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Ro Khanna

California · 17th

ChamberU.S. HousePartyDemocraticBioguide IDK000389

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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

RO KHANNA, Democrat, of Fremont, CA; born in Philadelphia, PA, September 13, 1976; education: B.A., economics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1998; J.D., Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, 2001; professional history: lawyer, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 2004-09; deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2009-11; author, Entrepreneurial Nation: Why Manufacturing is Still Key to America's Future, 2012; visiting lecturer (Stanford University) and law professor (Santa Clara University and San Francisco State University), 2012-16; member, California Workforce Investment Board, 2012-16; election history: elected to the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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Committee on Armed ServicesMember

Seapower and Projection Forces · Member
Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation · Member

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Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs · Member
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Congressional Progressive Caucus (Vice Chair)Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans (Co-Chair)