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Jim Costa

U.S. Representative, CA-21

Democratic California since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, CA-21 current
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-21
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-21
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 openstates/people CC0-1.0
US House District CA-16
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-16
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-16
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-16
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-16
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-16
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-16
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-16
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-16
California
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-16
United States
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-20
California
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-20
United States
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-20
California
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-20
United States
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-20
California
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-20
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, CA-20
California
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District CA-20
United States
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.199, social dim. 0.447. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 26 — Protecting American Energy Production Act Yea Feb 7, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act Yea Feb 6, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 27 — HALT Fentanyl Act Yea Feb 6, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… Nay Feb 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 93 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related… Nay Feb 5, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 776 — Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 Yea Feb 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 43 — Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 Yea Feb 4, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Nay Jan 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 21 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Yea Jan 23, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 471 — Fix Our Forests Act Yea Jan 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 375 — Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 Yea Jan 23, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 5 — Laken Riley Act Yea Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 165 — Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act Yea Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… Nay Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 53 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest… Nay Jan 22, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 187 — MAPWaters Act of 2025 Yea Jan 21, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 186 — Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act Yea Jan 21, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Nay Jan 16, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 30 — Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act Yea Jan 16, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 33 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from… Yea Jan 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 144 — Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act Yea Jan 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 164 — POWER Act of 2025 Yea Jan 15, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Nay Jan 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 28 — Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Yea Jan 14, 2025 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 153 — Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act Yea Jan 14, 2025 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,015 recorded contributions totalling $1,865,396. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 131 of 1015 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 116 $356,200 19%
Super PAC 15 $60,277 3%
Unclassified 884 $1,448,920 78%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$45,000 COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Super PAC Oct 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$15,000 COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE Super PAC Oct 23, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$6,500 SINGH, JASPREET JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS Big donor Aug 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$6,500 ARK, MANDEEP JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS Big donor Aug 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$6,500 AFZAL, TEHMINA JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS Big donor Aug 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules
$5,000 BRAVANTE FARM CAPITAL, LLC JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Nov 2, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Nov 1, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Oct 14, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 9, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 J. R. SIMPLOT CO., PAC JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 23, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 FARM CREDIT COUNCIL JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified May 12, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 9, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 JOHN DEERE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 MARATHON PETROLEUM CO. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MEPAC) JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS unclassified Oct 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

  • Want to stay updated on my work in Washington and how I'm fighting for CA-21? Subscribe to my e-newsletter for the latest updates.
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  • Today, we commemorate #Juneteenth and honor the resilience and sacrifice of those who fought for freedom. As we reflect on this important day, let us recommit ourselves to building a future rooted in justice, equality, and opportunity for all.
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  • Need federal assistance? Team Costa is here to help you cut through the red tape. Whether you're dealing with the IRS, Social Security, veterans' services, or other federal agencies, my office is here to assist.
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  • My thoughts are with the families, loved ones, and the entire Air Force community following the tragic loss of eight individuals in the B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base.
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  • Happy 251st Birthday to the United States Army! For 251 years, Army soldiers have defended the freedoms and liberties we hold dear. Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and dedication of those serving today and the veterans who came before them. 🇺🇸
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  • Yesterday, I met with members of the International Fresh Produce Association to discuss the importance of the Farm Bill, workforce challenges, and increasing fresh produce consumption.
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  • It’s plain and simple: farmers across CA-21 and throughout the country need certainty in the marketplace—not chaos. At a time when farm bankruptcies are rising, we need to stay focused on ensuring reliable markets for our farmers and producers.
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  • House Ag Committee: Rep. Jim Costa Speaks on Stable Market & Trade for American Farmers
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  • Sixty-three years ago today, the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, marking a major step forward in the fight for fairness in the workplace.
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  • Today, I met with the National Milk Producers Federation to discuss issues important to the Central Valley’s dairy industry, including school nutrition and accurate labeling of imitation dairy products.
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  • We support efforts to reach a negotiated agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and help ease costs driven by the conflict with Iran.
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  • FOX26: Rep Jim Costa on Iran War & Reaching a Peace Agreement
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