Tim Myers, a Corona native and preacher’s kid best known for playing bass with the multi-platinum pop band OneRepublic, announced his campaign to take on 41st Congressional District Rep. Ken Calvert, the state’s longest-serving Republican in Congress.
Myers, who is also the CEO of Palladium Records and founder of Californians for Climate Action, is the highest profile challenger to enter a race that Democrats see as one of the best chances to overturn the GOP’s slight majority in the House of Representatives
Calvert has held the seat for 30 years, but due to redistricting that brought liberal Palm Springs into the district, he’s faced tight races over the last two elections.
Myers, whose office is in Corona, is laying the groundwork for 2026 midterms.
The sitting congressman is also a Corona native. His career has spanned from working at restaurants to owning a business to serving as the chair of the Riverside County Republican Party. In the Nov. 2024 race, Calvert won 51.7 percent of the vote over Democrat Will Rollins, who received 48.3 percent, according to Ballotpedia.
At a time when competitive House contests are becoming scarcer nationwide, Democrats consider Calvert’s closely divided California district one of the party’s best opportunities to gain ground in the chamber, where Republicans hold a fragile 220-213 majority, according to the AP. Of Myers’ campaign announcement, spokesperson for the House Republicans’ campaign arm, Christian Martinez said, “Democrat Tim Myers is everything wrong with today’s radical left: a Hollywood liberal trying to fake his way into Riverside County.”
Myers’ bio shares that most of his career has been spent working for and helping others get their fair share. According to his announcement video below, and his website, www.TimMyersForCongress.com.
“Ken Calvert has been in Congress for 30 years. All he’s done is make himself millions. Status quo isn’t working,” said Myers. “We need leaders who will stand up and say Enough.
“I’m a pastor’s son who learned how to stretch a dollar in Corona, California. I turned a love of music into a career. With luck and a lot of hard work, I made it big. But it wasn’t always easy. I got signed, got dropped, and started over. I saw how the industry took advantage of people, so I built a business that puts artists first. It reminds me a lot of what we are seeing now.
“The people in charge are screwing us over just to make a buck. Trump, Musk, and these clowns in Washington are cutting cancer research, veterans’ health care, and getting into trade wars, making everything we buy more expensive.
“All while giving billionaires another tax cut they don’t need. And where’s my hometown congressman?
“One voice is weak, but a chorus is strong,” he added. “Let’s write a new song for California. Together.”
