Reporter Ken Calvert has been taking its place for decades. Would he survive in redistribution?

From Deborah BrennanCalmness

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Last year, Republican representative Ken Calvert, the longest republic of California’s delegation, was closely taking its place against former Federal Prosecutor, Democrat Will Rollins.

This year He is confronted with eight competitorsAnd the possibility of its zone, California district 41, to be reassigned to give preference to the candidates for Democrats.

Governor Gavin Newsom offers what legislators call an emergency plan for a redistribution of California, aimed at turning at least five red places in congress blue. The area of the Inner Empire of Calvert is one of those goals.

NEWSOM sailed its plan after Texas began to redirect its political lines to remove five democratic places. The Texas Governor Greg Abut pushes the proposal with the support of President Donald Trump, who wants to strengthen the GOP House in the intermediate elections next year, distorting the voting areas in favor of Republicans.

“Donald Trump called on the governor Abbot for one simple reason: to put the election in 2026.” Newsom said in a statementpromising to “fight the fire with fire.”

But he faces some obstacles. Unlike Texas, where the legislature puts political boundaries, California relies on Independent civil committee To download voting lines. California voters approved the Commission for Redistribution of State Services in 2008, enabling the bilateral body to set boundaries based on geographical areas and “communities of interest” that may include cultural and economic characteristics. In 2010, Voters added Congress areas to the process.

To circumvent this, Newsom would ask California voters to approve new boundaries This will remain in place until 2030. He plans to release offered vote cards next week. The state legislative body must then authorize a vote until August 22 in order to put the plan to redistribute the vote in November.

Last week, Newsom hosted Texas legislators who fled the state to slow down his vote for redistribution. And on Monday He sent a letter to Trump Outline the counterattack in California. “You play with fire, threatening to destabilize democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize all the profits you hope to make,” Newsom wrote.

Although the governor led the prosecution for redistribution, his cabinet said the legislature was coping with the cards. “This is not something in which our office is actively involved,” said Brandon Richards, a spokesman for the governor’s office, “said in an email.

Calvert did not comment on how the redistribution proposal would affect his area, but said the plan undermined the redistribution process led by California citizens.

“I strongly oppose the scheme, which is orchestrated behind the closed doors by the politicians in Sacramento, to deprive the constitutionally to provide power from the independent civic committee redistributing the committee and to replace it with a process that will not have a statement of a statement. California wants, as they clearly stated when they accepted the first act of the voters and participated in the process of redistribution of the Commission for Independent Citizens. “

If voters approve the new cards, this may put Calvert at risk. The previous redistribution in 2021 added the Liberal Valley of Coachel in conservative parts of the Western Riverside County, making it a more competitive race. Rollins brought a tightly launched campaign and $ 8 million military crates in the match and lost only 3% in November.

With even more convenient borders and a wide field of candidates who include business leaders, teacher and pop star, the Swing competition is likely to attract updated national attention and campaign donations.

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