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. 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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Speaking to the District’s Future Political Leaders

Monday, November 27th, 2006 at 6:52pm

Last week I had the opportunity to work with local high school students who are participating in the District’s YMCA’s Youth & Government program. The program has the students write their own legislation and then debate in a mock legislature setting. I was very active in this program in high school in Connecticut and it played a big role in shaping who I am today. Youth & Government fostered my interest in policy and politics which led to my decision to attend university and settle here in Washington . . .so it felt good to give back a little.

Also, I have to say that the Program Director (and fellow AU alum) Karyn Cassella does a great job making sure dozens of high school students were where they were supposed to be for the various sessions…no easy task!
It was a great learning experience for me as well to see how the DC program operates and to hear what issues the students cared about. In my role as “shadow-representative-elect” I also had the opportunity to speak to the students about the District’s unique and unjust “taxation without representation” status. Let’s just hope that issue is resolved before this next generation of leadership in the District of Columbia comes of age!

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