Jim Costa

DemocratCA-21 · Representative

Jim Costa

DemocratCA-21 · Representative

Voting Ideologyⓘ

Liberal

Conservative

Moderate (-0.199)

Jim Costa is a Democrat Representative from CA, District 21. He has served 21 years in Congress across 11 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as moderate, voting with his party 90.3% of the time.

Years in Office

Terms Served

119

Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

90.3%

Party Loyaltyⓘ

43 votes against party

5.1%

Missed Votesⓘ

470 total votes

Bills Sponsoredⓘ

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How Jim Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty-5.7% vs avg

90.3%

Avg: 96.0%

Missed Votes+1.5% vs avg

5.1%

Avg: 3.6%

Bills Sponsored-1.2 vs avg

Avg: 7.2

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Agriculture CommitteeMember Europe SubcommitteeMember Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember Forestry and Horticulture SubcommitteeMember Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry SubcommitteeRanking Member

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$687,763

Cash on Handⓘ

$823,251

Total Receiptsⓘ

$344,371

Disbursementsⓘ

$365,250

Individual Donors

$456,750

PAC Contributionsⓘ

Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2005–2013House · CA-20 · Democrat

2013–2023House · CA-16 · Democrat

2023–2027House · CA-21 · DemocratCurrent

District Demographics

CA-21 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

757,752

Population

$62,084

Median Income

31.6

Median Age

16.5%

College Educated

Racial Composition

White 36.6%Black 4.7%Hispanic 64.3%Asian 9.5%