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Jim Costa JC
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Jim Costa

US Representative (D-CA-21)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Jim Costa is the Democratic U.S. Representative (CA's 21st congressional district). The platform has 6 voting records on file (2023-2025) and 34 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record29
Connections mapped60
Sources cited19
✦ Thin coverage gap +206 connected to 60 entities · only 29 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 9P+1 20S+12
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 4 elected officials hold documented connections.
$7.6BDonor Contributions
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Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Key Connections
→ AIPAC / United Democracy Project organization
donor
AIPAC is listed as top career donor; the group's PAC umbrella gives to Costa. Also voted for Israel aid bill (H.R. 8034) supported by AIPAC.
← Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners organization
donor
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
← Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc. PAC; Aka Dfa-PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001388/
← Smart Td PAC organization
donor
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001636/
← National Council Of Farmer Cooperatives PAC organization
donor
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002238/
← Machinists Non Partisan Political League Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers organization
donor
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
← The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action Committee For Rural Electrification (A... organization
donor
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
← National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC) organization
donor
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003764/
Facts (29)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 15d ago · Avg age: 171d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (29)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 52.1%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 64.9%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: SNAP participation rate: 28.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 18%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $64,764
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36 — Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (2024) — passed, margin 68.4%-31.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 1 — Behavioral Health Services and Bond Measure (2024) — passed, margin 50.2%-49.8%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.11)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.14)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 11 (share 0.185)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Community Health System (Fresno hospitals) (9000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Wonderful Company (agriculture/food processing) (5000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: County of Fresno (7800 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 21st Congressional District encompasses portions of Fresno and Tulare counties in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Home to approximately 758,000 residents, it is a majority-minority district with a 64.9% Hispanic population and a median age of 31.9 — far younger than the national average. The district has a median household income of $64,764 with an 18% poverty rate (vs. 12.4% nationally) and 10.1% unemployment (nearly triple the national rate). Only 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. The economy is anchored in agriculture and food processing, with crop production, dairy, and agricultural services dominating. Homeownership is 52.1% — well below the national rate — while 28.4% of residents rely on SNAP benefits. The seat has a Cook PVI of D+5 but has trended R+3 recently; Costa won the 2024 election by only 5.2%.
Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 3746 (Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023) on 2023-05-31: Costa voted for the Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal despite its SNAP work requirement expansions and NEPA streamlining provisions that progressive Democrats opposed. He was among 165 Democrats supporting the compromise — consistent with his Blue Dog identity and prioritization of agricultural stability over progressive purity.
Date: 2023-05-31 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 3746 (118th Congress)
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.Res. 713 (Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from committees) on 2025-09-17: Costa was one of a small number of Democrats who voted with the GOP majority to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar. The vote passed narrowly and drew criticism from civil rights organizations including CAIR.
Date: 2025-09-17 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.Res. 713
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 8034 (Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Costa voted for $26.38 billion in military aid to Israel. His top career donor is AIPAC ($136,472 in 2024 alone). Meanwhile, his majority-Latino district includes progressive activists and younger voters increasingly critical of unconditional military aid. The vote illustrates donor-constituent cross-pressure.
Date: 2024-04-20 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 8034
✓ verified Primary Source Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on 2025-07-03: Costa voted against the GOP tax-and-spending bill, citing $1.3 trillion in Medicaid/SNAP/ACA cuts that would disproportionately harm his district (18% poverty, 28.4% SNAP reliance). Yet his top donor sectors — Crop Production ($164,950) and Oil & Gas ($95,000) — supported the bill's permanent tax cuts. His vote aligned with constituents over donors.
Date: 2025-07-03 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 1
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Costa was one of 48 House Democrats — and one of six from California — to support this GOP-led immigration bill requiring mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes. The vote represents cross-pressure: his district is 64.9% Hispanic with many immigrant families, yet his moderate positioning requires demonstrating border-security credibility in a R+3-shifting district.
Date: 2025-01-07 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.R. 7511 / H.R. 29
✓ verified Primary Source Voted yea on H.Res. 719 (Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas) on 2025-03-06: Costa was one of only 10 House Democrats — and only two from California — to vote with all Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address. The vote drew sharp condemnation from progressive groups including Indivisible, whose co-executive director called the defections 'cowardly and unacceptable.' Costa defended his vote citing decorum concerns.
Date: 2025-03-06 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Roll call: H.Res. 719
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Costa was one of only 10 House Democrats — and one of only two from California — to vote with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's address to Congress. He was also one of 48 Democrats to vote for the Laken Riley Act mandating ICE detention of undocumented immigrants, and voted yea on the GOP censure resolution against Rep. Ilhan Omar.
✓ verified Pending Review [statement] Costa positions himself as a progressive ally on key votes, voting with the AFL-CIO 92-97% of the time in recent cycles and receiving a lifetime labor score of 92%. He voted against H.R. 1 (OBBBA) calling it 'a direct attack on the communities I represent' that would 'gut Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP.'
Date: 2025-07-03 Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified Primary Source Costa is a third-generation family farmer from the San Joaquin Valley who graduated from California State University, Fresno. He has served in the House since 2005 and previously served in the California State Assembly (1978-1994) and State Senate (1994-2002).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Quiver Quantitative estimates Costa's net worth at approximately $4.4-$5.4 million as of late 2025, ranking 138th-177th in Congress.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Costa received $506,500 from Agribusiness in the 2021-2022 cycle, among the highest of any House member.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributor: American Israel Public Affairs Cmte at $136,472 ($121,472 from individuals, $15,000 from PAC). Other top donors include Wonderful Co ($16,500), California Strategies ($14,600), Forhan Co ($13,200), and Joseph Gallo Farms ($13,200).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributing industry in 2023-2024 was Crop Production & Basic Processing at $164,950, followed by Pro-Israel at $141,472, Agricultural Services/Products at $127,150, Oil & Gas at $95,000, and Dairy at $60,350.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2023-2024 cycle: Raised $1,680,777. PAC contributions comprised 59.37% of total fundraising ($1,010,513), large individual contributions 40.34% ($686,723), and small individual contributions only 0.29% ($4,980).
All Connections (60)
donor primary since 2024
AIPAC is listed as top career donor; the group's PAC umbrella gives to Costa. Also voted for Israel aid bill (H.R. 8034) supported by AIPAC.
voted_for_related_bill primary since 2025
Costa voted for H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) mandating mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes.
→ Al Green person
voted_to_censure primary since 2025
Costa was one of only 10 House Democrats to vote with Republicans to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's address.
→ Ilhan Omar elected official
voted_to_censure primary since 2025
Costa voted yea on H.Res. 713 to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar and remove her from committees, joining GOP majority.
colleague inferential since 2025
Both are California House Democrats; listed in known entities as fellow House member from California.
→ David G. Valadao person
colleague inferential since 2013
Both represent neighboring Central Valley districts; Valadao is listed as a known House member from California.
→ Vince Fong person
colleague inferential since 2024
Both are California House members; Fong from Bakersfield area adjacent to Costa's district.
financial_support confirmed
Top agriculture donor providing $10,000 to the 2026 campaign.
→ House Committee on Agriculture government agency
leadership_role confirmed
Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
→ National Cotton Council organization
financial_support confirmed
Donor providing $5,000 for the 2026 cycle.
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001016/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001388/
← Smart Td PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00001636/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002238/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002469/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00002972/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003764/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007542/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00007922/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010868/
← Wonderful Co company
donor secondary
2024: $16,500 via individual contributions. The Wonderful Company is a $6B global agriculture company with 10,000 employees operating in the Central Valley.
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00011114/
← Edison International PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00019653/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00023028/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024281/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024521/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028787/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00029348/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
← National Chicken Council organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034272/
← International Paper PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034405/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035006/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035451/
← Halliburton Company PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00035691/
donor primary since 2026
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040568/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040725/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
← California Farm Bureau organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00041954/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00065219/
← Fedex Corporation PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00068692/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076182/
donor primary since 2024
$5,500 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00076299/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00079566/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00079681/
← Blue Diamond Growers PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00080135/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00081414/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00083915/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00084491/
← Altria Group, Inc PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00089136/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00089458/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093054/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00095869/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00099002/
donor primary since 2026
$7,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00105338/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00106146/
← At&T Inc. Federal PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109017/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jim Costa's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
Sources (19)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Costa — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jim Costa — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-09-28 UNVERIFIED Money Behind the Ballot Voting Record web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-09-28 UNVERIFIED Money Behind the Ballot - Industry Breakdown web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-10-01 UNVERIFIED FundVoter Committee Assignments web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
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2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Jim Costa not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt