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Jim Costa

U.S. House · California
On the ballot · Nov 3
$1.3M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$528k39%
  • PACs$797k60%
  • Transfers & other$14k1%

2% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$859k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 21
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
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CA-21 · California
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On the ballot · California House, district 21 · Nov 395% party to win· vs. Kirkland ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Keeping Our Valley Strong”

jimcosta.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 612 bills and votes and 27 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 25 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Kirkland · 2026vs. pick…
Costa (you're viewing)
Overall
16
L-lean
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

CA-21 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Costa (D)95%
Kirkland (R)7%
The race · CA-21
Jim CostaDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 16 on the record95%
Kyle KirklandRepublican · challenger · Rt-lean 19 from statements7%
1916
35 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Kirkland's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Jim Costa$1.6M
$628k from individuals · $517k itemized
Kyle Kirkland$457k
$280k from individuals · $226k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Jim Costa's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 13 sponsored, 331 cosponsored, 75 statements, 418 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 20% of Jim Costa's priorities · 4 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 28 statements · 82 tweets · broke with their party on 413 of 896 party-line votesEnergy 20%Health care · 16% of Jim Costa's priorities · 5 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 13 statements · 109 tweets · broke with their party on 23 of 122 party-line votesHealth care 16%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 13% of Jim Costa's priorities · 2 sponsored · 73 cosponsored · 8 statements · 127 tweets · broke with their party on 281 of 1324 party-line votesFederal budget 13%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 9% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 41 cosponsored · 2 statements · 84 tweets · broke with their party on 147 of 605 party-line votesForeign policy 9%Crime and justice · 7% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 12 cosponsored · 7 statements · 86 tweets · broke with their party on 50 of 168 party-line votesCrime 7%Business, finance and labor · 6% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 0 statements · 127 tweets · broke with their party on 89 of 313 party-line votesBusiness 6%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 1 statements · 53 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 52 party-line votesCivil rights 6%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of Jim Costa's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 9 statements · 17 tweets · broke with their party on 55 of 202 party-line votesHousing 6%Immigration · 4% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 4 statements · 25 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 60 party-line votesImmigration 4%Education · 4% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 1 statements · 41 tweets · broke with their party on 10 of 77 party-line votesEducation 4%Trade and industrial policy · 4% of Jim Costa's priorities · 1 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 2 statements · 24 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 14 party-line votesTrade 4%Federal power and civil liberties · 2% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 0 statements · 21 tweets · broke with their party on 89 of 336 party-line votes2%Elections, representation and accountability · 2% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 0 statements · 4 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 32 party-line votes2%Guns · 2% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 9 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 18 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Jim Costa

● Democrat · U.S. House · California
Raised
$1.3M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$215k
agriculture & food
Overall
L-lean
16pt left
Actions
1,105
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 395% · vs. Kirkland ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Keeping Our Valley Strong”

Jobs and the Economy ↗“In response, Jim Costa worked with President Biden to revitalize the American economy.”Public Safety ↗“That is why, Jim Costa has fought for federal funding to support law enforcement and first responders, help domestic violence victims, and crack down on fentanyl in the San Joaquin Valley.”Reproductive Freedom ↗“Jim Costa believes women, not politicians should be making their own healthcare decisions.”
From jimcosta.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
L-lean, 16 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Costa (D)95%
Kirkland (R)7%
The race · CA-21
Jim CostaDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 16 on the record95%
Kyle KirklandRepublican · challenger · Rt-lean 19 from statements7%
1916
35 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Kirkland's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Jim Costa$1.6M
$628k from individuals · $517k itemized
Kyle Kirkland$457k
$280k from individuals · $226k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 20% of Jim Costa's priorities · 4 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 28 statements · 82 tweets · broke with their party on 413 of 896 party-line votesEnergy and land 20%Health care · 16% of Jim Costa's priorities · 5 sponsored · 45 cosponsored · 13 statements · 109 tweets · broke with their party on 23 of 122 party-line votesHealth care 16%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 13% of Jim Costa's priorities · 2 sponsored · 73 cosponsored · 8 statements · 127 tweets · broke with their party on 281 of 1324 party-line votesBudget and taxes 13%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 9% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 41 cosponsored · 2 statements · 84 tweets · broke with their party on 147 of 605 party-line votes9%Crime and justice · 7% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 12 cosponsored · 7 statements · 86 tweets · broke with their party on 50 of 168 party-line votes7%Business, finance and labor · 6% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 20 cosponsored · 0 statements · 127 tweets · broke with their party on 89 of 313 party-line votes6%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Jim Costa's priorities · 0 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 1 statements · 53 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 52 party-line votes6%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of Jim Costa's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 9 statements · 17 tweets · broke with their party on 55 of 202 party-line votes6%
9% Foreign policy7% Crime and justice6% Business and labor6% Civil rights6% Housing and tech
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Agriculture & food56$215k
Retail & business48$141k
Energy26$94k
Other politicians28$87k
Labor unions13$73k
Issue groups18$67k
Finance & insurance13$46k
Transportation10$32k
Everything else41$106k
Raised $1.3M · 39% individuals · 60% pacs