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U.S. Representative for California’s 19th District

Jimmy Panetta

Democrat 5th term Not yet called

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$3.6M raised · top PACs: Abbott Laboratories, Air Line Pilots Association, American Academy of Dermatology Association Breaks with Democrats most onCrime and Law Enforcement: broke on 11 of 24 party-line votes (46%; most Democrats: 5%)
91LoyaltyMed 98
100AttendMed 98
18BipartMed 12
44BreaksMed 7
In office
House 2017–now
9 years in CongressMore senior than 59% of the House
Committees
  • Budget 5th minority
  • Ways and Means 15th minority
Age
57

2026 election

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date22956365467444
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—5616821,23566

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 19% 2%
Armed Forces and National Security 16% 16%
Taxation 8% 13%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and International Affairs.

  • He talks most about: Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Health Care Coverage (Health), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 55 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberBudget Committee5th minority
MemberWays and Means Committee15th minority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 59% of the House, in the minority.

  • 9 years in Congress: more senior than 59% of the House.
  • Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Republican bills

49% · peer median 23%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Panetta.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

49% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 23%); closest in his party: Pappas and Stanton.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 52 · expected 27
Action in committee 12 · expected 4
Beyond committee 3 · expected 1
Passed House 3 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 26 of 433 in the House

2.70expected 0.48 · average member 1.00

3 of 52 bills passed the House; 1 became law; effectiveness 2.70 against a peer median of 0.48.

  • On the move: H.R. 5334 (became law), H.R. 1266 (passed a chamber), H.R. 4288 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.28
Education6 of 12
Crime and Law Enforcement11 of 24
International Affairs3 of 14

With his party on the other 9 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Democrats on 91% of party-line votes, breaks 44 times (peer median 8), most on Education.

  • Position: −0.28, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 11 of 24, Education 6 of 12, Government Operations and Politics 5 of 18.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Panetta$3.6M raised41%53%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

45% of what he raised came from individuals; 4% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$3.6M raised, 53% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 38.6 points.

208 PACs of the 347 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Abbott Laboratories46% D
  2. Air Line Pilots Association68% D
  3. American Academy of Dermatology Association52% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

316 bills

Panetta voted Yea on 42, Nay on 48, and sponsored or cosponsored 226 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.