Current Position: US Representative of CA District 21 since 2005 (formerly 16th)
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: State Senator from 1994 – 2002; State Delegate from 1978 – 1994
Other positions: Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee.
District: parts of Fresno County and Tulare County. Cities in the district include the majority of Fresno, the north side of Visalia, and all of Sanger, Selma, Kingsburg, Parlier, Reedley, Orange Cove, Dinuba, Orosi, Cutler, Farmersville, Woodlake and Exeter.
Upcoming Election:
Quotes:
“This fix will restore and increase funding to the Crime Victims Fund, which is essential to local agencies that provide life-saving services to victims of all types of crime,” said Rep. Costa, who voted in support of the legislation in the House on March 17, 2021. “This bill retains VOCA’s historic underlying principle that convicted offenders should pay for services that help crime victims and survivors.”
Floor Speech on California Drought Crisis
OnAir Post: Jim Costa CA-21