# Jim Costa

Jim Costa is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for California’s 21st district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 21st district
- Serving since: 2005-01-04
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001059
- FEC candidate IDs: H4CA20082

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001059 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Costa voted against the majority of House Democrats 63 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 96.4%).

## What Costa says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,467 classified statements: 1,199 posts on X, 158 press releases, 59 Congressional Record speeches, 51 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Costa | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 6.6% | 187 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 27.1% | 27.5% | 129 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 78.6% | 73.2% | 54 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.5% | 9.8% | 28 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 28.1% | 22.7% | 53 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.9% | 200 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 24% (House Democrats 26%); Agriculture and Food 23% (House Democrats 8.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 15% (House Democrats 16%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Democrats 20%); Education 11% (House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.01), from 1,940 donors and 7,136 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 86% (96.4%). 63 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 511. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10772: Frontline Innovation Act (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10772
- H.Res. 1611: Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day". (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1611
- H.Res. 1356: A resolution commemorating the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-06-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1356
- H.Res. 1190: Supporting the designation of April 19 through April 25, 2026, as "National Crime Victims' Rights Week". (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1190
- H.R. 7609: Rural Development Modernization Act (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7609
- 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… (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/894
- H.R. 5875: COWS Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5875
- H.Res. 844: Expressing support for the designation of October 2025 as "Crime Prevention Month". (in committee, 2025-10-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/844
- H.R. 5796: BUILD Act (in committee, 2025-12-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5796
- H.R. 5747: Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5747

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.7M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 2.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 81% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2114401936070025647
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2113782692181598299
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2113792502969057513
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2113795732725801008
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2114006311369330798
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2113066416702410801
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2113071259580019117
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJimCosta/status/2112626197742137775
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Rep. Costa Issues Statement on Suspicious Mail Received at District Office · labels: policy discussion · https://costa.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-costa-issues-statement-suspicious-mail-received-district-office
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Rep. Costa Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Defense Innovation Through Partnership with Ukraine · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://costa.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-costa-introduces-bipartisan-bill-strengthen-us-defense-innovation-through

## Links

- Official site: https://costa.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepJimCosta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJimCosta
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepJimCostaCA20
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001059

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001059