Jim Costa
Running for U.S. House District 21 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$1.2M
Source: FEC
Top PAC industries
Agriculture · Food & Beverage · Labor Unions
By PAC dollars · Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Jim Costa is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 21 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,161,499 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry sources of PAC money to the campaign are Agriculture, Food & Beverage, and Labor Unions. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated May 2026.
Jim Costa represents California's 21st congressional district in the U.S. House, where he has served since 2005. A senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, he previously served twenty-four years in the California State Legislature, including as Senate Majority Leader.
Introduced Jun 10, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced Apr 20, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced Oct 31, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Oct 31, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Introduced Oct 21, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced Oct 14, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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More than half of this campaign's money — 59% — comes from PACs and political committees.
$1.2M
Total raised
$552K
Total spent
$818K
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-05-13 · Source: FEC
Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.
Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.