Jimmy Panetta

James Varni Panetta, known as Jimmy, was born in Washington, D.C., on October 1, 1969. He earned an A.A. from Monterey Peninsula College in 1989, a B.A. from the University of California, Davis, in 1991 and a J.D. from Santa Clara University in 1996. He served in the Navy Reserve from 2003 to 2011, including in the Afghanistan War in 2007-2008.

Panetta was a deputy district attorney in Alameda County from 1996 to 2010 and in Monterey County from 2010 to 2016, and vice chairman of the Monterey County Democratic central committee from 2012 to 2016. He was elected as a Democrat to the House and has served since January 3, 2017. He represents California's 19th Congressional District and sits on the Budget and Ways and Means committees. His House biography says he is a Chief Deputy Whip in the 119th Congress.