June primary approaches as candidates battle to represent local area at state, national levels

The ballot for the Tuesday, June 7, primary has been set as races in southwest Riverside County begin to heat up. Due to redistricting shifts – thanks to the Inland Empire’s exponential growth over the past decade – several state and congressional representatives will face uphill battles to retain their seats at the political table.Congressional racesRep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, who has been in Congress since the Clinton administration, saw his district shift to the left politically. Before redistricting was completed following the 2020 census, Calvert’s 42nd Congressional District included Corona, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, Murrieta and part of Temecula. But the new 41st Congressional District which Calvert now represents lost Temecula and Murrieta to the