Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, CA-17

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Ro KhannaDEMDemocrat United States Representative, CA-17
47
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7
Years of Experience
CAResidence (state)

Rohit Khanna (KUH-nə; born September 13, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated eight-term incumbent Democratic Representative Mike Honda in the general election on November 8, 2016, after first running for the same seat in 2014. Khanna also served as the deputy assistant secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama from August 8, 2009, to August 2011. Khanna identifies as a progressive capitalist, and has called for a "new economic patriotism" as a governing philosophy. He states that he only accepts campaign donations from individuals and is one of only six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and ten members of Congress, who state that they do not take campaign contributions from political action committees (PACs) or corporations.

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Campaign Funding

20
18
$2,722,116
Total Raised
$1,898,605
Total Spent
$878,604
Cash on Hand
Top Industries  (1 - 4 of 10) View All Industries
99%
Securities & Investment$520,482
29%
Electronics Mfg & Equip$152,399
28%
Retired$146,301
28%
Democratic/Liberal$145,310
26%
Lawyers/Law Firms$137,793
19%
Internet$97,790
16%
Health Professionals$82,763
15%
Education$77,685
12%
Misc Finance$61,705
11%
Real Estate$56,957
Direct campaign contributions grouped by the industry industry of each donor/PAC.

Largest Contributors

Funding generally from an organization's PAC or its members/employees. Organizations did not donate directly.
Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics
Education5 - 5 of 3
Yale Law School
Juris Doctor
2001
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts
1998
Council Rock High School North
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Representative
United States House of Representatives, California
2017 - Current
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
Smart Utility Systems
2015 - 2016
Visiting Lecturer, Economics
Stanford University
2012 - 2016
Of Counsel
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
2011 - 2014
Deputy Assistant Secretary
United States Department of Commerce
2009 - 2011
Attorney
O'Melveny & Myers
2004 - 2009
Author
"Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing is Still Key to America's Future"
Former Adjunct Professor
Santa Clara Law School
Former Educator
American Jurisprudence, San Francisco State University
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Member
California Workforce Development Board
2012 - 2016
Chair
Advanced Manufacturing Committee, California Workforce Development Board
Former Member
Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Former Member
White House Business Council
Former Pro Bono Legal Counsel
Mississippi Center for Justice
Member
Phi Beta Kappa
Co-Chair
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Member
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Ranking Member
Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Former Member
Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, United States House of Representatives
2021 - 2022
Former Member
Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
2021 - 2022
Former Member
House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce
Former Member
Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Readiness Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
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