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 facts above are drawn from public record (House.gov, Ballotpedia, news archives). If anything is out of date, email tips@transparentsalinas.org.
At a Glance
Federal Filings
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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.
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In Their Own Words Pending response
Every CA-19 candidate received the same six questions on May 20, 2026. Responses will be published unedited. The same questions were sent to Sean Dougherty.
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, unedited, as soon as it’s returned.”
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
Responses will be published unedited. Every CA-19 candidate received the same questions. Transparent Salinas provides equal coverage to all candidates.