Ro Khanna

Extracted Attributes

• Gender

  Male

• Education

  Council Rock High School North

• Full Name

  Rohit Khanna

• Taught at

  Stanford University (Economics), Santa Clara University (Law), San Francisco State University (American Jurisprudence)

• Occupation

  Politician, Lawyer, Academic

• Citizenship

  United States

• Current Role

  U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district

• Date of Birth

  1976-09-13

• Place of Birth

  Philadelphia, USA

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Political Ideology

  Progressive capitalist, Economic Patriotism, Abundance agenda

• Campaign Finance Stance

  Accepts donations only from individuals; refuses PACs and corporations

Timeline

• Born in Philadelphia, USA. (Source: Wikidata, Wikipedia)

  1976-09-13

• Began serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2009-08-08

• Concluded service as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2011-08

• Unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. representative seat for California's 17th congressional district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2014

• Endorsed Bernie Sanders for President of the United States. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2016

• Defeated eight-term incumbent Mike Honda in the general election for California's 17th congressional district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2016-11-08

• Began serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2017

• Co-chaired the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2020

• Serves as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI) on the House Armed Services Committee. (Source: Web Search Results)

  Ongoing

• Serves on the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. (Source: Web Search Results)

  Ongoing

• Serves on the Oversight and Accountability Committee, having previously chaired the Environmental Subcommittee. (Source: Web Search Results)

  Ongoing

Ro Khanna

Rohit Khanna (born September 13, 1976) 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. Khanna was born in Philadelphia to Indian immigrant parents. A self described "progressive capitalist", Khanna has called for a "new economic patriotism" as a governing philosophy. Khanna has championed the Abundance agenda. He states that he only accepts campaign donations from individuals and is one of only six members of the House, and ten members of Congress, who state that they do not take campaign contributions from political action committees (PACs) or corporations.

Web Search Results

• Ro Khanna

  Rohit Khanna (born September 13, 1976) isan American politician and lawyerserving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district

• About Rep. Khanna | Congressman Ro Khanna - House.gov

  Image 2: photo of Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) Representative Ro Khanna is a leading progressive voice in the House working to restore American manufacturing and technology leadership, improve the lives of working people, and advance U.S. leadership on climate, human rights, and diplomacy around the world. As Chair of the House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee, Khanna brought the CEOs of six major fossil fuel companies before Congress to testify under oath about climate disinformation for the first time in history. Khanna is a strong supporter of the labor movement and has pushed for policies like the PRO Act to ensure that no one with a full-time job needs to rely on food stamps, housing vouchers, or other welfare.

• Ro Khanna Bio

  * ISA Conference * ISA Conference Rep. Khanna is working to ensure our nation is focused on creating new tech jobs across the country, particularly for American left behind, and investing in science and technology to win the 21st Century. Instead of spending trillions on wars overseas, Rep. Khanna believes we should invest in priorities at home like Medicare for All, Debt Free College, and a new 21st Century infrastructure. A dedicated political reformer, Rep. Khanna is one of only a few members of Congress to refuse contributions from PACs and lobbyists. Prior to serving in Congress, Rep. Khanna taught economics at Stanford University, law at Santa Clara University, and American Jurisprudence at San Francisco State University. * ISA Awards

• About | Congressman Ro Khanna - House.gov

  Congressman Ro Khanna represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fifth term. Rep. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI), a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and on the Oversight and Accountability Committee, where he previously chaired the Environmental Subcommittee. As a leading progressive in the House, Rep, Khanna is working to restore American manufacturing and technology leadership, improve the lives of working people, and advance U.S. leadership on climate, human rights, and diplomacy around the world.

• Meet Ro | Ro Khanna for Congress

  * Ro Khanna on Facebook * Ro Khanna on Twitter * Ro Khanna on YouTube * Ro Khanna on Instagram Ro Khanna for Congress **Congressman Ro Khanna, 46, is a Representative of California’s 17th District in the 117th Congress.** In Congress, Khanna is a progressive voice working to create good jobs and opportunities for people in the 17th district and across the country. Khanna also served on the White House Business Council, working with both business and labor for policies that promote to bring back American manufacturing jobs. * Ro Khanna on Facebook * Ro Khanna on Twitter * Ro Khanna on YouTube * Ro Khanna on Instagram

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Council Rock High School North

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  9/13/1976

• Place Of Birth

  Philadelphia

Rohit Khanna (/ˈkʌnə/; born September 13, 1976) is an American politician, lawyer, and academic 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 identifies as a progressive capitalist, and has called for a "new economic patriotism" as a governing philosophy. He states that he only accepts campaign donations from individuals and is one of only six members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and ten members of Congress, who state that they do not take campaign contributions from political action committees (PACs) or corporations.