Who is Mike Panetta?

Mike Panetta was recently elected to the position of U.S. Representative in the November 7th election in the District of Columbia, DC. The position is often referred to as the "Shadow Representative" and should not be confused with the office of Delegate to Congress, which is currently held by Eleanor Holmes Norton.

Mike has run several high-profile campaigns for DC representation including starting an Olympic team for the District and leading efforts to rebrand RFK Stadium as "Taxation Without Representation Field" Mike pledges to make the DC voting rights issue a national one that is embraced by progressive activists across the country.

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    • So It Begins Again…

    Monday, May 12th, 2008 at 10:50am

    Last week I filed my papers at the DC Board of Elections and Ethics to run for re-election for U.S. “Shadow” Representative in the District of Columbia. Hats off the the very efficient team at the DCBOEE, they got everyone registered and ready to go in short order.

    Not sure if anyone is going to challenge me yet, but I’m going to run like someone is regardless.

    The biggest challenge last time, and this time, is getting the required signatures to get on the September 9th primary ballot. Because this is a city wide office, I need to get 2,000 signatures from registered Democrats in the District…and that’s just the minimum. I really need about 3,000-4,000 signatures to make sure I can survive any challenges to my petitions. It didn’t happen last time, but you can’t take anything for granted.

    If anyone wants to help me get some signatures, even if it’s only a few, please give me a holler at mike(at)mikepanetta.com.

    See you out on the streets!!

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