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Jim Costa

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U.S. Representative · California-21 · 109th-119th, 21 years 8 months
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Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.

About

Costa, James Manuel a Representative from California; born in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., April 13, 1952; graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno, Calif., 1970; B.A., California State University, Fresno, Calif., 1974; member of the California state assembly, 1978-1994; member of the California state senate, 1994-2002; professional advocate; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).

Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
21
Bills introduced
29
Enacted
0
Cosponsored
444
Committees
6

Performance & Participation

Votes CastBottom 25%
96% — Voted in 619 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceTop 25%
9.5% — Voted against their own party majority 55 of 581 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedMiddle 50%
292 — Attracted 292 cosponsors across 29 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
108 — Attracted 108 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenTop 25%
444 — 444 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleTop 25%
157 — 157 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0

Committee Assignments

6 committees · 1 leadership role
Fresno’s Great Valley Gathering Brings Three-Day Cultural Festival to Downtown
GV Wire · Oct 2, 2026
Del Monte Fresh Produce Amends Brownstein Registration
Legis1 · Sep 28, 2026
Every Democrat Who Voted to Defund Schools That Boycott Israel
The New Republic · Sep 3, 2026
U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Jim Costa for California’s Twenty-First Congressional District
U.S. Chamber of Commerce · Aug 19, 2026
Water Authority Hires Dennis Cardoza Consulting
Legis1 · Aug 20, 2026
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On the ballot Nov 3, 2026
California's 21st U.S. House District
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2026 Campaign Finance
$1.3M
Raised
39%
Individual
60%
PAC
—
Small $
892
Donors
Individual 39%PAC 60%Other 1%
Top PAC Donors
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10K
BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC)$10K
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.