless was reelected in a different district.
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Ken Calvert declared victory immediately, but Hedrick waited three weeks before conceding, due to unusually high turnout prolonging the vote-counting process.
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In 2022, Ken Calvert sought reelection in California's 41st congressional district due to redistricting.
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Ken Calvert defeated Democrat Will Rollins in the November 2022 general election.
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Ken Calvert worked to assemble a bipartisan group of 48 cosponsors for this legislation.
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Ken Calvert assembled 40 bipartisan cosponsors for this bill and on July 19,2010, the bill passed the House with unanimous support.
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Ken Calvert is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.
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In December 2020, Ken Calvert signed onto the lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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In January 2021, Ken Calvert voted with six other California representatives to reject the certification of Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes.
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Ken Calvert is the original author of the E-Verify law, the only employment verification program available to employers to check the work authorization status of newly hired employees.
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Ken Calvert voted for the Defense of Marriage Act on July 12,1996, and for the Federal Marriage Amendment on September 30,2004, and July 18,2006.
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Ken Calvert voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
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Ken Calvert told the police that he and the woman were "just talking".