Prior to joining the Clinton White House, Leon Panetta served eight full terms in the United States House of Representatives for California’s 16^th district (now 17^th) from 1977 until 1993. During his years in Congress, Panetta chaired several committees and subcommittees such as the House Committee on the Budget and the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations and Nutrition. He authored the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 and numerous successful measures to protect the California coast from offshore oil and gas drilling.

Panetta had just begun his ninth term in Congress when he was asked to direct the Office of Management and Budget under the Clinton Administration. After 18 months, he was appointed White House chief of staff by then-President Bill Clinton.

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