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 by	Ray Browne
Succeeded by	Nate Bennett-Fleming
Personal details
Born	July 14, 1971
Political party	Democratic
Education	American University (BA, MA)
Website	Campaign 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	Democratic	John J. Forster (withdrawn)	25,554	33.02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.

External links

• www.mikepanetta.com
• Holley, Joe (2006-09-03). "The Race for Nonmember: Shadow Candidates for Congress Find They Must Explain the Office". The Washington Post. p. C01. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
• Thornburg, Ryan; White, Ben (2000-06-20). "Going Negative". Slate. Retrieved 2008-08-12.