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U.S. Representative · California 41st District
Ken Calvert
RepublicanDistrict R+2119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score65#66 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Ken Calvert’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2205 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0541
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 4 signals
- StrongBacks 8 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 8 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 1266, H.R. 1993, H.R. 2140, H.R. 2175, H.R. 2290 and 3 more.
- Medium32nd most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.340 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.190 toward the Democrats (rank 32 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (R+2)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. CA-41 has a partisan lean of R+2. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: CA-41 is R+2CA-41 has a partisan lean of R+2 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 33.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on AppropriationsMajority · 6th in seniority
- Subcommittee on DefenseChair
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Calvert← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.340 is 0.19 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress81House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 81
| Swing |
| H.R. 10645SMART ActSummary on Congress.gov |