Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017
Preceded by
Mike Honda
Personal details
Born
Rohit Khanna
(1976-09-13) September 13, 1976 (age 47) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Ritu Ahuja Khanna
(m. 2015)
Children
2
Relatives
Amarnath Vidyalankar (grandfather)
Education
University of Chicago (BA) Yale University (JD)
Website
House website
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Ro Khanna speaks in support of his amendment to block military action against Iran without congressional approval Recorded January 30, 2020
Rohit Khanna (/ˈkʌnə/KUH-nə; born September 13, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated eight-term incumbent Democratic Representative Mike Honda in the general election on November 8, 2016, after first running for the same seat in 2014. Khanna also served as the deputy assistant secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama from August 8, 2009, to August 2011.
Khanna identifies as a progressive capitalist, and has called for a "new economic patriotism" as a governing philosophy.[1][2][3][4] He states that he only accepts campaign donations from individuals and is one of only six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and ten members of Congress, who state that they do not take campaign contributions from political action committees (PACs) or corporations.[5][6][7][8]
^"How progressive capitalism can be the recipe for economic growth and innovation". foxbusiness.com. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
^Klein, Ezra (May 1, 2019). "Ro Khanna and the tensions of Silicon Valley liberalism". Vox. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^Kruse, Michael (August 26, 2022). "Ro Khanna's Apology Tour. And Why Trump Voters Love It". Politico. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^Shudak, Jeff (August 9, 2022). "Ro Khanna's new economic patriotism lifts up those of us in trades". carrollspaper.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
^"U.S. Senate — Senators' PAC Fundraising in their current Election Cycles". CleanSlateNow.org. September 15, 2017. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^Ravel, Ann M. (April 6, 2017). "'No PAC Act' offers voters hope to be heard". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^"PAC Fundraising Totals and the 115th Congress – House of Representatives @". Cleanslatenow.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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