Mike Honda
On April 2, 2013, Khanna announced that he would challenge Mike Honda in in the 2014 midterm elections. He assembled a campaign team composed of top members of President Obama's reelection team, including Jeremy Bird, Obama's 2012 national field director, and Steve Spinner, one of Obama's top three fundraisers. Khanna was backed by executives at Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and other tech companies, and by the editorial boards of the "San Jose Mercury News", the "San Francisco Chronicle", the "Oakland Tribune", and the "Contra Costa Times". He earned the endorsement of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, and also won the endorsement of the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce.