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Jimmy Panetta
DRunning, 2024 California U.S. House District 19, General Election
Running, 2024 California U.S. House District 19, Primary Election
Won the General, 2022 California U.S. House District 19
Won the Primary, 2022 California U.S. House District 19, Primary Election
California U.S. House, District 20 (2017 - Present)
Vice Chair, Monterey County Democratic Central Committee (2011 - Present)
To be claimed
Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations
Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Member, Subcommittee on Trade
Member, Subcommittee on Worker & Family Support
Member, Ways and Means Committee
— Awards:
Monterey County Veteran of the Year in 2015
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- No
Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes
Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No Answer
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- No
2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
3. Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry?
- Yes
1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes
1. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No Answer
2. The answer to the second question would depend on the type of hostility and the particular government involved.
- "Jimmy's goal is to keep America safe by supporting a strong defense, smart diplomacy, and secure alliances, through effective counter-terrorism operations." http://votesmart.org/public-statement/1064136/issue-position-protecting-against-terrorism (votesmart.org)
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- No
1. Agriculture
- Greatly Increase
2. Arts
- Slightly Increase
3. Defense
- Slightly Decrease
4. Education
- Greatly Increase
5. Environment
- Greatly Increase
6. Homeland Security
- Greatly Increase
7. International aid
- Slightly Increase
8. Medical Research
- Slightly Increase
9. Scientific Research
- Slightly Decrease
10. Space exploration
- Slightly Decrease
11. United Nations
- Slightly Decrease
12. Welfare
- Slightly Increase
13. Capital gains taxes
- Greatly Increase
14. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Increase
15. Small business taxes
- Greatly Decrease
16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Slightly Increase
17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Greatly Increase
18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Slightly Increase
19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Greatly Decrease
20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Greatly Decrease
21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase
22. Inheritance taxes
- Greatly Increase
23. Payroll taxes
- Slightly Increase
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position
Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Tracker:By U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta, Don Bacon, Chrissy Houlahan and Michael Waltz America is witnessing one of the most difficult times in our country's history. With a global pandemic still surging across our nation and with the national unemployment rate spiking at 14.7 percent and the youth unemployment rate at 25.3 percent -- colossal losses not seen since the Great Depression -- Americans are looking for work and for new opportunities. In this difficult moment, America is once again prepared to take bold action to move forward, recover and rebuild. Just as we have done in the past. Our country needs each of us to band together -- and the best way to unite and revitalize America, both economically and socially, is by doing so for a cause greater than ourselves: each other. As military veterans and public servants, we understand the unifying power of service to our nation and to others. We believe national service is part of the solution to today's crisis -- and that's why we are working on proposals to expand our national service programs. Our proposal, the Inspire to Serve Act, is one part of this mission. This legislation nurtures the spirit of American service and builds the future through national service programs. The Inspire to Serve Act would expand and encourage service opportunities in established programs like AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. Our bill would also expand service opportunities in the current National Service Fellowship Program from 25,000 to 250,000 and double the size of the Youthbuild and Youth Conservation Corps, two youth employment programs which engage tens of thousands of young people in meaningful work experiences on national parks, forests and wildlife refuges. This legislation would also create a Civic Education Fund to prioritize civics education so children can learn the value of service, how to be good citizens and how to engage effectively with their communities from an early age.Through these efforts and thanks to the leadership of the bipartisan House National Service Caucus, there is strong demand in the House to take action on national service at this critical time. We are also supportive of the work our colleagues in the Senate have done in introducing the Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service (CORPS) Act, which we also believe has the power to help our nation rebuild and recover stronger in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This legislation, sponsored by U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), calls for significant expansion of our already-existing national service programs by funding opportunities from 75,000 to 150,000 the first year and then steadily to 250,000 by the third year. This would ultimately result in 600,000 service opportunities for unemployed youth interested in helping their communities. Though nearly half of these service positions through programs like AmeriCorps will focus on education, there will also be thousands of other opportunities for those interested in giving back. As our country responds to the coronavirus pandemic, health professionals need help to test and treat patients. Some of these positions will connect volunteers with health professionals to expand access to COVID-19 screening and testing nationwide, increasing our responsiveness to this virus. This legislation also prioritizes funding for programs supporting economic opportunity, so more people have the chance to get a job, pay their bills and succeed. Both of these bipartisan bills share the same goal: making it easier for Americans to serve our country. These proposals will help our communities react swiftly to their own pressing needs and create the strongest local approach to address them. In our collective years of military service, we've learned national service can advance two goals. First, national service gives people a mechanism to give back to the community they come from. National service can help get hundreds of thousands of Americans back to work in their own communities. Second, national service can also give Americans the opportunity to work outside their comfort zones, engage with people who don't necessarily look or think like them and learn leadership, followership and teamwork side-by-side with other volunteers and the communities they serve. While these pieces of legislation are a starting point, the hope is that the positive effects of these bills reach far beyond one program and out into our communities, so each city, suburb and town all over our nation is touched by them and hopefully grows closer as a result. America needs more of that today. By encouraging national service, we believe we can help our nation better recover. The expansion of service opportunities will lead to a rebuilding, regrowth and reconnection of Americans yearning to band together once more to foster a more perfect union.
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