Representative · California's 21st district

Jim Costa

Jim Costa is a Democratic representative for California's 21st district, in Congress since 2005. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 26, and cast 395 of 458 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 4, 2005
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
Open in the Congress explorerOfficial recordAlert me
Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6753.9%26 of 675 · rank 107 of 43986%395 of 458 · rank 429 of 439290 became law34%169 of 493
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2226.6%81 of 1,222 · rank 58 of 44290%730 of 813 · rank 375 of 442260 became law36%213 of 588
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9972.4%24 of 997 · rank 106 of 44397%540 of 557 · rank 288 of 443231 became law13%76 of 580

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.20+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  2. H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 3, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 237–169· Against party
  3. H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 2, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–201· Against party
  4. H.R. 9436: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–196· Against party
  5. H.R. 8884: Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActYea
    Jul 23, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 232–188· Against party
  6. H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access ActYea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 270–155· Against party
  7. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–216· Against party
  8. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Yea
    Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 215–214· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159· Against party
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

78 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced7799%
  2. Became law11.3%

Policy areas

  1. Health15
  2. Agriculture and Food10
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement7
  4. Energy6
  5. International Affairs6
  6. Water Resources Development6
  7. Commerce5
  8. Government Operations and Politics3

Latest activity

  1. H.Res. 1356 A resolution commemorating the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· International Affairs· Jun 10, 2026
  2. H.Res. 1190 Supporting the designation of April 19 through April 25, 2026, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week".
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Apr 20, 2026
  3. H.R. 7609 Rural Development Modernization Act
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Feb 20, 2026
  4. H.R. 5111 CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Jan 13, 2026
  5. H.R. 5875 COWS Act of 2025
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Dec 2, 2025
  6. H.R. 5796 BUILD Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Dec 1, 2025
  7. H.R. 5677 RIDE FAST Act
    Introduced· Transportation and Public Works· Dec 1, 2025
  8. H.Res. 894 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that strong public education in United States history and civics is essential to preserving the Nation's founding ideals on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the United States.
    Introduced· Education· Nov 19, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to California's 21st district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$154.3M
Per resident
$206
Rank in California
48 of 52
Contract actions
1,321
New awards: 692

By fiscal year

  1. 96.9MFY2017
  2. 43.4MFY2018
  3. 80.3MFY2019
  4. 128.9MFY2020
  5. 84.1MFY2021
  6. 292.3MFY2022
  7. 215.9MFY2023
  8. 185.1MFY2024
  9. 132.7MFY2025
  10. 154.3MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$86.2M56%
  2. Agricultural Marketing Service$44M29%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. Department of the Air Force$5.4M3.5%
    Department of Defense
  4. Public Buildings Service$5.1M3.3%
    General Services Administration
  5. Bureau of Reclamation$3.2M2.0%
    Department of the Interior
  6. Agricultural Research Service$3M1.9%
    Department of Agriculture
  7. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$1.7M1.1%
    Department of Justice
  8. Indian Health Service$1.7M1.1%
    Department of Health and Human Services

Top recipients

  1. G. L. BRUNO ASSOCIATES, INC.$37.2M24%
    5 awards
  2. STRATEGIC INDUSTRY INC$9.9M6.4%
    4 awards
  3. SUN VALLEY RAISINS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION$8.2M5.3%
    10 awards
  4. FRUTA ROYAL, LLC$6.3M4.1%
    8 awards
  5. KINGSBURG ORCHARDS$5.3M3.4%
    3 awards
  6. STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE INC$5.2M3.4%
    1 award
  7. SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA$4.1M2.7%
    3 awards
  8. RJB PRODUCE, INC.$4M2.6%
    8 awards
  9. TRINITY FRUIT COMPANY, INC.$3.6M2.4%
    6 awards
  10. PUNDIR GROUP, INC$3.3M2.1%
    6 awards
Open the district page

Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$1.3M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$938.8K
From committees
$853.2K
252 committees
From contractor PACs
$133K
43 PACs · 16% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
dairy farmers of america, inc.dairy farmers of america, inc. political action committee; aka dfa-pac$10KDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$3.3M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$10KAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
phillips 66phillips 66 pac$7,500PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$658.1M
fedex corporationfedex corporation political action committee$7,000FEDEX SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$407.8M
nutrien ag solutionsnutrien ag solutions employee citizenship fund political action committee ('nutrien citizenship fund pac')$6,000NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$23.9K
international association of fire fightersinternational association of firefighters interested in registration and education pac$5,000INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$5,280
international paperinternational paper political action committee (ip-pac)$5,000INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization—
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$5,000CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K
sunkist growers, inc.sunkist growers, inc. pac - federal$5,000SUNKIST GROWERS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization—
california dairies, inc.california dairies, inc. federal political action committee$5,000CALIFORNIA DAIRIES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization$73M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$1.3M$853.2K$133K43 PACs · 16% of committee money
2024$1.7M$1M$189K48 PACs · 19% of committee money
2022$2M$1M$197.1K47 PACs · 19% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · California's 21st districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · California's 21st districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · California's 16th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · California's 16th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · California's 16th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · California's 16th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · California's 16th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · California's 20th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · California's 20th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · California's 20th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · California's 20th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
costa.house.gov
Phone
202-225-3341
Office
2081 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.