Jim Costa
Jim Costa is a Democratic incumbent in California's 21st district. $1.3M raised, $609K spent, $939K cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.3M raised
- 60% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($797K) What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,338,630 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $608,734 |
| Cash on hand | $938,778 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $0 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 74 · 11 terms · votes right of 48% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | -0.20 |
| Votes more conservative than | 48% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 552 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosurepartly read, filed 2026-08-13
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-13. We could read 27 of the 28 asset lines in this report, so we show those and no totals: a total from a partial read would mislead. Open the official report (PDF)
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| James M. Costa Farms (Sole Proprietorship) | FA | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Farm Income $100,001 - $1,000,000 L : Fresno, CA, US D : Farming operation Portuguese Fraternal Society of America | WU | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| al Home | RP | self | $500K to $1.0M |
| L : Washington, DC, US UMB Financial Corporation - Common Stock (UMBF) | ST | self | $15K to $50K |
| United Security Bank | BA | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Allspring Special Mid Cap Value Fund Insti Class (WFMIX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ American Funds Washington Mutual Investors Fund Class F-2 | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Baird Aggregate Bond Fund Class Institutional | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Baron Invt Funds Trust Small Cap Fund | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Baron Select Funds Emerging Markets FD | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Causeway International Value Fund - Institutional Class (CIVIX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Dodge & Cox Stk FD | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston Class I | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Embark Commodity Strategy Fund Institutional Class (ECSWX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ EuroPacific Growth Fund, Class F-2 Shs (AEPFX) | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Goldman Sachs FS Treasury Instruments Fund | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Invesco Developing Markets Fund | MF | self | none |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ JPMorgan U.S. Equity Fund Class L (JMUEX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class L (JMIEX) | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Institutional $15,001 - $50,000 Tax-Deferred Shares (LZEMX) [MF] Well | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ NYLI Winslow Large Cap Growth Fund Class I (MLAIX) | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ PIMCO Commodities Plus Strategy FD CL | MF | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ ROWE T PRICE MID CAP GROWTH FUND | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ T Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund | MF | self | $50K to $100K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Victory Sycamore Small Co Oppty | MF | self | $15K to $50K |
| Wells Fargo Advisors 401(k) ⇒ Virtus Ceredex Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund Class I | MF | self | none |
Reported Values are bands, as filed. Parsed automatically; the PDF is the record.
Public attention3,872 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Jim Costa on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $527,722 | 39.4% |
| PACs and other committees | $796,717 | 59.5% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $14,191 | 1.1% |
This raceCA-21, rank #1 of 2
Jim Costa ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-21 · California · Democratic candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H4CA20082, committee C00391029. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.