in 2012 calderon joined the new yesh atid party, and was placed thirteenth on the party's list for the 2013 elections. she subsequently became a knesset member after the party won 19 seats. her initial speech on the floor of the knesset included personal anecdotes and talmudic quotations in a plea for mutual understanding and respect, and became a youtube sensation. she was placed fifteenth on the party's list for the 2015 elections, and lost her seat as yesh atid were reduced to eleven seats.