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About Congressman Calvert
Ken Calvert, a lifelong resident of
The 44th District is one of the most diverse, encompassing western
Calvert was first elected to serve the 43rd District in 1992, however as a result of reapportionment the 43rd District was renamed in 2002. Congressman Calvert now represents
In the 108th Congress (2003-2004), Calvert served on the Armed Services Committee, Resources Committee and Science Committee. On the Resources Committee, Calvert served as Chairman of the Water and Power Subcommittee overseeing federal water rights in the west, including hydro-power generated from federal water projects. As Chairman he introduced and helped passed H.R. 2828, The Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, which reauthorizes the CALFED Bay-Delta program. Calvert has worked during his past six terms to secure federal funds for critical projects in Riverside County including: March Air Reserve Base; research into the grapevine killing Pierce's Disease scourging California's wine industry; expansion of the Janet Goeske Center for Senior and Disabled Citizens; cutting edge clean air technology at the University of California at Riverside; and, various environmental restoration and flood control efforts critical to Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Calvert has played an instrumental role in advancing legislation passed into law that protects against identity theft by prohibiting the appearance of Social Security account numbers on or through unopened mailings of checks issued by the Treasury Department, providing additional educational dollars to states through a simplified collection process of oil and gas royalties, increasing the penalties for desecrating our national cemeteries, establishing the Medal of Honor Memorial at the Riverside National Cemetery as a "national" memorial, and reducing or eliminating the use of animals to test product and chemical safety by establishing alternative test methods throughout a coalition of federal agencies.
Additionally, his legislative work has received top ratings from the Americans for Tax Reform, Christian Coalition, League of Private Property Voters, National Federation of Independent Businesses, 60 Plus Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Survival Committee and Citizens for a Sound Economy. He is also the California Republican Delegation's voice on the House Steering Committee, which decides what committees republican members will serve on in the 109th Congress. In the 109th Congress, Calvert's legislative plan includes: Supporting the President and our Military in the Global War on Terror, Strengthening our borders and reforming the immigration system, reinvigorating the Nation’s Space Program, ensuring that local military installations fare well in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, working for long term solutions to California's energy and water problems; working towards the implementation and funding of Riverside County's Integrated Plan (RCIP), especially new transportation corridors vital to Riverside and Orange County's future; continuing oversight and fixes to the Fish & Wildlife Office's enforcement of the Endangered Species Act; and, much more. |