On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 19
1200 Aguajito Road
Suite 003
Monterey, CA 93940
800 Pine Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
841 Blossom Hill Road
Suite 209
San Jose, CA 95123
701 Ocean Street
Room 318C
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
304 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
James 'Jimmy' Varni Panetta
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Carrie; 2 Children: Siri, Gia
Birth Date:
10/01/1969
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Carmel Valley, CA
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Santa Clara University, 1993-1996
BA, International Relations and Affairs, University of California at Davis, 1989-1991
AA, Monterey Peninsula College, 1987-1989
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 19, 2023-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 19, 2022, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 20, 2017-2023
Member, Armed Services Committee
Member, Committee on the Budget
Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Member, Subcommittee on Trade
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Member, Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-present
Member, House Committee on Budget, United States House of Representatives, 2019-2020, 2023-present
Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present
Member, Committee on Armed Services, United States House of Representatives, 2021-present
Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations, United States House of Representatives, 2021-present
Memeber, Subcommittee on Trade, United States House of Representatives, 2021-present
Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, House Armed Service Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Former Member, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare
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 Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
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
Member, Budget Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present
Former Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Former Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, United States House of Representatives, 2019-2020
Prosecutor/Deputy District Attorney, Monterey County District Attorney's Office, 2010-2016
Intelligence Officer, United States Navy Reserve, 2003-2011
Prosecutor/Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County District Attorney's Office, 1996-2010
Outreach Coordinator, Legal Services for Seniors, 1993
Research Associate, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 1992-1993
Ordinary Seaman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 1992
Clerk, United States Department of State, 1992
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Central Coast Veterans Cemetery Foundation, 2012- present
Member, Advisory Council, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Member, American Legion
Member, Board of Directors, Community Foundation of Monterey County
Member, Board of Directors, National Steinbeck Center
Member, Board of Directors, Rancho Cielo
Former Member, Board of Directors, Veterans Transition Center
Member, California Councils on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Former Chair, Citizens Bond Oversight Committee, Monterey Peninsula College
Member, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
Associate Member, Monterey County Farm Bureau
Board Member, Rancho Cielo Youth Campus
Associate Member, Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
Former Trustee, University of California Santa Cruz Foundation
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vice Chair, Monterey County Democratic Central Committee, 2012-2016
Awards:
Bronze Star
Monterey County Veteran of the Year in 2015