PANETTA, LEON EDWARD
D Β· house Β· bioguide P000047
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- FEC candidate id
H6CA16036- Internal id
9765b560-1ef8-4b6b-90ed-9fae709eb1b9- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), CA-17. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 749,526 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $182,230 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $85,924 |
| Income | In poverty | 6.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.446 |
| Race | White alone | 21.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 2.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 57.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 16.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 8.9% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 50.5% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 37.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 10.9% |
| Education | High school or higher | 75.1% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 63.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 33.6% |
| Household | Family households | 69.2% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.73 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $1,512,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $3,052 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 44.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 7.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 2.4% |
| Health | With a disability | 7.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 96.4% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 2.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 58.1% |
| Commute | Public transit | 2.9% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 26.6% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | $4,862 | $106,597 | $0 | $0 | $665 |
| 1992 | $410,624 | $513,488 | $101,734 | $2,930 | $151,374 |
| 1990 | $295,399 | $272,710 | $204,599 | $0 | $137,400 |
| 1988 | $318,076 | $252,336 | $181,908 | $0 | $140,820 |
| 1986 | $166,791 | $115,446 | $116,169 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $227,639 | $279,883 | $64,824 | $0 | $112,409 |
| 1982 | $124,773 | $72,390 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $102,407 | $55,475 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· CA-16 β won
- 1982 general house Β· CA-16 β won
- 1984 general house Β· CA-16 β won
- 1986 general house Β· CA-16 β won
- 1988 general house Β· CA-16 β won
- 1990 general house Β· CA-16 β won
- 1992 general house Β· CA-17 β won
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (18)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | employed_by | Central Intelligence Agency | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Santa Clara University College of Arts & Sciences | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Santa Clara University School of Law | β | wikidata | |
| β | employed_by | Santa Clara University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Monterey High School | β | wikidata | |
| 2011-07-01 | held_position | United States Secretary of Defense | β | wikidata | |
| 2009-02-13 | held_position | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | β | wikidata | |
| 1994-07-17 | held_position | White House Chief of Staff | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-21 | held_position | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | β | wikidata | |
| 1993-01-05 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1991-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata |