Elections

Panetta Takes DC for Democracy Endorsement

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Last night I was happy to win the endorsement of DC for Democracy for re-election to the Shadow U.S. Representative position. I’ve been a member of this group since 2004 when it was “DC for Dean” and it was the first group ever to endorse me when I first ran for office in 2006. The [...]

Panetta Snags Ward 3 Democrats Endorsement

Friday, June 18th, 2010

I was formally endorsed by the Ward 3 Democrats for re-election to “Shadow” U.S. Representative position on June 17th at the organization’s monthly meeting. The threshold for endorsement was 75% of the votes cast, which I was able to meet. This endorsement comes less than a week after I prevailed in the the city-wide Democratic Party straw poll.

Panetta Wins DC Democratic Straw Poll

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

The DC Democratic State Committee held a “straw poll’ on June 12th that was open to all DC Democrats during their state convention. Mike Panetta won the “Shadow” U.S. House poll with 40% of the votes in a 6-way race.
“Thanks to all the Democrats who came out on a hot, sweaty Saturday to support my efforts.

I truly appreciate the vote of confidence in what I’m doing for congressional representation and statehood,” said Panetta.

District of Columbia Statehood Efforts in 2010

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

This is an exciting time for DC Statehood, and I know I speak for many when I say how pleased I am to see all the renewed efforts and energy surrounding the goal of making the District of Columbia the 51st state.
If there ever was a time to move forward on this issue, that time [...]