The file

Ro Khanna

Democratic · U.S. Representative, California-17 · California · Spectrum score -63

House · CPC · 2026 ballot ·

Ro Khanna is U.S. Representative, California-17 in California. Political positions and ideology score -63 (Far left). Khanna is the anti-monopoly candidate funded by the monopoly zip code.

College: University of Chicago, B.A. 1998 · Yale Law School, J.D. 2001
Spouse: Ritu Khanna (m. 2014)
Children: Two
Résumé: U.S. Representative · California-17 · 2017–
Deputy Assistant Secretary · U.S. Department of Commerce · 2009–2011
Attorney · Wilson Sonsini and related tech law · 2001–2016

Net worth: $15.0M
Salary: $174,000
Before office: $8.0M
2026 raised: $5.5M
Years in office: 9

Where Ro stands on the spectrum

Ro Khanna scores -63 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -63 · Far left · economic -77 · social -68 · authoritarian -37

Confidence 94. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Khanna is the anti-monopoly candidate funded by the monopoly zip code. The file is a man who can afford the heresy because the wealth preceded the office. That makes him more interesting than a Squad rental — and easier to ignore when the companies call.

Finances

Modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit of any household.

Net worth

$15.0M

+88% since taking office

House disclosure midpoint, 2024

Before office$8.0M

Now$15.0M

Silicon Valley lawyer/investor before the oath. Congress is not the payday; it is the platform.

Money in · 2026 cycle

Raised: $5.5M
Cash on hand: $3.0M

Top industries

Tech
Venture
Lawyers

Stock holdings

Individual common stock

He was in the stack before the oath. Silicon Valley names in a district that contains the companies he wants to restrain.

House disclosure, 2024 · STOCK Act ranges, not an audit

GOOGL
Alphabet
Self · Antitrust target in-district
$100K–$250K
AAPL
Apple
Self
$50K–$100K
MSFT
Microsoft
Self
$50K–$100K
NVDA
NVIDIA
Self
$50K–$100K

Ticker	Name	Owner	Range
GOOGL	AlphabetAntitrust target in-district	Self	$100K–$250K
AAPL	Apple	Self	$50K–$100K
MSFT	Microsoft	Self	$50K–$100K
NVDA	NVIDIA	Self	$50K–$100K

Sum of ranges $500K–$1.1M · midpoint $775K

X sentiment

Last 7 days

Odds

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Conflicts

Represents the district that contains the companies he wants to restrain.
Presidential-adjacent PAC while sitting on the committees that touch those firms.

Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -77
Social: -68
Authoritarian: -37
Confidence: 94

Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-66
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-84
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-48
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

Legislative first dimension (NOMINATE-like): -0.52

Compass

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Sources

House record
Wealth and fundraising are modeled midpoints from public disclosures — not an audit.
College, family, and résumé are public-record facts, not a campaign bio.