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Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta

Democratic · CA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017

  • Representative CA-20 2017–present

Background

  • background Born October 1, 1969; lawyer and former Navy intelligence officer
  • background Deputy district attorney for Monterey County
  • role U.S. representative for California's 19th district since 2016
  • background Son of former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
  • achievement Represents same geographical region his father represented in Congress

Campaign finance

2016 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House CA-19 · 2026 General Election

  • $1,417,976 raised
  • $1,056,631 spent
  • $229,455 cash on hand
$1.42M
$1.42M
$1.08M
Itemized (≥ $200)$1.01M
Unitemized (< $200)$73.43K
Other committees (PACs)$337.32K
Candidate self-funding$110.00
Transfers from other committees$1.50K
$1.06M
Operating expenditures$992.70K
Contribution refunds$7.05K
Transfers to other committees$30.61
Other disbursements$56.85K
Cash on hand$229.46K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through December 31, 2016 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2016)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Jimmy Panetta campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$1,417,976$1,056,631$229,455
2018$1,256,256$727,578$758,134
2020$2,013,939$1,596,716$1,175,357
2022$2,623,733$1,618,680$2,180,410
2024$3,357,555$1,823,327$3,714,639
2026$2,887,610$1,492,690$5,109,558

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 53
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 607 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 53 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 3
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Jimmy Panetta. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (3)

Data from Congress.gov committee memberships

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $19,200
  • NFP $15,500
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $13,500
  • ROCKET CENTRAL $12,000
  • FOLKTALE WINERY $7,760
  • FINANCIAL ARCHITECTS PARTNERS $7,500
  • MORGAN STANLEY $7,300
  • TARANA WIRELESS $7,000
  • PETERSON INST FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOM $6,600
  • CORDISH COMPANIES $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $599,290 supporting · $0 opposing · 2 outside groups
  • 2024 cycle $16,121 supporting · $0 opposing · 6 outside groups

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Panetta, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Panetta most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Panetta connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10075First-Time Homebuyer Affordability ActcosponsoredAug 9, 2026
  • HR 10045Protect American Values ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 10060Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity ActcosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • HR 9971Advancing International and Foreign Language Education ActcosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HRES 1459Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".cosponsoredJul 26, 2026
  • HR 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9904Deputy Darren Almendarez ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HRES 1455Honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9927Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HRES 1451Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
  • HR 9802MARA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9706Facial Recognition to Protect Children ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9699Drug Deal Disclosure ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9693Patients First Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9673MARA Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HRES 1427Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HR 9481RETURN ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9452Budgeting for a Better America ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HRES 1388Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States and expressing support for "National Pollinator Week".sponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9450Countering Russian Trafficking ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9438SKILL ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9451SABER Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Congressional testimony

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