GCVCC Legislative Breakfast: Congressman Calvert

The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partner with SunLine Transit Agency, will be hosting a legislative breakfast with Congressman Ken Calvert representing the 41st Congressional District. The event will be held on Friday, October 4th, at 7:30 AM at the SunLine Transit Agency Headquarters, 32505 Harry Oliver Trail in Thousand Palms. This event is $25 per person and includes a seated breakfast. Event sponsorship available at $200 which includes four (4) seats. Come share your thoughts on legislative and community issues. Breakfast is being catered by Broken Yolk Cafe. Congressman Calvert will be answering questions provided by our legislative committee as well as our membership at large.

Space is limited so please register in advance. While members of the media are welcome to attend and take notes, please no recordings.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: AT&T, Chandi Group USA, Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District, DAP Health, Desert Care Network, Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, FirstBank, Kaiser Permanente, Palm Springs International Film Society, Riverside County Supervisor V Manuel Perez, Sun Community Federal Credit Union, and Visit Greater Palm Springs.

Ken Calvert, a lifelong resident of Riverside County and 17-year small business owner in the restaurant and real estate industries, represents the 41st Congressional District of southern California. Calvert was born on June 8, 1953 and attended neighborhood public schools, graduating from Corona High School in 1971. He attended two years at Chaffey College and then enrolled at San Diego State University, where he graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Throughout his life, Ken has been actively involved and served in leadership roles with several local community volunteer organizations, including the Corona Chamber of Commerce, the Corona Rotary, and the Corona-Norco Family YMCA.

The 41st District stretches across Riverside County including the cities of Corona, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Canyon Lake, Menifee, Calimesa, Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Indian Wells, and portions of Eastvale and Riverside.

Rep. Calvert was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 and is one of the most senior members serving in the legislative body. Rep. Calvert is the Dean of the California Republican Delegation.

In the 118th Congress, Rep. Calvert continues to serve on the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Calvert serves as the Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. He also sits on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee.

In the 118th Congress, Rep. Calvert’s legislative priorities includes: enacting pro-growth policies that will help strengthen our economy for American families; supporting the men and women serving in our military around the world; fixing our broken immigration system by restoring the rule of law and making the use of E-Verify mandatory for all employers in the U.S.; honoring promises made to our veterans, advocating for NIH research for cures for our most deadly diseases; creating long-term solutions to California’s water challenges; reducing the time it takes to build infrastructure projects by making common sense, bipartisan reforms to our environmental laws; funding the development of the life-saving Earthquake Early Warning System; and, much more.