Orange County Register

As reported in this item on the candidate, Democrat Bill Hedrick has been making the rounds as he prepares his second challenge of Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona. Hedrick came within 2.4 percentage points of upsetting Calvert last year, and that is getting the money flowing to him this time around.

But Calvert may have to run the gauntlet if he’s to be reelected next year. As I mentioned in this February item, Corona real estate broker Chris Riggs plans to challenge Calvert in the Republican primary and is hammering on the ethics of land deals Calvert has profited from.

Riggs is now gearing up his campaign, launching Facebook and Twitter accounts last week and debuting his Web site on Sunday. He’s also hired Sacramento-based strategist Jeff Evans.

While the money is starting to flow to Hedrick, it remains a key question when it comes to Riggs. Here’s how he responded to my inquiry on the issue:

“The hope is to receive many small donations from across the country. This race will be a litmus test to see if all the millions of ‘tea party’ attendees across America are really serious about electing officials that run on a limited government, tax lowering platform, as this will be a perfect opportunity to pick off a big tax-and-spend incumbent.”

Here’s some articles on ethical issues raised about Calvert:

Calvert makes ‘Most Corrupt’ list
Calvert deal broke law
Calvert responds to grand jury
Reps. Miller, Calvert on watchdog group’s “most embarrassing” list

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