Politician
Ken Calvert
Republican · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H2CA37023
Ken Calvert (Republican) raised $7.1M for the 2026 California 40th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $430K for and $829K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$20M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
27%
$5.5M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$1.9M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$8.1M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 40th District | $7.1M | 23% | $430K / $829K | $109K | $8.3M | … Counting |
| 2024 | California 41st District | $8.1M | 27% | $1.4M / $7.0M | $169K | $16M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 41st District | $3.7M | 30% | $76K / $327K | $40K | $4.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 42nd District | $1.4M | 42% | $0 / $0 | $19K | $1.4M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $2.4MLeadership PAC $1.1MTrade group $525KOther $511KMembership $222KSuper PAC $70KUnion $61KParty $26K
- New Majority Federal PACMembership$30K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Sierra Nevada Company, LLC Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Bae Systems Inc. Political Action Committee (Bae Systems USA PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- American Security PACLeadership PAC$15K
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$15K
- Astranis Space Technologies Corp. Political Action CommitteeCorporate$13K
- Bold Active Conservatives of Nebraska PACLeadership PAC$13K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$13K
- The Boeing Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $4.8M
- America PACfor $944K
- Cffagainst $829K
- Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund)against $560K
- Americans 4 Security PACfor $430K
- Lcv Victory Fundagainst $410K
- Edf Action Votesagainst $313K
- Welcomepacagainst $163K
- Defeat Seditionistsagainst $88K
- Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.for $41K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 36 key votes where Ken Calvert had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 31 times (86%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $376K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $125K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $134K$68K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $134K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $125K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $376K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $68K$96K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $96K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $96K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $376K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $125K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $376K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $53K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $14K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $68K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $1.3M | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $68K$52K$96K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $52K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $14K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $125K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
2 former aides now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Ken Calvert's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Emily MurryFormer congressional staff
Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republi…
Now lobbies for Merck, Amgen INC, Elevance Health, INC (f.K.A. Anthem, INC. & Wellpoint, INC.), Eli Lilly And Company and 8 more · via Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC
Dave RameyFormer congressional staff
Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - COS
Now lobbies for Northrop Grumman Corporation, South Coast Air Quality Management District · via Kadesh & Associates, LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Ken Calvert's 2026 campaign?
- Ken Calvert (Republican) raised $7.1M for the 2026 California 40th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $430K for and $829K against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Ken Calvert?
- New Majority Federal PAC ($15K), American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action Fund ($10K), General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee ($10K), Science Applications International Corporation Voluntary Political Action Committee ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Ken Calvert's race?
- Cff ($829K against), Americans 4 Security PAC ($430K for) in 2026.
- How much has Ken Calvert raised across elections?
- $7.1M in 2026 (California 40th District), $8.1M in 2024 (California 41st District), $3.7M in 2022 (California 41st District), $1.4M in 2020 (California 42nd District).