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About
Ro Khanna is a Democratic Representative from California's 17th District who previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama.
Background
Ro Khanna was born in Philadelphia to Indian parents and attended the University of Chicago and law school. Before entering Congress, he worked as an intellectual property attorney, clerked for a federal appeals judge, and served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama. He also held academic positions as a lecturer at Stanford University, Santa Clara University School of Law, and San Francisco State University.
Political career
Before his election to Congress, Ro Khanna served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and was later appointed to the California Workforce Investment Board. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives in 2017 after defeating an incumbent in the 2016 general election. He has since been reelected to represent California's 17th congressional district four times.
Current focus
Khanna, Ro represents the 17th congressional district of CA in the U.S. House. Khanna, Ro is the ranking member of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation. They also serve on the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and the Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs. They have sponsored 85 bills in the current House, including H.R. 8930; H.R. 8377; H.R. 8266.
Committee Assignments
119th Congress
- Cyber, Information Technologies, and InnovationRanking Member
- Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
- Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist PartyRanking Member
- Seapower and Projection Forces
118th Congress
- Cyber, Information Technologies, and InnovationRanking Member
- Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
- Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist PartyRanking Member
- Seapower and Projection Forces
Legislative Activity
85
Bills Sponsored
10
Recent Votes