Ro Khanna — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district since 2017.
Served as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2009 to 2011.
Co-chaired the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.
Advocates for a "new economic patriotism" and the "Abundance agenda."
States he does not accept campaign contributions from PACs or corporations.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago (1998) and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School (2001).

Biography

Ro Khanna is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district since 2017.

A member of the Democratic Party, he defeated incumbent Mike Honda in 2016. Khanna identifies as a "progressive capitalist" and advocates for a "new economic patriotism" as a governing philosophy, championing the "Abundance agenda.