Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House California District 17

U.S. House California District 17

Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

7

Predecessor

Mike Honda

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Chicago

Law

Yale University

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Ro Khanna (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 17th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2025.

Khanna (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 17th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the primary on March 5, 2024.

California's 17th Congressional District is located in Silicon Valley.

Khanna first ran for the seat in 2014, where he lost the general election to incumbent Mike Honda (D) by 4,714 votes. In 2016, Khanna won election to the seat, beating eight-term incumbent Mike Honda (D) by 51,344 votes. Khanna was re-elected to the seat in 2018 after beating Republican Ron Cohen in the general election by a vote of 75 percent to 25 percent, capturing over 107,000 more votes than Cohen.

Khanna is a former U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary.

Khanna accepts donations solely from individuals and proposed the creation of the No PAC Caucus in the House of Representatives.

As of 2019, Khanna listed the following as his priorities:

“

Banning PAC & lobbyist money Creating technology & manufacturing jobs across America Providing debt free college Supporting apprenticeships & vocational training Standing up for women's rights Investing in new industries & clean technology

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To read about Ro Khanna's campaign themes, click here.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Khanna's academic, professional, and political career:

• 2017-Present: U.S. Representative from California's 17th Congressional District
• 2012-2016: Lecturer, Department of Economics, Stanford
• 2009-2011: Deputy assistant secretary, United States Department of Commerce
• Adjunct professor/author
• 2001: Graduated from Yale University with a J.D.
• 1998: Graduated from the University of Chicago with an A.B.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2023-2024

Khanna was assigned to the following committees:

• United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
• United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

2021-2022

Khanna was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
• Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture
• House Committee on Armed Services
• Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems
• Strategic Forces
• Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• Environment, Chair
• Government Operations

2019-2020

Khanna was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• House Committee on Budget
• House Committee on Armed Services

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Khanna was assigned to the following committees:

• Committee on Armed Services
• Committee on Budget

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Yea	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Yea	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Yea	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Nay	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Nay	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Yea	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Yea	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Yea	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Yea	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Yea	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Yea	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

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Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2020 Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018 For detailed information about each vote, click here. Votes on domestic policy (click to expand) Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Conference report) (HR 2)  Bill Passed (369-47) on December 12, 2018 Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year 2023. Voted Nay on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2 (second vote))  Bill Passed (213-211) on June 21, 2018 Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance. It also proposed modifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program. Voted Nay on: Securing America’s Future Act of 2018 (HR 4760)  Bill Failed (193-231) on June 21, 2018 Proposed funding a border wall, limiting legal immigration, a mandatory worker verification program, allowing DACA recipients to apply for legal status, and preventing separation of families at the border. Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (HR 2)  Bill Passed (369-47) on December 12, 2018 Reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies some Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. Voted Nay on: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36)  Bill Passed (237-189) on October 3, 2017 Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more. The bill provided exceptions for an abortion: (1) that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Voted Nay on: Kate's Law (HR 3004)  Bill Passed (257-167) on June 29, 2017 Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U.S. illegally. Voted Nay on: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (HR 3003)  Bill Passed (228-195) on June 29, 2017 Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws. Voted Nay on: American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)  Bill passed (217-213) on May 4, 2017 Proposed modifying the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Votes on economic affairs and regulations (click to expand) Voted Nay on: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (Conference report) (HR 6157)  Bill Passed (361-61) on September 26, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Education. Voted Yea on: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 (Conference report) (HR 5895)  Bill Passed (377-20) on September 13, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Department of Energy, water resources, the legislative branch, military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other programs. Voted Yea on: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 6157)  Bill Passed (359-49) on June 28, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Education. Voted Nay on: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (HR 5895)  Bill Passed (235-179) on June 8, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for the Department of Energy, water resources, the legislative branch, military construction, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, among other programs. Voted Nay on: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S 2155)  Bill Passed (258-159) on May 22, 2018 Proposed exempting some banks from the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Voted Nay on: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1625)  Bill Passed (256-167) on March 22, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (HR 1892)  Bill Passed (240-186) on February 9, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations through March 23, 2018. Voted Nay on: Further Extension Of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1892)  Bill Passed (245-182) on February 6, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations through March 23, 2018. Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. (HR 195)  Bill Passed (266-150) on January 22, 2018 Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, 2018. Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. (HR 195)  Bill Passed (230-197) on January 18, 2018 Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, 2018. Voted Nay on: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 1370)  Bill Passed (231-188) on December 21, 2017 Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through January 19, 2018. Voted Nay on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)  Bill Passed (227-203) on December 19, 2017 Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (HJ Res 123)  Bill Passed (235-193) on December 7, 2017 Proposed funding the government until December 22, 2017. Voted Nay on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1)  Bill Passed (227-205) on November 16, 2017 Proposed amending the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses. Voted Nay on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)  Bill Passed (216-212) on October 26, 2017 Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. (This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution.) Voted Nay on: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. (H Con Res 71)  Bill Passed (219-206) on October 5, 2017 Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and setting forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. Voted Nay on: Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3354)  Bill Passed (211-198) on September 14, 2017 Proposed providing FY2018 appropriations for the federal government. It combined 12 appropriations bills. Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government) (HR 601)  Bill Passed (316-90) on September 8, 2017 Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, 2017, and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts. Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 601)  Bill Passed (419-3) on September 6, 2017 Proposed providing $7.85 billion for disaster relief requirements, including response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey. Voted Nay on: Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (HR 10)  Bill passed (233-186) on June 8, 2017 Proposed amending the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, among other acts. Voted Yea on: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (HR 244)  Bill passed (309-118) on May 3, 2017 Proposed a $1.2 trillion budget to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2017. Votes on foreign policy and national security issues (click to expand) Voted Nay on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (HR 5515)  Bill Passed (351-66) on May 24, 2018 Proposed authorizing FY2019 appropriations and policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities Voted Nay on: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 695)  Bill Passed (250-166) on January 30, 2018 Proposed providing appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Voted Nay on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018—Conference report (HR 2810)  Bill Passed (356-70) on November 14, 2017 Proposed authorizing FY2018 appropriations and setting forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. Voted Nay on: Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3219)  Bill Passed (235-192) on July 27, 2017 Proposed making appropriations for defense, military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Legislative Branch, energy and water development, and for other purposes for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2018. Voted Yea on: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (HR 3364)  Bill Passed (419-3) on July 25, 2017 Proposed providing congressional review and measures to counter aggression by the governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180, second vote)  Bill Passed (380-35) on July 28, 2017 Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 3180)  Bill Failed (241-163) on July 24, 2017 Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. Voted Nay on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (HR 2810)  Bill Passed (344-81) on July 14, 2017 Proposed authorizing fiscal year 2018 appropriations and setting forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It did not provide budget authority. Did not vote on: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (HR 1301)  Bill passed (371-48) on March 8, 2017 The $577.9 billion fiscal year 2017 defense spending bill proposed $516.1 billion in base budget funding and $61.8 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism funding.

Elections

2024

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

The primary will occur on March 5, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna, Anita Chen, Joe Dehn, Mario Ramirez, and Ritesh Tandon are running in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Ro Khanna (D)
		Anita Chen (R)
		Joe Dehn (L)
		Mario Ramirez (D)
		Ritesh Tandon (D)

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2022

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ritesh Tandon in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ro Khanna (D)	70.9	127,853
		Ritesh Tandon (R)	29.1	52,400

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ritesh Tandon defeated Stephen Forbes, Rao Ravul, and Joe Dehn in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ro Khanna (D)	66.0	74,892
✔		Ritesh Tandon (R)	25.3	28,730
		Stephen Forbes (D)	5.0	5,694
		Rao Ravul (D)	2.1	2,394
		Joe Dehn (L)	1.6	1,836

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Katz (D)

2020

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ritesh Tandon in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ro Khanna (D)	71.3	212,137
		Ritesh Tandon (R)	28.7	85,199

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ritesh Tandon defeated Stephen Forbes and Joe Dehn in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ro Khanna (D)	68.6	107,638
✔		Ritesh Tandon (R)	21.4	33,527
		Stephen Forbes (D)	7.7	12,110
		Joe Dehn (L)	2.2	3,523

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2018

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ron Cohen in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ro Khanna (D)	75.3	159,105
		Ron Cohen (R)	24.7	52,057

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17

Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ron Cohen defeated Khanh Tran, Stephen Forbes, and Kennita Watson in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ro Khanna (D)	62.0	72,676
✔		Ron Cohen (R)	22.9	26,865
		Khanh Tran (D)	7.2	8,455
		Stephen Forbes (D)	5.3	6,259
		Kennita Watson (L)	2.6	2,997

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2016

See also: California's 17th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mike Honda (D) was defeated by Ro Khanna (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Honda and Khanna defeated Pierluigi Oliverio (D), Ron Cohen (R), Peter Kuo (R), and Kennita Watson (L) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.

U.S. House, California District 17 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	61%	142,268
	Democratic	Mike Honda Incumbent	39%	90,924
Total Votes				233,192
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 17 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	39.1%	52,059
	Democratic	Mike Honda Incumbent	37.4%	49,823
	Republican	Peter Kuo	9.2%	12,224
	Republican	Ron Cohen	7.8%	10,448
	Democratic	Pierluigi Oliverio	4.2%	5,533
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	2.3%	3,125
Total Votes				133,212
Source: California Secretary of State

2014

See also: California's 17th Congressional District elections, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2014

Khanna ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House representing California's 17th District. Khanna and incumbent Mike Honda (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Vanila Singh (R) and Joel Vanlandingham (R). Honda narrowly defeated Khanna in the general election in a race that took three days to officially call.

U.S. House, California District 17 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Honda Incumbent	51.8%	69,561
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	48.2%	64,847
Total Votes				134,408
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 17 Primary, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Honda Incumbent	48.2%	43,607
	Democratic	Ro Khanna	28%	25,384
	Republican	Vanila Singh	17%	15,359
	Republican	Joel Vanlandingham	6.8%	6,154
Total Votes				90,504
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

The following issues were listed on Khanna's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“ Economy: Promoting economic competitiveness and opportunity in the 21st century must be America’s top priority. A strong economy produces good paying jobs, grows the middle class, and allows people who worked hard their entire lives to retire with dignity. Education: As a Member of Congress, I will fight to return our focus to making college affordable and preparing students for the jobs of the 21st century. Traffic Congestion: I propose to redistribute the $68B that is allocated for the bullet train among the congressional districts so that local municipalities can determine how to invest it. If divided evenly, that would leave approximately $1.3B per district for our district. Environment: Encourage energy efficiency and water conservation. Water and energy are two of the biggest issues of our time, and Ro will bring together stakeholders and experts to find a solution that works for everybody. Immigration: Immigrants have been essential to Silicon Valley’s innovative and meritocratic ethos. They have founded 40% of the companies in the tech sector that were financed by venture capital and then went public in the United States – including Yahoo, eBay, Intel, and Google – creating jobs and making our business culture more dynamic. To continue as the world’s incubator for innovation, we need to encourage the most talented and motivated people to locate here in Silicon Valley. ” —Ro Khanna's campaign website, http://www.rokhanna.com/

2014

Khanna's campaign website listed the following issues:

“ The Economy: "Promoting economic competitiveness and opportunity in the 21st century must be America’s top priority. A strong economy produces good paying jobs, grows the middle class, and allows people who worked hard their entire lives to retire with dignity." Education: "I owe my success today to the fact that I was able to attend fantastic schools – both public and private. But I’m still paying off my student debt, and I know firsthand that affordable higher education is essential to giving hardworking students the opportunity at a fulfilling career with economic security." The Environment: "The South Bay is one of the most beautiful regions of the country, with incredible forests, hiking trails, and parks. These natural attributes attract people to live and work in Silicon Valley. Unfortunately, preserving the environment is no longer an abstract debate. The science is indisputable – climate change is happening at an alarming rate, threatening crops and coastlines and causing severe weather patterns that could fundamentally alter our way of life." Women in the Workplace: "I am committed to ensuring that women are treated fairly and have an equal opportunity to build a strong economic future for themselves and their families. Having successful women in every sector of the economy moves America forward – bolstering our position as a social and economic leader in the 21st century." Working Families: "A strong middle class has always been the cornerstone of our nation’s success. Unfortunately, middle class families are struggling today due to stagnating or decreasing incomes coupled with growing costs of housing, education, and health care – problems exacerbated by misguided government policies." ” —Ro Khanna's campaign website, http://www.rokhanna.com/issues

Notable endorsements

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This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage and endorsements scopes.

Notable endorsements by Ro Khanna

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
George Whitesides  source  (D)	U.S. House California District 27 (2024)	Primary	–
Joe Biden  source  (D)	President of the United States (2024)	Primary	–
Barbara Lee  source 1  source 2  (D)	U.S. Senate California (2024)	Primary	–
J. Aaron Regunberg  source  (D)	U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 (2023)	Primary	Lost Primary
Mandela Barnes  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Wisconsin (2022)	Primary	Lost General
Bernie Sanders  source  (D)	President of the United States (2020)		Withdrew in Convention

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor history

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Ro Khanna campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions
2024	U.S. House California District 17	On the Ballot primary	$5,094,337
2022	U.S. House California District 17	Won general	$5,949,744
2020	U.S. House California District 17	Won general	$3,917,727
2018	U.S. House California District 17	Won general	$2,745,646
2016	U.S. House, California District 17	Won general	$3,638,666
Grand total raised			$21,346,120
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission * This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

2018

U.S. House California District 17 2018 election - Campaign Contributions
Top industry contributors to Ro Khanna's campaign in 2018
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	$267,502.45
Communications & Electronics	$172,103.54
Lawyers & Lobbyists	$86,239.34
General Business	$43,800.00
Health	$43,682.55
Total Raised in 2018	$0.00
Total Spent	$1,922,134.46
Source: Follow the Money

2020

U.S. House California District 17 2020 election - Campaign Contributions
Top individual contributors to Ro Khanna's campaign in 2020
Unitemized	$493,839.00
RAO, AMY J	$9,425.00
QUAKE, STEPHEN	$8,400.00
HELBERG, JACOB	$8,400.00
MINER, NICOLA	$8,100.00
HEFNER, COOPER	$6,600.00
COHEN, JOSHUA	$5,800.00
DONALDSON, DAVID	$5,719.00
WOLFSON, JONATHAN	$5,600.00
RAJARAM, GOKUL	$5,600.00
Total Raised in 2020	$3,906,909.04
Total Spent	$2,535,202.22
Source: Follow the Money

2018

U.S. House California District 17 2018 election - Campaign Contributions
Top individual contributors to Ro Khanna's campaign in 2018
GARLINGHOUSE, BRAD	$8,100.00
DOERR III, JOHN L	$5,400.00
HASTINGS, REED	$5,400.00
JOHNSON, DAVID GORDON	$5,400.00
WESTLY, STEVEN P	$5,400.00
Total Raised in 2018	$0.00
Total Spent	$1,922,134.46
Source: Follow the Money

2016

Khanna won election to the U.S. House in 2016. During that election cycle, Khanna's campaign committee raised a total of $3,638,666 and spent $3,634,564. This is more than the average $1.46 million spent by U.S. House winners in 2016.

Cost per vote

Khanna spent $25.55 per general election vote received in 2016.

U.S. House, California District 17, 2016 - Ro Khanna Campaign Contributions

Total Raised	$3,638,666
Total Spent	$3,634,564
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$2,961,973
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$2,930,962
Top contributors to Ro Khanna's campaign committee
Alphabet Inc	$89,370
Wilson, Sonsini et al	$31,551
Blackstone Group	$29,300
Sutter Hill Ventures	$28,000
Salesforce.com	$27,250
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Securities & Investment	$705,800
Retired	$264,801
Electronics Mfg & Equip	$221,972
Internet	$195,020
Lawyers/Law Firms	$151,151
Source: Open Secrets

2014

Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Khanna's reports.

Ro Khanna (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly	April 15, 2013	$1,016,202	$18,403	$(28,650)	$1,005,954
July Quarterly	July 10, 2013	$1,005,954	$1,047,741	$(308,935)	$1,744,760
October Quarterly	October 8, 2013	$1,744,760	$509,742	$(349,724)	$1,904,779
Year-End	January 31, 2014	$1,904,779	$424,824	$(355,101)	$1,974,501
April Quarterly	April 15, 2014	$1,974,501	$467,252	$(494,883)	$1,946,871
Pre-Primary	May 22, 2014	$1,946,871	$141,025	$(1,078,223)	$1,009,672
July Quarterly	July 15, 2014	$1,009,672	$199,235	$(341,485)	$867,422
October Quarterly	October 15, 2014	$867,422	$323,339	$(972,655)	$218,106
			Running totals
			$3,131,561	$(3,929,656)

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Khanna's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Ro Khanna
Ballot measure	Year	Position	Status
Ohio Issue 1, Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative (2023)	2023	Supported	a Approved
Ohio Issue 1, 60% Vote Requirement to Approve Constitutional Amendments Measure (2023)	2023	Opposed	d Defeated
California Proposition 30, Tax on Income Above $2 Million for Zero-Emissions Vehicles and Wildfire Prevention Initiative (2022)	2022	Supported	d Defeated
California Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative (2020)	2020	Supported	d Defeated

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