RAINMAKER ROLLINS: Former Federal Prosecutor Brings in $1.8 Million Haul in CA-41 and Shatters Record Against Calvert

Spectrum News : "Rollins 'has consistently been one of the highest fundraisers in the country thus far this cycle and just raised the most ever against Calvert in a single quarter.'"

Will Rollins has hit the ground running, hauling in $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 in his campaign to replace vulnerable California Republican Ken Calvert in Congress.

The cash haul once again demonstrates Rollins' success in connecting with voters across the Inland Empire. In response to the increasing momentum, he told Spectrum News, "all of [the] good government reforms that I think really resonate both locally and nationally, are a testament to how we've been able to get that kind of support."

Rollins' continued success has put extremist Ken Calvert - who continues enabling the far-right fringes of the Republican Party - under even more pressure in the increasingly Democratic Inland Empire.

DCCC Spokesperson Dan Gottlieb:
"If you didn't already hear, Will Rollins and his grassroots coalition aren't messing around in the fight to flip California's 41st. Ken Calvert is in trouble, and voters across Riverside County are sending a message that they've had enough of his 30 years of corruption and extremism."

Spectrum News: Exclusive: Rollins hauls in $1.8 million in battle against GOP Rep. Calvert for Calif. 41st District
Cassie Seymon | April 4, 2024

• As the battle for one of the country's most-watched House races heats up, Will Rollins' campaign has announced a $1.8 million cash haul for the first three months of 2024 as he works to flip California's 41st Congressional District from red to blue.

• The Rollins campaign says it will file an April quarterly report reflecting more than $3 million cash on hand, and that there have been over 30,000 unique donors to the campaign this cycle. Spectrum News has reached out to the Calvert campaign about when it plans to release its updated fundraising numbers.

• Rollins is a part of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red to Blue" list, a key part of the DCCC's strategy to flip districts to try and regain control of the House. A source familiar with House Democratic campaign fundraising has confirmed to Spectrum News that Rollins "has consistently been one of the highest fundraisers in the country thus far this cycle and just raised the most ever against Calvert in a single quarter."

• "When voters see our messages when they hear me talk about my background in law enforcement, my upbringing in a family that was split between Republicans and Democrats, my focus on cutting taxes for working families in Riverside County, delivering more infrastructure projects to people in parts of the Inland Empire where traffic is horrific and has been for years - voters overwhelmingly break for our campaign. And so having the resources that we need to convey those messages is absolutely critical for flipping a seat."

• With the party unifying around his candidacy and with the national support of DCCC, Rollins says he's hit the ground running in his second bid for the seat.

• "I really look forward to getting into Congress and joining others who have sought to overturn Citizens United, who have sought to ban corporate PAC contributions, who have sought to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress," explained Rollins. "All of those good government reforms that I think really resonate both locally and nationally, are a testament to how we've been able to get that kind of support and I really think we need more members of Congress committed to fixing the system and, ironically, our ability to raise this kind of money is proof that that's exactly what the electorate is craving and we need more people to campaign on it."