Mike Panetta

Mike Panetta
Panetta at a voting rights rally on Capitol Hill, July 2007
District of Columbia Shadow Representative
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2007
Preceded by	Ray Browne
Personal details
Born	July 14, 1971 (1971-07-14) (age 40)
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	American University
Website	www.mikepanetta.com

Michael Joseph "Mike" Panetta (born July 14, 1971)^[1] has been the District of Columbia shadow representative since 2007.

A shadow representative is different from a delegate to Congress, an office currently held by Eleanor Holmes Norton. While the office of delegate is created by the U.S. House of Representatives, the shadow representative position was created by the D.C. government and is not recognized by Congress.

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]

Election history

2010 Shadow Representative, D.C., General Election^[6]

Mike Panetta (D) 82.35%

Nelson Rimensnyder (R) 9.03%

Joyce Robinson-Paul (Statehood-Green) 7.72%

Write-in 0.90% 2010 Shadow Representative, D.C., Democratic Primary Election[7] Mike Panetta (D) 55.80% Nate Bennett-Flemming 41.85% Write-in 2.35% 2008 Shadow Representative, D.C., General Election[8] Mike Panetta (D) 85.87% Joyce Robinson-Paul (Statehood-Green) 13.16% Write-in 0.97% 2008 Shadow Representative, D.C., Democratic Primary Election[9] Mike Panetta (D) 98.05% Write-in 1.95% 2006 Shadow Representative, D.C., General Election[10] Mike Panetta (D) 77% Keith R. Ware (Statehood-Green) 13% Nelson Rimensnyder (R) 9% Write-in 1% 2006 Shadow Representative, D.C., Democratic Primary Election[11] Mike Panetta (D) 47% John J. Forster (D) 33% James S. Bubar (D) 17% Write-in 3% References ^ "Voter's Guide 2006 Supplement". The Washington Informer. 2006-08-24. Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20080625021251/http://www.washingtoninformer.com/Voters+Guide+REVISED+06.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-03.  ^ Fischer, Marc (2006-02-02). "Bid for Olympic Curling Team Casts a Stone for D.C. Voting Rights". The Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/01/AR2006020102363.html.  ^ Internet Archive copy of taxationwithoutrepresentationstadium.com. ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (September 26, 2008). "Primary Election 2008 Certified Results; Election Date: Tuesday, September 09, 2008". http://dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final.asp?prev=0&electionid=1&result_type=3. Retrieved 2008-11-08.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (November 5, 2008). "General Election 2008 Election Night Unofficial Results; Election Date: Tuesday, November 04, 2008". http://dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final_gen.asp?prev=0&electionid=2&result_type=1. Retrieved 2008-11-08.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (2008-11-24). "DC General Election 2008, November 2, 2010, Summary Report, District of Columbia, Certified Official Results Report". http://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/general_election_results/2010. Retrieved 2010-12-08.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (2008-09-26). "Primary Election, September 14, 2010, Summary Report, District of Columbia, Certified Election Night Results". http://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/results_2010.asp?prev=0&electionid=4&result_type=3.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (2008-11-24). "DC General Election 2008, November 4, 2008, Summary Report, District of Columbia, Certified Official Results Report". http://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final_gen.asp?prev=0&electionid=2&result_type=3. Retrieved 2010-01-26.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (2008-09-26). "Primary Election, September 9, 2008, Summary Report, District of Columbia, Certified Election Night Results". http://www.dcboee.org/election_info/election_results/election_result_new/results_final.asp?prev=0&electionid=1&result_type=3.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (2006-11-21). "DC General Election 2006, November 7, 2006, Summary Report, District of Columbia, Certified Official Results Report". http://dcboee.org/pdf_files/Summary_General_2006.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-12.  ^ District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics (2006-09-26). "Primary Election, September 12, 2006, Summary Report, District of Columbia, Certified Election Night Results". http://dcboee.org/pdf_files/ey2006_primary_summary.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-12.  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. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090201373.html. Retrieved 2008-08-09.  Thornburg, Ryan; White, Ben (2000-06-20). "Going Negative". Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/84715/. Retrieved 2008-08-12.  Political offices Preceded by Ray Browne United States Shadow Representative from the District of Columbia 2007 – present Incumbent Persondata Name Panetta, Mike Alternative names Short description American politician Date of birth 1971-07-14 Place of birth Date of death Place of death