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DAILY KOS: California-41: Can a Prosecutor Make the Case Against Ken Calvert? Will Rollins Thinks So!
Where civilization meets the desert in California, there is a Congressional district with a tired, longtime incumbent and an energetic and outstanding challenger. That challenger only came close to winning in 2022, hampered by dismal performances by other California Democrats. In 2024, that energetic challenger is back and this time he has risen to near […]
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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Who will run the US House in 2025? Once again, control could tip on California swing districts
Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving Republican in the California congressional delegation, held off Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, in a district east of Los Angeles by about 5 points in 2022. That district, the 41st, is about equally divided between Republicans and Democrats. This year could see a rematch. Calvert brings the advantages […]
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WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Duel in the desert: Veteran GOP lawmaker defends dramatically redrawn inland district key to House control
The neck-and-neck fight for a House majority will play out in California’s 41st Congressional District, with its eastern edge about a two-hour drive east of Los Angeles, depending on traffic. The contest to represent the sprawling district, covering the southern Riverside suburbs to Palm Springs, is a rematch from 2022 between Democrat Will Rollins, a […]
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AXIOS: Democrats bet big on rematches in 2024 House races
House Democrats on Monday unveiled their initial list of top candidates in Republican-held or open House seats in 2024 — and the majority have previously served in or run for Congress.
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ROLL CALL: Candidates in rematches dominate DCCC’s ‘Red to Blue’ list
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday named 17 top challengers in competitive House districts to its inaugural list of races slated for extra resources and attention.
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NBC NEWS: Democrats launch their first slate of challengers in the fight for the House majority
Others, like Gray, Salas and Rollins, are eying rematches with the same California GOP incumbents after narrowly losing to them in 2022.
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USA TODAY: Election 2024: 10 California Congressional races to watch
Whereas the other two toss-up races feature relative newcomers, who assumed office within the last few years, California’s 41st has been governed by Republican Rep. Ken Calvert for nearly 30 years. The veteran incumbent is likely to be challenged by a familiar face, Democrat Will Rollins, in a rematch of the 2022 race.