Running forU.S. House, District 21
Jim Costa
DemocratHas the job now
Overview
U.S. representative since 2005.
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- How to reach them
- Office phone: 202-225-3341
- Office: 2081 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0521
- Official accounts: X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube
- Offices held
- U.S. House, California's 21st District · 2023–now
- U.S. House, California's 16th District · 2013–2023
- U.S. House, California's 20th District · 2005–2013
- Leadership roles
- Top Democrat on the Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry subcommittee (part of the House Committee on Agriculture)
Campaign money
- Raised $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million since Jan 2025.
- Of the money donors gave, 40% came from individual people and 60% from PACs (groups that collect money to give to candidates).
- Since 2025, 235 PACs gave $781,717 to their campaign.
- Since 2025, outside groups like super PACs spent $4,552 against them.
PACs that gave to their campaign since 2025235 PACs · $781,717
- CHC Bold PAC $10,000
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America $10,000
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action Committee $10,000
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee $10,000
- International Franchise Association Franchising Political Action Committee Inc $10,000
- American Pistachio Growers $10,000
- American Crystal Sugar Company PAC $10,000
- National Cattlemen's Beef Association Political Action Committee (Ncba-PAC) $10,000
- Bayer Us LLC Employee Political Action Committee (BAYERPAC) $10,000
- National Turkey Federation Political Action Commitee/TURPAC $10,000
- National Rural Electric Cooperative Association America's Electric Cooperatives PAC $10,000
- National Propane Gas Association PAC $10,000
- National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC $10,000
- Blue Dog Political Action Committee $10,000
- Blue Diamond Growers PAC $10,000
- Jobs, Education & Famies First $10,000
- Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $10,000
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E $10,000
- American Bankers Association PAC (BANKPAC) $10,000
- Cheniere Energy, Inc. PAC $8,500
- Edison International PAC $8,000
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-PAC $7,500
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (ROCKPAC) $7,500
- Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC) $7,500
- Pg&e Corporation Employees ENERGYPAC $7,500
- Sempra Energy Employees Political Action Committee- Federal $7,000
- Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee $7,000
- Fair Shot PAC $7,000
- Foley & Lardner Political Fund, Inc. $7,000
- Sunkist Growers, Inc. PAC - Federal $6,467
- Croplife America Political Action Committee $6,000
- Nutrien Ag Solutions Employee Citizenship Fund $6,000
- American Soybean Association PAC (SOYPAC) $6,000
- Wine Institute Political Action Committee $5,500
- National Cotton Council of America Committee for the Advancement of Cotton $5,000
- International Dairy Foods Association (Idfa) PAC $5,000
- National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee $5,000
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC $5,000
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education $5,000
- National Pork Producers Council $5,000
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers $5,000
- Western Growers Political Action Committee $5,000
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 12 Federal PAC $5,000
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League $5,000
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners $5,000
- National Corn Growers Association PAC (CORNPAC) $5,000
- Walmart Inc. PAC for Responsible Government $5,000
- California Citrus Mutual Federal PAC $5,000
- California Dairies Federal PAC $5,000
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (BUILDPAC) $5,000
- International Paper Political Action Committee (Ip-PAC) $5,000
- American Council of Engineering Companies (Acec/PAC) $5,000
- USA Rice Federation PAC $5,000
- National Electrical Contractors Association Political Action Committee $5,000
- Air Line Pilots Association PAC $5,000
- Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation $5,000
- California Farm Bureau Federation Fund to Protect the Family Farm (Farm PAC ) $5,000
- California Westside Farmers Fed PAC $5,000
- Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation $5,000
- National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000
- Phillips 66 PAC $5,000
- Ernst & Young Political Action Committee $5,000
- Cox Enterprises PAC (COXPAC) Inc. $5,000
- Building Relationships in Diverse Geographic Environments PAC $5,000
- National Apartment Association Political Action Committee $5,000
- North American Meat Institute $5,000
- National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PAC $5,000
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee $5,000
- Bridge the Gap PAC $5,000
- Hardwood Federation PAC, Inc $4,000
- California Rice Industry Association Fund $4,000
- Across the Aisle PAC $4,000
- Honeywell International Political Action Committee $4,000
- Gap Inc, PAC $4,000
- The NEA Fund for Children & Public Education $4,000
- Supporting House Problem Solvers - SHP PAC $4,000
- Syngenta Corporation Employee Political Action Committee $4,000
- Jeffries for Congress $4,000
- Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee $4,000
- National Association of Convenience Stores Political Action Committee $3,500
- Mcdonalds Corporation Political Action Committee $3,500
- Doing Right - Results Action Unity Leadership PAC $3,500
- Schwan's Company Political Action Committee $3,500
- By Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (by Farmers, for Farmers PAC) $3,500
- Society of American Florists $3,500
- United Egg Association $3,500
- Elevance Health, Inc. Political Action Committee (Elevance Health PAC) $3,500
- Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America PAC (Us Chamber PAC) $3,500
- Altria Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (ALTRIAPAC) $3,500
- American Veterinary Medical Association Political Action Committee $3,500
- American Sugar Cane League of USA, Inc PAC $3,000
- Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) $3,000
- AT&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Employee Federal PAC) $3,000
- Allstate Insurance Company PAC $3,000
- American Hotel and Lodging Association Political Action Committee ('Hotelpac') $3,000
- Tyson Foods Inc Political Action Committee (TYPAC) $3,000
- The Boeing Company Political Action Committee $3,000
- Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing, Inc. PAC $3,000
- Cargill Incorporated Political Action Committee $3,000
- Sylvamo Corporation PAC $2,500
- National Milk Producers Federation PAC (NMPF PAC) $2,500
- Americans for Responsible Innovation LTD. Political Action Committee (Ari PAC) $2,500
- Us Energy PAC (the PAC of American Exploration & Production Council, Inc.) $2,500
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government $2,500
- Populus Financial Group, Inc. PAC $2,500
- Perimeter Solutions Inc. Political Action Committee $2,500
- Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee $2,500
- Zoetis Inc. PAC $2,500
- Conagra Foods Inc. Good Government Association $2,500
- National Association of Manufacturers PAC (Nam-PAC) $2,500
- Independent Community Bankers of America Political Action Committee $2,500
- POWERPAC of the Edison Electric Institute $2,500
- International Association of Fire Fighters $2,500
- Defend the Dream $2,500
- Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC $2,500
- Coupang, Inc. Company PAC $2,500
- California Almond Industry PAC Federal, Sponsored by the Almond Alliance of California $2,500
- BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $2,500
- Blue Shield of California PAC (Shield PAC) $2,500
- American Association for Justice Political Action Committee (Aaj PAC) $2,500
- Allied Pilots Association Political Action Committee $2,500
- John Deere Political Action Committee $2,500
- National Tank Truck Carriers $2,500
- JBS USA Food Company PAC $2,500
- Herzog PAC $2,500
- Anheuser-Busch Companies LLC Political Action Committee $2,500
- American Bakers Association American Bakers Political Action Committee $2,500
- Trucking Political Action Committee of the American Trucking Associations Inc. $2,000
- The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund $2,000
- American Chemistry Council PAC $2,000
- International Wood Products Association $2,000
- Friant Water PAC - Federal $2,000
- American Hospital Association PAC $2,000
- Weyerhaeuser Company Political Action Committee $2,000
- Silicorn Valley PAC $2,000
- PAC to the Future $2,000
- Make It in America PAC $2,000
- Elect Dems Now $2,000
- Valley Political Action Committee $2,000
- Hope PAC $2,000
- Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee - Dominion PAC $2,000
- Career Education Colleges and Universities Political Action Committee $2,000
- California Fresh Fruit Association Political Action Committee $2,000
- America's Credit Unions PAC of Credit Union National Association, Inc. $2,000
- United Airlines, Inc. Political Action Committee (UAPAC) $2,000
- Food Marketplace Inc. Political Action Committee Fmi FOODPAC $2,000
- Democrats Win Fund $2,000
- Conocophillips Spirit PAC $2,000
- Amazon.com Services LLC Separate Segregated Fund (Amazon PAC) $2,000
- California Poultry Federation Federal PAC $2,000
- Salt River Project Political Involvement Committee $2,000
- PAC for Good $2,000
- Charter Communications Inc. Political Action Committee $2,000
- Animal Wellness Action PAC $2,000
- Diageo North America, Inc. Employees' Political Participation Committee (Diageo PAC) $2,000
- Auto Care Association Political Action Committee $1,500
- American Forest & Paper Association Political Action Committee $1,500
- Doordash, Inc. Political Action Committee (DASHPAC) $1,500
- The Cigna Group Employee Political Action Committee $1,500
- Milk Producers Council Federal Political Action Committee $1,500
- National Pest Management Association PAC $1,500
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Civic Action Committee $1,500
- Western Sugar Cooperative PAC $1,000
- Vulcan Materials Company Political Action Committee $1,000
- Unitedhealth Group Incorporated PAC (Unitedhealth Group PAC) $1,000
- Pepsico, Inc. Concerned Citizens Fund $1,000
- National Grocers Association Grocers Political Action Committee $1,000
- Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (MDSPAC) $1,000
- International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC) $1,000
- Humane World Action Fund Political Action Committee $1,000
- Holland & Knight Committee for Effective Government $1,000
- Hilton Worldwide Political Action Committee $1,000
- Heineken USA Inc Good Government Fund $1,000
- Committee Organized for the Trading of Cotton PAC of the American Cotton Shippers Associat $1,000
- American Land Title Association Title Industry PAC (TIPAC) $1,000
- American Horticulture Industry Association - Political Action Committee (Americanhort PAC) $1,000
- Amalgamated Sugar Company Political Action Committee $1,000
- Western Alliance Bancorporation Political Action Committee $1,000
- The Williams Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- National Association of Landscape Professionals Inc. PAC $1,000
- Justice Freedom & Liberty PAC $1,000
- Ecolab Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (Apks) Partners Political Action Committee $1,000
- Archer Daniels Midland Company - Adm PAC $1,000
- American Kennel Club $1,000
- Advansix Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Nasscoe PAC $1,000
- Health & Fitness Association $1,000
- Fert PAC $1,000
- Fluor Corporation PAC $1,000
- Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc. Committee for Good Government (Z-PAC, Zurich PAC) $1,000
- VPP $1,000
- Venable PAC (Ven-PAC) $1,000
- Tractor Supply Company Political Action Committee $1,000
- Three Rivers Political Action Committee $1,000
- The Kraft Heinz Company Political Action Committee (KRAFTHEINZPAC) $1,000
- The Albertsons Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee (Aci PAC) $1,000
- Texas Instruments Incorporated Political Action Committee (Ti PAC) $1,000
- Shore PAC $1,000
- Plains All American GP LLC PAC $1,000
- Nossaman LLP Political Action Committee (Nossaman PAC) $1,000
- National Retail Federation RETAILPAC $1,000
- National Potato Council Potato Political Action Commitee $1,000
- Michigan Sugar Company Growers Political Action Committee $1,000
- Livestock Marketing Association Political Action Committee (Lma-PAC) $1,000
- Livanova USA, Inc. Political Action Committee (Livanova PAC) $1,000
- Dunkin' Brands, Inc. Political Action Committee (Dunkin' PAC) $1,000
- American Association of Crop Insurers PAC $1,000
- The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee $1,000
- National Alliance of Forest Owners Political Action Committee (Nafo PAC) $1,000
- Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Political Action Committee $1,000
- Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC) $1,000
- Association of Equipment Manufacturers PAC $1,000
- Ameren Corporation Federal Political Action Committee (Ameren FEDPAC) $1,000
- Xcel Energy Employee Political Action Committee (XPAC) $1,000
- Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National Assoc., Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Serving Our Country PAC $1,000
- Reynolds American Inc. Political Action Committee; Rai PAC $1,000
- Rain and Hail Insurance Society Political Action Committee $1,000
- Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action Committee $1,000
- National Association of Letter Carriers of U.S.A. Political Fund (Letter Carrier Political Fund) $1,000
- Molina Healthcare, Inc. PAC $1,000
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Political Action Committee $1,000
- Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (ENPAC) $1,000
- Democracy Summer Leadership PAC $1,000
- Committee for a Democratic Future $1,000
- Build America PAC $1,000
- American Gas Association Political Action Committee $1,000
- California Beet Growers Association $1,000
- Green Diamond Resource Company Political Action Committee $750
- Western Tree Nut Association Federal PAC $500
- General Motors Company Political Action Committee (GM PAC) $500
- California Cotton Ginners and Growers Assn PAC - Federal $500
- Mondelez International, Inc. PAC $500
- Ballard Spahr LLP PAC $500
Outside groups that spent against them since 20251 group · $4,552
Bills they wrote
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
42 bills
Became law
None became law.
- H.R. 10772: Frontline Innovation ActIntroduced
- H.R. 7609: Rural Development Modernization ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5875: COWS Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 5796: BUILD ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5747: Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 5728: Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 5677: RIDE FAST ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5355: Ian Kalvinskas Pediatric Liver Cancer Early Detection and Screening ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5259: Permanent OPTN Fee Authority ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5227: Unleashing Low-Cost Rural AI ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5111: CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 4879: Emergency Rural Water Response Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 3333: MORE Nurses ActIntroduced
- H.R. 3099: STOP Health Threats ActIntroduced
- H.R. 3098: FAIR Fleets ActIntroduced
- H.R. 3035: Restoring WIFIA Eligibility ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2496: Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 2106: Expanding Medical Education ActIntroduced
- H.R. 1856: CASE LOAD Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 1376: Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 1189: National Plan for Epilepsy ActIntroduced
- H.R. 605: Headwaters Protection Act of 2025Introduced
- H.R. 337: To provide technical and financial assistance for groundwater recharge, aquifer storage, and water source substitution projects.Introduced
- H.R. 338: Every Drop Counts ActIntroduced
- H.R. 10210: National Plan for Epilepsy ActIntroduced
- H.R. 10140: To authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.Introduced
- H.R. 9814: Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 9305: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to local governments for the training of local law enforcement officers on public health threats arising from violations of building codes, and for other purposes.Introduced
- H.R. 9038: FAIR Fleets ActIntroduced
- H.R. 8451: BUILD ActIntroduced
- H.R. 8065: Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2024Introduced
- H.R. 5359: Rural Development Modernization ActIntroduced
- H.R. 5099: Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 4985: Expanding Medical Education ActIntroduced
- H.R. 4328: National Nursing Shortage Task Force Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 4327: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 4017: Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 4018: Headwaters Protection Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 3223: CASE LOAD Act of 2023Introduced
- H.R. 2671: Restoring WIFIA Eligibility ActIntroduced
- H.R. 2419: Canal Conveyance Capacity Restoration ActIntroduced
- H.R. 1696: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2023Introduced
How they voted
Final votes on bills that passed the U.S. House or Senate, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.
Votes shown
671 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 107 of 1,909 votes (6%).
By topic
Agriculture and Food6 votes
Animals6 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4 votes
Commerce38 votes
Congress5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement43 votes
Economics and Public Finance44 votes
Education22 votes
Emergency Management10 votes
Energy48 votes
Environmental Protection37 votes
Families5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10 votes
Government Operations and Politics58 votes
Health22 votes
Housing and Community Development3 votes
Immigration26 votes
International Affairs58 votes
Labor and Employment12 votes
Law9 votes
Native Americans10 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources39 votes
Science, Technology, Communications27 votes
Social Welfare4 votes
Taxation15 votes
Transportation and Public Works18 votes
Water Resources Development5 votes
Source: Congress.gov, Voteview (UCLA). Topics from Congress.gov.