Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving Republican member of California’s congressional delegation, wins reelection in Riverside County district.
. The freshman congressman’s campaign sent voters hot pink and lavender mailers that claimed Takano had a “secret agenda” and asked whether the Democrat would be a “Congressman for Riverside … or San Francisco?”Rep. Ken Calvert, who has opposed gay rights and once attacked an opponent for being gay, is facing a challenge from a gay Democrat in a newly competitive district.
Calvert said his views have changed and that his past positions aligned with those of most Republicans and Democrats at the time. He broke with his party in August by voting for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would offer federal protection for same-sex and interracial marriage. from Arizona and Pennsylvania, saying he believed there were voting irregularities in the two states although he believes Joe Biden legitimately won the election.
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