Former OneRepublic Bassist Launches Campaign Challenging California GOP House Incumbent

Source: Rolling Stone

Former OneRepublic member Tim Myers is running for Congress. The musician launched his campaign to challenge GOP House of Representatives incumbent Ken Calvert in the 41st District of Riverside County, which includes Los Angeles suburbs and Palm Springs.

“The people in charge are screwing us over just to make a buck,” Myers said in his first campaign video. “Trump, Musk and these clowns in Washington are cutting cancer research, veterans healthcare, 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? Ken Calvert has been in Washington for 30 years and all he’s done is make himself millions.”

Myers was around eight years old when Calvert was first elected in 1992. He spent five years in the early 2000s playing bass in OneRepublic before launching his solo career with Revolution, a politics-driven EP packed with anti-war songs. Before OneRepublic, he tried his luck with a band called Limousine. They landed a deal with Interscope/Geffen Records, but were soon dropped from the label. It was his earliest insight into the grueling nature of the music industry. He doesn’t think the government is much different.

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Myers’ ActBlue campaign site includes a summary of his overall mission plan, which includes ensuring “that everyday people have a voice in Washington again.” It also notes: “Flipping this seat could be the key to taking back the House and ending Trump’s unchecked executive power.” Calvert has represented four different districts in the past three decades and has been consistently succeeded by a Democrat, including Joe Baca in the 43rd district, Janice Hahn in the 44th, and Robert Garcia in the 42nd.

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