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House’s Top Republican Defense Appropriator Calvert Wins Reelection After Close Race

House’s Top Republican Defense Appropriator Calvert Wins Reelection After Close Race
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) speaks at the OM&S Warehouse ribbon-cutting ceremony at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division on Nov. 8. 2019. Photo by Sgt. Becky Cleveland, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division

The House’s top Republican defense appropriator has officially won his reelection bid following a competitive race, as the GOP remains on a tight path to secure control of the lower chamber in the next Congress. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D), received 51.6 percent of the vote and defeated former federal prosecutor Democrat Will Rollins to secure his seat for California’s newly-drawn 41st district. Calvert, who has served in Congress since 1993,…

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