GOTV Intel

Ro Khanna

U.S. Representative, California 17th Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · California 17th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: California Secretary of State — Certified List of Candidates, November 3, 2026 General Election (certified 2026-08-27): United States Representative District 17 · read Aug 27, 2026

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Running for California 17th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 3 certified results. See the race

The District

What California 17th Congressional District covers

Covers parts of Santa Clara County and Alameda County.

Map of California 17th Congressional District with 276 precincts

276 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "AB 604 Congressional Plan (2025)" (AB 604, Chapter 96, Statutes of 2025; made operative by Proposition 50 (Election Rigging Response Act), approved by voters Nov 4, 2025); 2026 status: In effect for the 2026 elections under Proposition 50 (approved Nov 4, 2025); Official file https://aelc.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2025-08/ab604.zip

Key Votes

The record

  • H R 7008: Stop Insider Trading Act · voted No

    On Passage · tally 232–198 (1 not voting) · Passed · 22-Jul-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 280 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 216–212 (3 not voting) · Passed · 22-Jul-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • S 2: Secure America Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 214–212 (4 not voting) · Passed · 9-Jun-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 2913: Ukraine Support Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · tally 226–195 (9 not voting) · Passed · 4-Jun-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act · voted No

    On Passage · tally 224–200 (6 not voting) · Passed · 30-Apr-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H J RES 72: Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025 · voted YesClose vote

    On Passage · tally 219–211 (2 not voting) · Passed · 11-Feb-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 65 (2026)

    Feb 11, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · voted No

    On Passage · tally 341–88 (2 not voting) · Passed · 22-Jan-2026 · 119th Congress, roll call 45 (2026)

    Jan 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 6703: Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 216–211 (6 not voting) · Passed · 17-Dec-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source
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  • H R 2550: Protect America’s Workforce Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · tally 231–195 (7 not voting) · Passed · 11-Dec-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 332 (2025)

    Dec 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 4405: Epstein Files Transparency Act · voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · tally 427–1 (5 not voting) · Passed · 18-Nov-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 5371: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 · voted NoClose vote

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · tally 222–209 (2 not voting) · Passed · 12-Nov-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · voted No

    On Passage · tally 231–196 (5 not voting) · Passed · 10-Sep-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • S 1582: GENIUS Act · voted Yes

    On Passage · tally 308–122 (2 not voting) · Passed · 17-Jul-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · tally 218–214 (0 not voting) · Passed · 3-Jul-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 4: Rescissions Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 214–212 (6 not voting) · Passed · 12-Jun-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 1: One Big Beautiful Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 215–214 (2 not voting) · Passed · 22-May-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H J RES 88: Congressional disapproval, of the rule submitted by the EPA relating to “California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision” · voted No

    On Passage · tally 246–164 (22 not voting) · Passed · 1-May-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 114 (2025)

    May 1, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 22: SAVE Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 220–208 (5 not voting) · Passed · 10-Apr-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H CON RES 14: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 · voted NoClose vote

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · tally 216–214 (3 not voting) · Passed · 10-Apr-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 100 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 217–213 (2 not voting) · Passed · 11-Mar-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 28: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act · voted NoClose vote

    On Passage · tally 218–206 (9 not voting) · Passed · 14-Jan-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 12 (2025)

    Jan 14, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • H R 29: Laken Riley Act · voted No

    On Passage · tally 264–159 (11 not voting) · Passed · 7-Jan-2025 · 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House — roll call vote · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.4580 over 565 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Scorecards

  • Club for Growth scorecard, 2025: 16%

    16% on the Club for Growth's 2025 congressional scorecard; lifetime score 12%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · Club for Growth · source

  • AFL-CIO Legislative Scorecard, 2025: 92%

    92% on the AFL-CIO's 2025 Legislative Scorecard; lifetime score 97%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · AFL-CIO · source

  • League of Conservation Voters scorecard, 2025: 100%

    100% on LCV's 2025 National Environmental Scorecard; lifetime score 99%. The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · League of Conservation Voters · source

  • Heritage Action for America scorecard, 119th Congress: 0%

    0% on Heritage Action's 119th Congress scorecard (key votes and co-sponsorships, updated weekly while Congress is in session). The organization's own rating.

    Self-published · Heritage Action for America · source

Committees and Appointments

  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party · Ranking Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Ranking Member

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

  • Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs; Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

  • Committee on Armed Services · Member

    U.S. House, 119th Congress · Member · Subcommittees: Seapower and Projection Forces; Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation

    Official · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives — Member Data (committee assignments) · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Oct 2
Raised
$13,941,385cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$16,929,752cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$7,860,238cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$89,348cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Sapphire Strategies$1,206,665.87
  • Erikson Communication Group Inc$350,271.19
  • Switchboard Public Benefit Corp$174,519.28
  • Capitol Compliance Associates$148,646.83
  • Hwwwork$129,524.19

Campaign finance · Ro For Congress Inc: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Ro For Congress Inc: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $13,941,385.13 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $7,860,237.75 · cash on hand $16,929,752.19 · debts owed by the committee $89,348.30 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $12,881,156.54 (92%); PACs and other political committees $1,000.00 (0%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $1,059,228.59 (8%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $1,818,551.01; general consulting $719,340.85; other $491,762.21; media and advertising $408,932.65; staff, contractors and reimbursements $361,918.83; compliance and treasurer $150,646.83.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Filings

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Ro

  • Google/YouTube ads · RO FOR CONGRESS INC (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (RO FOR CONGRESS INC). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 4 ads Oct 2021–Feb 2022 during the 2022 cycle, $1,500–$2,300 (Google creative spend ranges; 3 text, 1 video); 10 ads May–Oct 2020 during the 2020 cycle, $200–$1,200 (Google creative spend ranges; 10 text). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Feb 5, 2022 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“Rep. Massie and I introduced our bill to release the Epstein files nearly a year ago.”
Khanna, Massie, Leger Fernández, Merkley, Luján Introduce the "Epstein Files Transparency Act II"Aug 5, 2026 · Self-published · Office of Rep. Ro Khanna (official press release) · source

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · CA-17

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · California Secretary of State

  • On the ballot: U.S. Representative, California 17th District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed on the California Secretary of State's Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026 General Election (certified August 27, 2026), 'United States Representative District 17', as Ro Khanna (Democratic), ballot designation "United States Congressmember". Top-two general; opponent: Ritesh Tandon (Republican).

    Aug 27, 2026 · Official · CA SOS Certified List of Candidates, Nov 3, 2026 General Election · source

  • Sponsored travel · Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc.

    Ukraine, Poland, 8/21/2026 to 8/28/2026. Original filing, filed by Julia Marie Snodgrass.

    Aug 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc. and Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

    Israel, 8/12/2026 to 8/21/2026. Original filing, filed by Zainab Adamu.

    Aug 12, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Center Forward

    Seattle, WA, 7/29/2026 to 8/3/2026. Original filing, filed by Selene Ceja.

    Jul 29, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Innovative Future Collective, Inc.

    San Francisco, CA, 7/6/2026 to 7/9/2026. Original filing, filed by Preeti Turpuseema.

    Jul 6, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • June 2, 2026 top-two primary, CA-17: 83,051 votes (62.3%), finished first · advances to November

    California Secretary of State, Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Primary Election, United States Representative, 17th Congressional District, district totals: Ro Khanna (DEM) 83,051; Ritesh Tandon (REP) 19,793; Jennie Ha Phan (REP) 14,282; Ethan Agarwal (DEM) 8,658; Mike Katz (DEM) 6,382; Joe Dehn (LIB) 1,152. Total 133,318.

    Jun 2, 2026 · Official · CA SOS Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 Primary · source

  • Sponsored travel · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

    Burbank, CA, 4/29/2026 to 5/1/2026. Original filing, filed by Selene Ceja.

    Apr 29, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

    Burbank, CA, 4/29/2026 to 5/1/2026. Original filing, filed by David Dorfman.

    Apr 29, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Center for Strategic and International Studies and Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Japan, 4/4/2026 to 4/11/2026. Original filing, filed by Rory Daly.

    Apr 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Stanford University

    Palo Alto, CA, 2/18/2026 to 2/21/2026. Original filing, filed by David Dorfman.

    Feb 18, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Stanford University

    Palo Alto, CA, 2/17/2026 to 2/21/2026. Original filing, filed by Preeti Turpuseema.

    Feb 17, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

    The Plains, VA, Warrenton, VA, 6/16/2025. Original filing, filed by Preeti Turpuseema.

    Jun 16, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Emerson Collective

    Seattle, WA, 4/23/2025 to 4/25/2025. Original filing, filed by Kevin Fox.

    Apr 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

    Cambridge, MA, 4/16/2025 to 4/18/2025. Original filing, filed by Selene Ceja.

    Apr 16, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Stanford University

    Palo Alto, CA, 10/1/2024 to 10/4/2024. Original filing, filed by Kevin Fox.

    Oct 1, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Stanford University

    Menlo Park, CA, 8/13/2024 to 8/16/2024. Original filing, filed by Kevin Fox.

    Aug 13, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Foundation for Rural Service, Broadband Association of North Dakota, and Minnesota Telecom Alliance.

    Grand Forks, ND,, Fargo, ND,, Alexandria, MN, 8/15/2023 to 8/18/2023. Original filing, filed by Kevin Fox.

    Aug 15, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Foundation for Rural Service

    Burlington, VT, 8/16/2022 to 8/19/2022. Original filing, filed by Kevin Fox.

    Aug 16, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · Stanford University

    Stanford, CA, 8/8/2022 to 8/16/2022. Original filing, filed by Selene Ceja.

    Aug 8, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · National Security Action

    Cambridge, MD, 5/13/2022 to 5/15/2022. Original filing, filed by Geo Saba.

    May 13, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel · The Foundation for Rural Service

    Great Falls, MT, Havre, MT, 8/17/2021 to 8/19/2021. Original filing, filed by Kevin Fox.

    Aug 17, 2021 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Not on file for Ro yet: In the News. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_xq6t6htzz.

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