{{Short description|American politician (born 1971)}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Mike Panetta |image = Mike Panetta.jpg |office = Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives<br>from the District of Columbia's at-large district |term_start = January 3, 2007 |term_end = January 3, 2013 |predecessor = Ray Browne |successor = Nate Fleming |birth_name = Michael Joseph Panetta |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|7|14}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = American University {{small|(BA, MA)}} |website = {{url|mikepanetta.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Michael Joseph Panetta''' (born July 14, 1971)<ref>{{cite web|title=Voter's Guide 2006 Supplement |work=The Washington Informer |date=2006-08-24 |url=http://www.washingtoninformer.com/Voters%20Guide%20REVISED%2006.pdf |accessdate=2008-08-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625021251/http://www.washingtoninformer.com/Voters%20Guide%20REVISED%2006.pdf |archivedate=2008-06-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a former District of Columbia shadow representative, having served from 2007 to 2013. Though elected by the citizens of Washington, Panetta was not recognized by Congress. A shadow representative is different from a delegate to Congress, an office held by Eleanor Holmes Norton while Panetta was shadow representative. The office of delegate is created by the U.S. House of Representatives and delegates are recognized by that body.
==Political career== Panetta has run several high-profile campaigns for D.C. representation, including starting the District of Columbia Olympic Committee and leading efforts to rebrand RFK Stadium as "Taxation Without Representation Field".<ref>{{cite news |title=Bid for Olympic Curling Team Casts a Stone for D.C. Voting Rights |first=Marc |last=Fischer |work=The Washington Post |date=2006-02-02 |page=B01 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020102363.html }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.taxationwithoutrepresentationstadium.com/ Internet Archive copy of taxationwithoutrepresentationstadium.com.]</ref> Panetta has pledged to make District of Columbia voting rights a national issue that is embraced by progressive activists across the country.
Panetta was reelected in 2008, facing no opposition in the Democratic primary<ref name=2008-primary>{{cite web |title=Primary Election 2008 Certified Results; Election Date: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 |author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics |date=September 26, 2008 |url=http://dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final.asp?prev=0&electionid=1&result_type=3 |accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref> and defeating D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul in the November election by 86 to 13 percent.<ref name=2008-general>{{cite web |title=General Election 2008 Election Night Unofficial Results; Election Date: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 |author=District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics |date=November 5, 2008 |url=http://dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final_gen.asp?prev=0&electionid=2&result_type=1 |accessdate=2008-11-08}}</ref>
==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2006<ref name="DCBOE-primaries-06">{{cite web |title=Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Election Night Results |url=https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/ey2006_primary_summary.pdf |website=DCBOE |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections |accessdate=3 December 2020 |date=26 September 2006}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Panetta |votes = 36,373 |percentage = 47.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = John J. Forster ''(withdrawn)'' |votes = 25,554 |percentage = 33.02 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = James S. Bubar |votes = 13,493 |percentage = 17.43 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 1,973 |percentage = 2.55 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 77,393 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Overvotes |votes = 18 |percentage = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Undervotes |votes = 29,314 |percentage = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title = District of Columbia Shadow Representative election, 2006<ref name="DCBOE-general-06">{{cite web |title=Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Official Results Report |url=https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/Summary_General_2006.pdf |website=DCBOE |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections |accessdate=3 December 2020 |date=21 November 2006}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Mike Panetta | votes = 82,759 | percentage = 77.47 |change = −8.83 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = D.C. Statehood Green Party | candidate = Keith R. Ware | votes = 13,511 | percentage = 12.65 |change = −0.18 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Nelson Rimensnyder | votes = 9,700 | percentage = 9.08 |change = +9.08 }} {{Election box write-in with party link | votes = 862 | percentage = 0.81 |change = −0.6 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 218,188 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Overvotes |votes = 35 |percentage = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Undervotes |votes = 15,471 |percentage = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008<ref name="DCBOE-primaries-08">{{cite web |title=Summary Report Certified Primary Election Results |url=https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/Primary_08_Certified_Results_Summary.pdf |website=DCBOE |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections |accessdate=2 December 2020 |date=25 September 2008}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Panetta |votes = 30,223 |percentage = 98.05 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 602 |percentage = 1.95 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 30,825 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Overvotes |votes = 2 |percentage = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Undervotes |votes = 10,582 |percentage = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008 <ref name="DCBOE-general-08">{{cite web |title=Summary Report Certified Election Results |url=https://dcboe.org/dcboe/media/PDFFiles/General_08_Certified_Results_Summary.pdf |website=DCBOE |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections |accessdate=2 December 2020 |date=24 November 2008}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Mike Panetta | votes = 187,362 | percentage = 85.87 |change = +8.40 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = D.C. Statehood Green Party | candidate = Joyce Robinson-Paul | votes = 28,703 | percentage = 13.16 |change = +0.51 }} {{Election box write-in with party link | votes = 2,123 | percentage = 0.97 |change = +0.16 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 218,188 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Overvotes |votes = 81 |percentage = }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = n/a |candidate = Undervotes |votes = 46993 |percentage = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title = District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2010<ref name="DCBOE-primaries">{{cite web |title=Primary Election 2010 - Certified Results |url=https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2010-primary-Election |website=DCBOE |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections |accessdate=17 November 2020 |date=29 September 2010}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Mike Panetta |votes = 57,666 |percentage = 55.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Nate Bennett-Fleming |votes = 43,243 |percentage = 41.85 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change |votes = 2,427 |percentage = 2.35 }} {{Election box total no change |votes = 103,336 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title =District of Columbia Shadow Representative election, 2010<ref name="DCBOE-general">{{cite web |title=General Election 2010 - Certified Results |url=https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2010-General-Election |website=DCBOE |publisher=District of Columbia Board of Elections |accessdate=17 November 2020 |date=19 November 2010}}</ref> }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Mike Panetta | votes = 101,207 | percentage = 82.35 |change = −3.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Nelson Rimensnyder | votes = 11,094 | percentage = 9.03 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link | party = D.C. Statehood Green Party | candidate = Joyce Robinson-Paul | votes = 9,489 | percentage = 7.72 |change = −5.44 }} {{Election box write-in with party link | votes = 1,103 | percentage = 0.90 |change = −0.07 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 122,893 |percentage = 100.00 }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.mikepanetta.com www.mikepanetta.com] *{{cite news |title=The Race for Nonmember: Shadow Candidates for Congress Find They Must Explain the Office |last=Holley |first=Joe |work=The Washington Post |date=2006-09-03 |page=C01 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090201373.html |accessdate=2008-08-09}} *{{cite news |title=Going Negative |last=Thornburg |first=Ryan |author2=White, Ben |work=Slate |date=2000-06-20 |url=http://www.slate.com/id/84715/ |accessdate=2008-08-12}}
{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{s-bef|before=Ray Browne}} {{s-ttl|title=Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives<br>from the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district|years=2007–2013}} {{s-aft|after=Nate Fleming}} {{s-end}}
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