Mike Panetta

Michael Joseph Panetta (born July 14, 1971)[1] 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.

Mike Panetta
Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from the District of Columbia's at-large district
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byRay Browne
Succeeded byNate Bennett-Fleming
Personal details
Born (1971-07-14) July 14, 1971
Political partyDemocratic
EducationAmerican University (BA, MA)
WebsiteCampaign website

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".[2][3] 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[4] and defeating D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate Joyce Robinson-Paul in the November election by 86 to 13 percent.[5]

Electoral history
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2006[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Panetta 36,373 47.00
Democratic John J. Forster (withdrawn) 25,554 33.02
Democratic James S. Bubar 13,493 17.43
Democratic Write-ins 1,973 2.55
Total votes 77,393 100.0
n/a Overvotes 18
n/a Undervotes 29,314
District of Columbia Shadow Representative election, 2006[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Panetta 82,759 77.47 -8.83
D.C. Statehood Green Keith R. Ware 13,511 12.65 -0.18
Republican Nelson Rimensnyder 9,700 9.08 +9.08
n/a Write-ins 862 0.81 -0.6
Total votes 218,188 100.0%
n/a Overvotes 35
n/a Undervotes 15,471
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Panetta 30,223 98.1
Democratic Write-ins 602 2.0
Total votes 30,825 100.0
n/a Overvotes 2
n/a Undervotes 10,582
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2008 [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Panetta 187,362 85.87 +8.4
D.C. Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 28,703 13.2 +5.0
n/a Write-ins 2,123 1.0 +0.2
Total votes 218,188 100.0%
n/a Overvotes 81
n/a Undervotes 46,993
District of Columbia Shadow Representative Democratic primary election, 2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Panetta 57,666 55.8
Democratic Nate Bennett-Fleming 43,243 41.9
Democratic Write-ins 2,427 2.4
Total votes 103,336 100.0
District of Columbia Shadow Representative election, 2010[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Panetta 101,207 82.4 −3.5
Republican Nelson Rimensnyder 11,094 9.0 +9.0
D.C. Statehood Green Joyce Robinson-Paul 9,489 7.7 −5.4
n/a Write-ins 1,103 0.9 −0.1
Total votes 122,893 100.0%

References
  1. "Voter's Guide 2006 Supplement" (PDF). The Washington Informer. 2006-08-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. Fischer, Marc (2006-02-02). "Bid for Olympic Curling Team Casts a Stone for D.C. Voting Rights". The Washington Post. p. B01.
  3. Internet Archive copy of taxationwithoutrepresentationstadium.com.
  4. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (September 26, 2008). "Primary Election 2008 Certified Results; Election Date: Tuesday, September 09, 2008". Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  5. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (November 5, 2008). "General Election 2008 Election Night Unofficial Results; Election Date: Tuesday, November 04, 2008". Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  6. "Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Election Night Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Summary Report District Of Columbia Certified Official Results Report" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "Summary Report Certified Primary Election Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. "Summary Report Certified Election Results" (PDF). DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. "Primary Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. "General Election 2010 - Certified Results". DCBOE. District of Columbia Board of Elections. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ray Browne		 Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from the District of Columbia's at-large congressional district
2007–2013		 Succeeded by
Nate Bennett-Fleming
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