Jimmy Panetta
DemocratU.S. Representative, CA-19| Age | 56 (b. 1969-10-01) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2017-01-03 (~9 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Italian American) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Education | B.A. in International Relations from University of California, Davis; J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law; attended Monterey Peninsula College |
| Prior occupation | Attorney/prosecutor; deputy district attorney for Monterey County (gang prosecution team in Salinas) and prosecutor for the Alameda County District Attorney's Office; Navy Reserve intelligence officer |
| Military service | Yes: United States Navy Reserve (Lieutenant) |
| Birthplace | Washington, D.C. |
| Marital status | Married — Carrie McIntyre Panetta |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Carmel Valley, California |
| Notable relatives | Son of Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, White House Chief of Staff, OMB Director, and U.S. Representative (CA); mother Sylvia Panetta |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2016 |
| Previous offices | U.S. Representative for California's 20th congressional district (2017-2023) · Deputy District Attorney, Monterey County · Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County |
| Committees | Committee on Ways and Means (Subcommittee on Trade) · Committee on the Budget |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Problem Solvers Caucus · Medicare for All Caucus · Climate Solutions Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus · Rare Disease Caucus · For Country Caucus |
| Leadership | Founder and former Co-Chair, For Country Caucus |
| Ideology | Member of both the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition; generally rated as a mainstream/moderate Democrat |
| Signature legislation | KITTEN Act (KITTEN = Kittens in Traumatic Testing Ends Now; bill to restrict USDA animal testing, introduced 2018 and 2019) · Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act (bipartisan affordable housing tax credit) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Bank of America (investment) | stock · 2018 |
| Janus Global Life Sciences Fund D Shares | fund · 2018 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.