Jimmy Panetta
Response pending. Pull-quote will appear here once the campaign returns the questionnaire.
Questionnaire sent · May 20, 2026
Key Issues
Issue areas commonly associated with CA-19 representation. Specific positions will be drawn from the candidate’s own answers below.
About
Jimmy Panetta represents California’s 19th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected in November 2016 and took office in January 2017, succeeding longtime Central Coast representative Sam Farr.
Before Congress, Panetta served as a deputy district attorney in Monterey County, prosecuting violent crime and gang cases. He is a U.S. Navy Reserve intelligence officer who deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
CA-19 covers Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties and parts of San Luis Obispo County — including the Salinas Valley. Panetta sits on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Biographical and committee facts: official House biography and U.S. House Clerk profile, checked July 12, 2026.
At a Glance
Federal Filings
U.S. House campaigns file with the Federal Election Commission. We link directly to the source filings while we build out FEC data integration.
Jimmy Panetta’s 2026 cycle filings, reports, and donor itemizations are public record on the FEC website. Click through for receipts, expenditures, and quarterly summaries.
Open Panetta’s FEC profile ↗Federal data integration is on our roadmap. Until then, FEC.gov is the authoritative source.
In Their Own Words Pending response
The project’s outreach log records this candidate’s invitation on May 20, 2026. Transparent Salinas uses the same six-question form for CA-19 candidates it contacts; this is not a claim that every candidate was reached on the same date. Panetta’s November opponent is Republican Peter Coe Verbica, who advanced from the June 2 primary.
1. What’s one thing about the Central Coast or its working families that keeps you up at night in Washington?
“Response pending. We’ll publish the campaign’s answer here with its substance unchanged and identify any formatting or safety redaction.”
2. What’s something Congress is getting right that voters back home don’t see?
“Response pending.”
3. If you could pass one bill tomorrow that helped Salinas Valley families directly, what would it do?
“Response pending.”
4. What’s something you’ve done — in office or out — for the 19th District that you’re most proud of?
“Response pending.”
5. When your time in Congress ends, what do you want voters in Salinas to remember about you?
“Response pending.”
6. What should the 19th Congressional District look like 10 years from now — and what’s Congress’s role in getting it there?
“Response pending.”
Timeline
Questionnaire responses retain their substance; clearly marked formatting or safety redactions may be made. Candidates the project contacts in the same covered race receive the same questions, but not necessarily on the same date; the invitation and response status above reflects the project’s outreach log. Unless submitted in Spanish, text on Spanish pages is a Transparent Salinas translation; if it differs, the original-language response controls. Compare this full 2026 field.