Under different leadership, congressional Democrats could reject corporate PAC donations, or just those from companies they oversee on committees. But not under Pelosi-Schumer-Jeffries, who encourage corporate PAC fundraising for their caucus to pay "party dues."
So far this year, longtime GOP Rep. Ken Calvert of swing district #CA41 is seeing a stream of more than $100k in donations from the PACs of Pentagon contractors whose funding he oversees. Quite a system...
https://readsludge.com/2025/07/16/defense-pacs-fund-calvert-against-dem-takeover-attempt/
In a swing California district, GOP Rep. Ken Calvert is raking in campaign cash from Pentagon contractors whose funding he oversees as Defense subcommittee chair, after boosting their budgets. #CA41
https://readsludge.com/2025/07/16/defense-pacs-fund-calvert-against-dem-takeover-attempt/
New: Defense hawk Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) shepherded through a Pentagon budget increase that will top $1 trillion.
This year in his #CA41 swing district, the longtime GOP rep is getting a stream of donations from Pentagon contractors like SpaceX and Lockheed Martin that stand to profit.
https://readsludge.com/2025/07/16/defense-pacs-fund-calvert-against-dem-takeover-attempt/
🚨🚨🚨 #CA41 Rep. Ken Calvert (R) just voted to strip away healthcare from up to 125,000 of his own constituents.
Calvert won by 3.4 points last year.
Dems have overperformed in Special Elections by 15 points so far this year.
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