U.S. House candidate · California 19th District
Jimmy Panetta
Overview
Poliscope ↗$2.89M
Raised this cycle
$599K
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
3%
Small-dollar share
53%
In-state share
11
Flags
Jimmy Panetta is a Democratic Representative from CA (District 19). Panetta's campaign has raised $2.9 million from 798 donors. Funding includes 3.2% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 42.7% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Real Estate. Campaign committees include JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Andreessen & Horowitz
- Ben Horowitz gave $7,000 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,496 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $13,750 (2024)
Backed by crypto super PACs
- Coinbase Global Inc. PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
Backed by the AI industry super PAC
- THINK BIG spent $599,280 supporting
Backed by VoteVets
- VoteVets gave $10,000 (2026)
- VoteVets gave $10,000 (2024)
Finance & investment money
- Finance & Investment is the candidate's #2 donor sector ($60K from individual donors)
Real estate money
- Real Estate is the candidate's #3 donor sector ($50K from individual donors)
Gambling industry money
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $1,000 (2026)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $7,500 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $7,500 (2024)
- IBEW PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $1,500 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $2,500 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2026)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $10,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Accepted gifts or sponsored travel
- 18 gift or travel filings
Money
Poliscope ↗$2.89M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$1.30M
From individuals
$89K unitemized
$1.56M
From PACs
798
Donors
avg $669
25%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2016 1,022 donors$1.42M
- 2018 602 donors$1.26M
- 2020 991 donors$2.01M
- 2022 1,307 donors$2.62M
- 2024 1,626 donors$3.36M
- 2026 1,226 donors$2.89M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 549 gifts · 3%$29K
- $200-$499 190 gifts · 5%$50K
- $500-$999 268 gifts · 14%$143K
- $1,000-$2,899 372 gifts · 47%$471K
- $2,900+ 87 gifts · 30%$301K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 71 gifts$65K
- Finance & Investment 54 gifts$60K
- Real Estate 50 gifts$50K
- Agriculture 24 gifts$31K
- Insurance 18 gifts$18K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 62 gifts$15K
- Technology & Internet 10 gifts$13K
- Education 43 gifts$9K
- Construction 9 gifts$3K
- Communications & Media 5 gifts$3K
- Business & Professional Services 6 gifts$2K
- Energy & Natural Resources 2 gifts$2K
- Transportation 3 gifts$1K
- Hospitality & Entertainment 5 gifts$1K
- Retail & Consumer Goods 1 gifts$1K
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREST, SUSAN | individual | CA | $7,500 | — | 5 |
| EUBANKS, GORDON E JR | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| STANARD, JAMES | individual | FL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ARNOLD, LAURA | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HOROWITZ, BENJAMIN | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CUMMINGS, JAMES | individual | WY | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| MANSOUR, TAREK | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| EUBANKS, RONDA | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 4 |
| WALLACH, KENNETH | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MCLEAN, TERRENCE | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| KESTER, KEVIN D. | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| ARNOLD, JOHN | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| DIXON, CHRISTOPHER | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| CROTTY, THOMAS | individual | AZ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SCHWARTZ, MARTIN A. | individual | CA | $7,000 | — | 4 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRINET GROUP INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| HEALTHEQUITY, INC PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| VOTEVETS | OR | $10,000 | 4 |
| THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC) | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | CA | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | IL | $10,000 | 4 |
| THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
Where the money comes from
- CA 53% · home state$526K
- NY 10%$99K
- FL 8%$75K
- MA 3%$34K
- DC 3%$33K
- TX 3%$32K
- VA 3%$27K
- NJ 2%$21K
- MD 2%$20K
- CO 2%$17K
- IL 2%$16K
- AZ 2%$15K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
| Spender | Stance | Spent | Network | Dark money in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THINK BIG C00923417 | Support | $599K 4 filings | The AI industry super PAC | — |
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,869 roll calls on record: 918 yea, 344 nay, 5 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10175 | To repeal section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and nullify certain Presidential proclamations imposing a tariff or other duty pursuant to such section, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 10075 | First-Time Homebuyer Affordability Act | cosponsor | Taxation | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 2069 | Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 5366 | Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act | cosponsor | Taxation | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 4662 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 10060 | Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act | cosponsor | Taxation | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 10045 | Protect American Values Act | cosponsor | Immigration | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 2175 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 9971 | Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act | cosponsor | Education | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 1459 | Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month". | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9929 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9904 | Deputy Darren Almendarez Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 1455 | Honoring and commending the 100th anniversary of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. | cosponsor | Sports and Recreation | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 1451 | Recognizing Charleston as the appropriate host city for the 2027 annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly. | cosponsor | International Affairs | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIMMY PANETTA FOR CONGRESS | C00592154 | H / P | principal | $12.7M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-03 | https://panetta.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2861 | 2017-01-03 |
| 2021-01-03 | https://panetta.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2861 | 2019-01-03 |
| 2023-01-03 | https://panetta.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2861 | 2021-01-03 |
| 2025-01-03 | https://panetta.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2861 | 2023-01-03 |
| 2027-01-03 | https://panetta.house.gov | rep | Democrat | 202-225-2861 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
Filings ↗| Year | Type | Source / sponsor | Description / destination | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | travel | Center Forward | Netherlands (Jun 14, 2026 – Jun 19, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2026 | travel | Aspen Institute, Inc. and the Gates Foundation | Kenya (May 24, 2026 – May 31, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2026 | travel | American Enterprise Institute | Sea Island, GA (Mar 12, 2026 – Mar 16, 2026) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Yalta European Strategy Limited and UK Office of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation | Ukraine (Sep 11, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Switzerland (Aug 4, 2025 – Aug 9, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc., and Jeffrey M. Talpins Foundation | Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; United Arab Emirates; Israel (Jun 13, 2025 – Jun 20, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | Reaction Digital Media Ltd. | United Kingdom (May 8, 2025 – May 10, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2025 | travel | American Enterprise Institute | Sea Island, GA (Mar 13, 2025 – Mar 16, 2025) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | Austria (Nov 7, 2024 – Nov 12, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Yalta European Strategy Limited and UK Office of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation | Ukraine (Sep 12, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation | Moldova; Ukraine; Poland (Aug 3, 2024 – Aug 9, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | Center Forward | Portugal (Jun 17, 2024 – Jun 23, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | International Conservation Caucus Foundation and Natural Selection | Botswana; South Africa (Apr 21, 2024 – Apr 27, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2024 | travel | American Enterprise Institute | Sea Island, GA (Mar 8, 2024 – Mar 11, 2024) | — | PDF ↗ |
| 2023 | travel | Ripon Society and the Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange | United Kingdom (Aug 6, 2023 – Aug 11, 2023) | — | PDF ↗ |
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Finance & Investment, Real Estate, Agriculture, Insurance. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | CA | 19 | H6CA20152 | $2.89M |
| 2024 | House | CA | 19 | H6CA20152 | $3.36M |
| 2022 | House | CA | 19 | H6CA20152 | $2.62M |
| 2020 | House | CA | 20 | H6CA20152 | $2.01M |
| 2018 | House | CA | 20 | H6CA20152 | $1.26M |
| 2016 | House | CA | 20 | H6CA20152 | $1.42M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.