Young Kim launches brutal attack on rival Republican Ken Calvert — dredging up embarrassing sex scandal
Republican Congress members Young Kim and Ken Calvert are engaged in a fierce primary battle in California. Kim has launched a brutal attack ad referencing Calvert's past involvement in a prostitution scandal from 1994. The negative campaigning has escalated, with both candidates accusing each other of being insufficiently supportive of Trump.
- ▪Young Kim and Ken Calvert are competing for a newly combined congressional district in California.
- ▪Kim's latest ad highlights Calvert's past scandal, calling him corrupt and sleazy.
- ▪Calvert's spokesperson criticized Kim's ad as desperate and shared footage of Kim's past comments about Trump.
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Politics Young Kim launches brutal attack on rival Republican Ken Calvert — dredging up embarrassing sex scandal By Titus Wu Published May 17, 2026, 4:57 p.m. ET Two Republican members of Congress from California are fighting against each other for political survival, and the intraparty spat turned especially nasty thanks to a scathing ad about a 1994 prostitution scandal. Reps. Young Kim and Ken Calvert currently represent Orange and Riverside counties, respectively. However, an anti-Trump gerrymandering plot last year by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom combined their two districts for this election cycle, making it one of the few safe GOP seats left in California. 3 Rep.
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