Veterans Day in Escondido today. They deserve leaders who fight for their healthcare, housing, and benefits. You showed up for us. We’ll show up for you. 🇺🇸

Senate Democrats just caved on raising healthcare costs. Days after voters told us to fight back. Time for new leadership. #CA48 #Congress2026

Brandon joined volunteers at a local food bank -a lifeline for 150,000 people each month across the region. With SNAP cuts, they’re making up for the equivalent of $10 million lost in food assistance. No one in California’s 48th District should go hungry. Together, we can change that. #CA48

I’m a 4th-generation Californian, business owner, trained economist, and fmr Obama staffer, running to unseat Issa and represent CA-48. It's time to send a trained economist to Congress who actually knows how to lower costs and raise wages. Join me. #Prop50

I just voted YES on Prop 50 - make sure you vote soon!

Republicans hold up a warped mirror of gerrymandering and call it the will of the people. We will not live in their distorted reality. Prop 50 is us reflecting their own tactics back at them so that California's voice is not silenced. Vote YES on Prop 50. #YesOnProp50

Learning about the serious issues in Idyllwild, CA!

Thanks to @abc7.bsky.social for showing that the Republicans are shutting down the government because they have no answers to rising costs or fixing the economy. Instead of standing up to Trump, they are raising the cost of our health care.

California needs to respond to Trump’s map rigging in Texas, Missouri, and other states. Vote YES on Prop 50.

Statement on Charlie Kirk's assassination:

Great night with Democrats of SW Riverside County — energized crowd and real conversations about the issues that matter. Fired up to take your priorities to Congress. What’s the biggest issue for your family right now? #CA41

Earlier this week, I shared an amazing Southern California sunset with friends—both old and new—discussing my vision for the CA-41 congressional district and diving into some lively conversations. I’m fired up about this race; it’s crucial for flipping the House blue! Let’s make it happen! 💙 #CA41

Yesterday, I attended two incredible Labor Day events: the Inland Empire Labor Council gathering and the #WorkersOverBillionaires protest in Temecula. I was proud to stand in solidarity with the hardworking union members and their families. Inspiring to witness such a strong turnout at the protest.

Joined 150+ people this morning in Palm Desert, CA at the Coachella Valley #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day event. #ca41 Had some great conversations about stopping the billionaire takeover — not just at the ballot box or in court, but by building a bigger, stronger movement. #rikerforcongress

Trump’s move to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook without just cause is a direct attack on the Fed’s independence—and a dangerous precedent. Backed by Reps. Ken Calvert and Darrell Issa, this continues the pattern of chaos and assault on our nation's institutions.

Huge thanks to Bill & Beth Hedrick for opening their home to the movement in Corona. We had real conversations about what’s at stake and how we fire Ken Calvert and finally win the leadership people in #CA41 deserve. This campaign isn’t about one person — it’s about all of us. Let’s go! 💪

Firing the head of the BLS was more than a political move. One thing that I don't think is talked about enough is how it threatens the integrity of the data used to calculate Social Security COLA. If we can’t trust the numbers, our seniors risk losing fair cost-of-living increases.

I’m proud to have the endorsement of former Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton. Her unwavering dedication to the people of the Coachella Valley exemplifies the kind of strong, principled leadership I strive to bring to Palm Springs.

One of the questions I get most on the campaign trail is, “What’s the first thing you’ll do if elected?” Well, here’s my answer:

Last Friday, I was proud to host a town hall in Palm Spring. With over 140 attendees, the energy in the room was electric. Folks are fired up for change, ready to tackle the big issues, and hungry for leaders who are ready to listen.

Our Palm Springs friends and neighbors deserve real representation, and I am running to represent them. My statement on the California legislature's proposed Congressional map:

It was great to join the Inland Empire Labor Council and AFL-CIO yesterday for a rally against Ken Calvert. For 32 years, he’s divided working people to protect his own wallet. I’ll protect the vital services our families rely on. We must hold him accountable in 2026.

Trump promised economic greatness, but instead delivered tax cuts that favored the wealthy, record deficits, and a trade war that hurts our small businesses. The economy isn't booming, despite what he claims, and Southern Californians deserve better. www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...

🚪🌞 Out in Corona today, knocking doors and building momentum for @shoults4assembly.bsky.social! So many of our neighbors are ready for change. Don’t forget to vote by August 26th!

As a former Obama organizer, I learned that real change comes from community. Unlike Ken Calvert, who has been missing in action for years, I’m committed to showing up, having honest conversations, and fighting for #CA41. That’s why I’m hosting my third town hall next Friday.

It was great to see so many familiar faces at the Idyllwild Indivisible march today. While Ken Calvert is too busy serving special interests and his corporate donors to show up for the people he’s supposed to represent, we’re building a campaign truly rooted in community.

It’s outrageous that Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. All because he and Ken Calvert are driving the economy toward a recession and can’t face the truth. The jobs numbers aren’t rigged, Trump and Calvert are the ones living in a fairytale.

60 years ago today, both parties worked together to create Medicare and Medicaid. Now, extreme Republicans like Ken Calvert are hellbent on decimating them, selling out our seniors and working families in #CA41 to please their billionaire donors and corporate lobbyists.

I am honored to earn the endorsement of @rokhanna.bsky.social. His dedication to engaging with voters nationwide—including hosting an impressive town hall right here in Norco—embodies the leadership our party needs in this moment. I look forward to joining him in Congress.

Ken Calvert hasn’t hosted a town hall since 2007. That's not how I operate. I believe that #CA41 deserves a representative who actually meets voters where they're at —in their homes, coffee shops, and yes, even at town halls.

I was proud to join our Coachella Valley community at the Families First Rally today in La Quinta. Nearly 34% of #CA41 residents are on Medi-Cal, and 85% of our kids rely on school meal programs. Ken Calvert voted to gut both, hurting our working families and exploding our debt.

I’m incredibly proud to share that I’ve been endorsed by Bill Hedrick, Riverside County Community College Trustee and the candidate who ran against Ken Calvert in 2008 and 2010. Bill knows firsthand what it takes to challenge Calvert and his support means the world to me.

In the first 3 months of this campaign, I drove over 6,000 miles across #CA41, meeting with families, workers, and small business owners at 50+ listening tours and 200+ meetings. One message was loud and clear: we need leaders who will actually work to cut costs and fight for working families.

It was great to see so many friends at Democrats of Corona-Norco last night. I'm grateful for your dedication to our shared values and fired up by your support as we work to build the movement necessary to end Ken Calvert’s career in Congress and deliver real leadership to #CA41.

It was great to join the Democrats of Southwest Riverside County at the Lake Elsinore Storm game tonight. Building strong community connections and organizing together is how we create the change we want to see.

Ken Calvert said "We're not doing anything to Medicaid" right before he voted for a dangerous GOP bill that rips health care from 40,000 of his own constituents to hand more tax breaks to billionaires. That’s not leadership. That’s betrayal.

Happy Fourth of July from Team Riker! Today, we celebrate the courage of those who founded our democracy and honor all who’ve fought to protect it. And today especially, I am reminded why I am running for Congress: to build an America that truly works for working people.

I’m running for Congress because we deserve an economy that actually works for working people. Ken Calvert? He just voted once again to gut school lunch programs, kick our friends and neighbors off their health plans, and add to our out of control national debt. Shame on him.

Ken Calvert just doubled down on gutting Medicaid, betraying his campaign promise to lower the cost of living. Instead, he’s slashing health care and food assistance to fund tax breaks for billionaires. Shameful. #CA41

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Last night, Senate Republicans voted to make Trump’s reckless budget even worse—slashing funds for healthcare, education, and SNAP while blowing a $4 trillion hole in the deficit. Ken Calvert was the deciding vote in the House to send this disaster to the Senate. Disgraceful.

🚪☀️ Out knocking doors in Menifee today, talking with our neighbors and building support for @shoults4assembly.bsky.social. In this #AD63 special election, every conversation and every door matters. Vote by June 24th!

Yesterday, I joined voters from across #CA41 outside of Rep. Calvert’s office to speak out against his vote to cut healthcare and SNAP. These vital programs protect our most vulnerable—but Republicans are slashing them to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

#CA41 absolutely showed up today. From Menifee to Idlewild to Rancho Mirage, voters in every corner of this district are fired up. It’s powerful to see so many standing up together to push back on the Trump administration’s chaos, division, and daily threats to our economy and democracy.

This is absolutely disgraceful. Forcibly removing and detaining a sitting senator for attending a press briefing is bizarre and unacceptable. We need immediate answers. I stand with ‪Sen. Alex Padilla and call on Rep. Ken Calvert to join me in denouncing these actions.

It is un-American for the President of the United States to deploy active duty US Marines against Californians. This is completely unacceptable and I call on Congressman Ken Calvert in joining me and speaking out in defending the US Constitution and the people of California.

I stand with Governor Newsom in objecting to President Trump’s gross overreach in calling up 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. Our troops are intended to protect the United States from foreign threats, not to advance political power. (1/2)

This is outrageous. David Huerta was arrested while peacefully exercising his first amendment rights, violating due process. These actions were a shameless attack on the right to observe and organize, and I stand with David ‪and @seiuca.bsky.social.