# Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 17th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 17th district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: K000389
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA12055

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000389 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Khanna raised $15.3M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Khanna says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,391 classified statements: 1,096 posts on X, 149 newsletters, 101 press releases, 45 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Khanna | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 6.6% | 179 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 35.1% | 27.5% | 47 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 67.7% | 73.2% | 171 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.3% | 9.8% | 95 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 22.7% | 22.7% | 103 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.9% | 129 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 24% (House Democrats 20%); Health 22% (House Democrats 26%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (House Democrats 20%); Labor and Employment 13% (House Democrats 7.5%); Commerce 12% (House Democrats 5.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.19 (standard error 0.01), from 9,340 donors and 5,018 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.7% (96.4%). 17 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 57 bills: 57 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 527. 3.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 101 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10878: To establish an independent Truth and Accountability Commission. (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10878
- H.R. 10879: Workers’ Right to Compete Act (in committee, 2026-10-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10879
- H.Con.Res. 124: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Houthis in… (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/124
- H.R. 10761: Campus Accountability and Safety Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10761
- H.R. 10741: To enhance the supply of child care, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10741
- H.R. 10568: Protecting Biological Data as Critical Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10568
- H.R. 10569: Protecting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing as Critical Infrastructure Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10569
- H.R. 10498: Illegal War Refund Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10498
- H.Res. 1471: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every American and community impacted by the construction or operation of an artificial intelligence… (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1471
- H.R. 9985: AI Ads Act (in committee, 2026-07-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9985

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $15.3M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 59% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2114788331724644412
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2113007306963300588
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2112545684649820529
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2112683282911355082
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2112261089627083234
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2111127520103760172
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2111149986494706131
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2111153673229189224
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRoKhanna/status/2111234146156593610
- 2026-10-16 · Newsletter · Reminder: RSVP for Rep. Ro Khanna's October Town Hall

## Links

- Official site: https://khanna.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRoKhanna
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRoKhanna
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reprokhanna
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000389

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/K000389