# Jimmy Panetta

Jimmy Panetta is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 19th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 19th district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: P000613
- FEC candidate IDs: H6CA20152

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000613 (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

86% of Panetta’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of House Democrats (average 73%).

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

3,316 classified statements: 2,966 posts on X, 225 press releases, 77 newsletters, 48 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 | Panetta | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 6.6% | 192 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 33.6% | 27.5% | 59 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 85.5% | 73.2% | 5 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.8% | 9.8% | 18 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 42.3% | 22.7% | 9 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.9% | 183 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 18% (House Democrats 26%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (House Democrats 16%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (House Democrats 20%); Agriculture and Food 11% (House Democrats 8.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.01), from 3,225 donors and 5,054 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 90.6% (96.4%). 44 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · 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 yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 648. 5.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 71 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10586: NATO Shield Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10586
- H.R. 10195: Mali Security Partnership and Counterterrorism Act (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10195
- H.R. 9927: Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9927
- H.R. 9444: Support our Firefighters Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9444
- H.Res. 1388: Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States and expressing support for "National Pollinator Week". (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1388
- H.R. 9322: Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9322
- H.R. 8735: American Sovereignty and Monterey Historic Military Site Study Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8735
- H.R. 8706: Better Energy Storage and Safety Act (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8706
- H.R. 8626: Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8626
- H.R. 8228: To nullify the Presidential Proclamation relating to Imposing a Temporary Import Surcharge to Address Fundamental International Payments Problems, and for… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8228

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.6M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 6.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 53% 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 · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2114760421638807684
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2114825400098381925
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2114145678314050039
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2114426003904729383
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2114079479962198343
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2114116227169673380
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2113665768697074085
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2113716342809358789
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/2113773467489214863
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Rep. Panetta Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Urging Pentagon to Restore and Expand Starshield Access for Ukraine · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://panetta.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-panetta-joins-bipartisan-bicameral-group-lawmakers-urging-pentagon-restore

## Links

- Official site: https://panetta.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJimmyPanetta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJimmyPanetta
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjimmypanetta
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000613

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/P000613