DemocratIn office since Jan 2017

Jimmy Panetta

U.S. Representative, CA-19 since 2017. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, CA-19Born 1969Lawyer

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 1; 56 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +44.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Ways and MeansTrade
House Committee on the Budget

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 56 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 5334 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
International Affairs · Became law Sep 2026

HR 1266 Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Crime and Law Enforcement · Passed House Sep 2026

HR 4288 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the…
Armed Forces and National Security · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 10917 Wildfire Emergency Act of 2026
Introduced Oct 2026

HR 10586 NATO Shield Act
International Affairs · Introduced Sep 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Panetta sits in the U.S. House

Panetta is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: George Whitesides, Maggie Goodlander, Frank Mrvan

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Panetta’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills44%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Panetta’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Panetta	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Panetta was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, CA-20 U.S. House, CA-19

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	California's 19th District	Won	D+44.7	D+35.6	+9.1
2024	U.S. House, CA-19	Won	D+38.6	—	—
2022	U.S. House, CA-19	Won	D+37.3	—	—
2020	U.S. House, CA-20	Won	D+53.6	—	—
2018	U.S. House, CA-20	Won	D+62.7	—	—
2016	U.S. House, CA-20	Won	D+41.5	—	—