# Mike Panetta

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{{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](/source/Shadow_congressperson) of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the [District of Columbia](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)'s [at-large](/source/District_of_Columbia's_at-large_congressional_district) district
|term_start  = January 3, 2007
|term_end    = January 3, 2013
|predecessor = [Ray Browne](/source/Ray_Browne_(politician))
|successor   = [Nate Fleming](/source/Nate_Fleming)
|birth_name  = Michael Joseph Panetta
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1971|7|14}}
|birth_place = 
|death_date  = 
|death_place = 
|party       = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
|education   = [American University](/source/American_University) {{small|([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [MA](/source/Master_of_Arts))}}
|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](/source/District_of_Columbia) [shadow representative](/source/Shadow_congressperson), 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](/source/Delegate_(United_States_Congress)) to Congress, an office held by [Eleanor Holmes Norton](/source/Eleanor_Holmes_Norton) while Panetta was shadow representative. The office of delegate is created by the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/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](/source/District_of_Columbia_Olympic_Committee) and leading efforts to rebrand [RFK Stadium](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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  = [Overvote](/source/Overvote)s
  |votes      = 18
  |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = n/a
  |candidate  = [Undervote](/source/Undervote)s
  |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     = &minus;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     = &minus;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     = &minus;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  = [Overvote](/source/Overvote)s
  |votes      = 35
  |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = n/a
  |candidate  = [Undervote](/source/Undervote)s
  |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  = [Overvote](/source/Overvote)s
  |votes      = 2
  |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = n/a
  |candidate  = [Undervote](/source/Undervote)s
  |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  = [Overvote](/source/Overvote)s
  |votes      = 81
  |percentage = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = n/a
  |candidate  = [Undervote](/source/Undervote)s
  |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     = &minus;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     = &minus;5.44
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
 | votes      = 1,103
 | percentage = 0.90
 |change     = &minus;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}}

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{{s-bef|before=[Ray Browne](/source/Ray_Browne_(politician))}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Shadow Member](/source/Shadow_congressperson) of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives)<br>from the [District of Columbia's at-large congressional district](/source/District_of_Columbia's_at-large_congressional_district)|years=2007–2013}}
{{s-aft|after=[Nate Fleming](/source/Nate_Fleming)}}
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Category:United States shadow representatives from the District of Columbia
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Category:21st-century Washington, D.C., politicians

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