GOP Rep. Four candidates qualified to run in the 41st Congressional District in addition to Rep. Palm Springs, the first city in U.
Taking their place are cities in Palm Springs and other cities in the Coachella Valley. Calvert also is going from a district where Republicans made up a plurality of registered voters to one with a near-even voter registration split — Calvert was first elected to Congress in Two years later, he faced Democrat Mark Takano in a bitter campaign marked by negative attacks.
Calvert was never charged with a crime. Asked about the mailers Friday, Jan. Calvert defeated Takano by 17 points in Calvert in voted for the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. Calvert said he voted last year for a bill fighting discrimination against LGBTQ Americans in credit-lending decisions.
In a Jan. People vote … as individuals, not as groups. Calvert said his ability to use his experience and House committee assignments to tackle local issues like restoring the Salton Sea, flood control and water access will be an asset to the region.
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