At a Glance

Seat

Representative for California District 17

Born

September 13, 1976

Age 49

Phone

(202) 225-2631

Office

306 Cannon House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|California District 17

Ro Khanna

Rohit Khanna 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 endorsed Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in 2016. In 2020, Khanna co-chaired the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.

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Voting Record — 534

Yes40%

No58%

Present1%

Not Voting2%

Party align98%

Cross-party1%

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District Map

Congressional District 17

U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.

Social & Web

Official site Bluesky X @RepRoKhanna Facebook Instagram

External Resources

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Ro Khanna

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratCalifornia District 17

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Ro's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 40 sponsored · 170 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 8(source)

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie thinks our events are "fake town halls.” What do you all think? Say what you want, Rep. Mackenzie, but we're hosting one on May 17th in your district. You're welcome to come.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 7(source)

My discussion with @kaitlancollins.bsky.social about the tense situation between India and Pakistan and the way forward.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM@calltoactivism.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

EXCLUSIVE: In a mic-drop moment, Ro Khanna took the stage at Yale—where he and JD Vance both graduated—and told the crowd that Vance’s politics are so disgraceful, they cheapen the degree. It was the loudest applause of the night. JD Vance is a disgrace and a joke.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 6(source)

My full speech that I gave at our alma mater Yale Law School calling him out: open.substack.com/pub/rokhanna...

CALL TO ACTIVISM

@calltoactivism.bsky.social

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Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

I believe in an America where it’s not about who cuts deals or curries favor—but about who works hard. I want to fight for them. To make sure they get a fair shot.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

So yes, I understand those who feel dismissed, underestimated, overlooked. I know what it’s like to fight to be heard. To outwork everyone just to get a chance.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

That faith was in my blood. My grandfather spent four years in jail during Gandhi’s independence movement—choosing principle over personal comfort. He believed in human rights even when it meant prison.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

But I had faith. That if I stayed true to my convictions, if I kept showing up, kept doing the work—eventually, the doors would crack open.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

When I moved to Silicon Valley—the wealthiest place on Earth—I had $100,000 in student debt. No connections. No famous name. No political backing. In fact, the establishment fiercely opposed me.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

And my father, an engineer at a manufacturing company, would ask over dinner: “What happened to the other 10%?”—because education was our ladder up.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

I still remember my mother late at night, sitting at the kitchen table with stacks of notecards, helping me memorize English words—one by one. She knew being strong in the English language meant being strong in America.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 5(source)

Thread: My parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s. I was born in 1976 in Philadelphia and raised in public schools. For our family, the path forward wasn’t money or connections—it was work and education.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 4(source)

American kids don’t need a billionaire who enjoys living in gold-plated penthouses lecturing them about how many toys they can have.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Open post ↗

Trump: "I don't think a beautiful baby girl that's 11 years old needs to have 30 dolls. I think they can have three dolls or four dolls ... they don't need to have 250 pencils. They can have five."

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 4(source)

Trump’s reckless tariffs are kneecapping the economy. There was 2.4% growth when Biden left. After the tariffs, it’s -.3%. @chrislhayes.bsky.social and I discuss basic econ 101 that Howard Lutnick and leaders in this administration are getting wrong.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 1(source)

I was in rural Nebraska for a town hall last week. Why are Trump and JD Vance cutting $1 billion in funding to farmers that pays them to give food to churches, non-profit organizations, and kids?

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialMay 1(source)

The problem for Howard Lutnick is he's offering 19th century solutions of high tariffs and Polk like expansionism for a 21st century economy. @stevebenen.com explains how backwards looking the vision is. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Howard Lutnick’s vision of ‘great jobs of the future’ looks a lot like the past

“The new model” that the commerce secretary is excited about looks an awful lot like the factory jobs that existed in the 19th century.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialApr 30(source)

If Republicans won't listen to voters in town halls, we will. That's why I'm hosting a "Benefits Over Billionaires" town hall in Allentown -- Join me! www.mobilize.us/rokhanna/eve...

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialApr 30(source)

It turns out that when you launch a trade war with blanket tariffs, layoff federal workers en masse, cancel federal contracts, & reduce skilled immigration, you will have negative GDP growth. Trump turned 2.4% growth to -.3%. Econ 101.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialApr 30(source)

A Silicon Valley constituent tells me @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social’s 2% wealth tax is nothing compared to Donald Trump’s 20% destruction of his portfolio.

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.socialApr 30(source)

Amazon CEO $212 million 4 Amazon VP $30 million each Median Amazon worker $37,000 Make it make sense.

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Sponsored Bills(40)

H. Res. 1207 (119th)
Expressing support for protecting Americans from the harmful effects of private equity.
H. Con. Res. 87 (119th)
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove Un…
H.R. 8377 (119th)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of prior authorization u…
H.R. 8266 (119th)
To prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline prices.
H.R. 8107 (119th)
To require the establishment of a list identifying program areas and administrative practice…

Cosponsored Bills(170)

H. Res. 1286 (119th)
Calling for a trade policy that supports workers, consumers, independent farmers, small busi…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H. Res. 1291 (119th)
Expressing support for the recognition of May 3 through May 9, 2026, as Wildfire Preparednes…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H.R. 8792 (119th)
To require the collection of information on multigenerational caregiving in at least one maj…
Joined: 2026-05-13
H. Res. 1280 (119th)
Supporting the designation the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "Taiwanese American H…
Joined: 2026-05-13
H. Res. 1278 (119th)
Reaffirming congressional support for the Taiwan Relations Act and longstanding bipartisan T…
Joined: 2026-05-12

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Voting History

534 total votes

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Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-11-13	H.R. 5371 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-11-12	H. Res. 873 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-19	H. Res. 719 (119th)	Approve resolution	PRESENT	YES	—	Passed
2025-09-19	H.R. 5371 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-19	H.R. 5371 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-18	H.R. 1047 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-18	H.R. 3015 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-18	H.R. 3062 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H. Res. 713 (119th)	Kill the motion	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H.R. 5143 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H.R. 5125 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H. Res. 722 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-17	H. Res. 722 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H.R. 5140 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H.R. 4922 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H.R. 2721 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H. Res. 707 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-16	H. Res. 707 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-15	H.R. 3400 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-09-15	H.J. Res. 117 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-11	H.R. 3486 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-11	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Instruct negotiators	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-10	H.R. 3838 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2025-09-09	H. Res. 682 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-09	H. Res. 682 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-08	H.R. 3425 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-09-08	H.R. 3424 (119th)	Fast-track passage	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Passed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-09-04	H.R. 4553 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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