• COSTA, JIM MR.
Experience: House: District 16, 2005-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,273,988Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Jim Costa
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 04/13/1952
    Birth Place: Fresno, CA
    Home City: Fresno, CA
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    BA, Political Science, California State University, Fresno, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present
    Senator, California State Senate, 1994-2002
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1978-1994

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member
    Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Armenian Caucus
    Member, Arts Caucus
    Member, Awareness Caucus
    Member, Beef Caucus Specialty
    Member, Bi-Partisan Refugee Caucus
    Member, Blue Dog Coalition
    Member, Boating Caucus
    Member, Center Aisle Caucus
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Organ and Tissue Donation
    Member, Congressional Soils Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus
    Co-Founder, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus
    Co-Founder, Congressional Water Caucus
    Member, Crop Caucus
    Member, Frozen Food Caucus
    Co-Chair, House Victims’ Rights Caucus
    Member, Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Methamphetamine Caucus
    Member, Rail Caucus
    Member, Rural Cooperative Caucus
    Member, Water Caucus
    Member, Wine Caucus

Professional Experience

    Professor, Kenneth L. Maddy Institute, Fresno State University
    Chief Executive Officer, Costa Group, 2002-2004
    Administrative Assistant, Assembly Member Richard Lehman, California State Assembly, 1976-1978
    Special Assistant, Representative John Krebs, United States House of Representatives, 1975-1976
    Farmer, Costa Brothers Dairy, 1959-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, Fresno Historical Society
    Board Member, Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging
    Former President, National Conference of State Legislators
    Member, Steering Committee, Fresno County Farm Bureau
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 80
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
01/28/2008 H.R.5040 To suspend temporarily the duty on Fluopicolide. 01/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
01/28/2008 H.R.5039 To suspend temporarily the duty on 1,2,4 Triazole. 01/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
12/13/2007 H.R.4612 Climate Neutral Electricity Generation Act of 2007 12/13/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/09/2007 H.R.4123 High-Speed Rail Authority Development and Formation Act 11/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
11/09/2007 H.R.4122 American Investment in Safe, Reliable High-Speed Rail Act 11/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
10/23/2007 H.Res.696 Expressing gratitude for the foreign guest laborers, known as Braceros, who worked in the United States during the period from 1942 to 1964. 10/23/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
10/16/2007 H.R.2498 To provide for a study regarding development of a comprehensive integrated regional water management plan that would address four general areas of regional water planning in both the San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region and the Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region, inclusive of Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties, California, and to provide that such plan be the guide by which those counties use as a mechanism to address and solve long-term water needs in a sustainable and equitable manner. 10/16/2007 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee Without Recommendation (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .  (All Actions)
04/24/2007 H.Res.119 Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in order to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States during such week and throughout the year. 04/24/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
04/02/2007 H.R.667 Early Pest Detection and Surveillance Improvement Act 04/02/2007 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.  (All Actions)
02/12/2007 H.Res.109 Recognizing the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center, the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II. 02/12/2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/28/2006 H.Res.968 Recognizing the outstanding contributions of Stephen K. Hall to California agriculture and the California water community. 07/28/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.  (All Actions)
06/28/2006 H.R.5696 To respond to the unreasonable and unnecessary Japanese prohibition on the importation of United States beef by prohibiting importation of Japanese beef into the United States. 06/28/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/01/2006 H.Res.711 Recognizing and honoring the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 05/01/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
05/01/2006 H.Con.Res.351 Recognizing and honoring the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. 05/01/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
04/26/2006 H.Con.Res.378 Supporting the goals and ideals of the 2006 National Crime Victims' Rights Week and efforts to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of crime victims and survivors in the United States. 04/26/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
04/19/2006 H.R.5125 To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior shall not approve a Tribal-State gaming compact under that Act unless the State involved has a State law providing for a gaming master plan that has been approved by the Secretary. 04/19/2006 Executive Comment Requested from Interior.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2397 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Trifloxystrobin. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2396 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Imidacloprid pesticides. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2395 To suspend temporarily the duty on Propamocarb HCL (Previcur). 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/26/2005 H.R.2394 To suspend temporarily the duty on Spirodiclofen. 05/26/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 1619
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017 H.R.1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2862 To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017 H.R.2829 To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017 H.R.953 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
04/06/2017 H.R.1346 To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
05/05/2017 H.R.244 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 Passed Yea
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.Con.Res.52 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
04/28/2017 H.Res.295 Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/27/2017 H.R.1666 To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
04/27/2017 H.R.660 Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
04/26/2017 H.R.2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017
04/26/2017 H.R.1960 Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
04/24/2017 H.R.1891 Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017
04/21/2017 H.Res.269 Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.1988 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
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