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'''James Manuel "Jim" Costa''', a [[United States Democratic Party |Democrat]],  has represented the 20th Congressional District of [[:Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from California|California]] in the [[U. S. House of Representatives]] since 2004. ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ca20_109.gif map])
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'''James Manuel "Jim" Costa''', a [[United States Democratic Party |Democrat]],  has represented the 20th Congressional District of [[:Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from California|California]] in the [[U. S. House of Representatives]] since 2004.
  
 
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U.S. Representative

Jim Costa (D)

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CA-16
Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources
(subcommittees and past assignments)
Next election: Nov. 6, 2012

Primary challenge: N/a

Incumbent running: Yes, for a different seat

2012 candidates for CA-16

Confirmed: Jim Costa, Brian Whelan
Possible: None so far
Out: None so far
(more info & editing for CA-16)
On the Web
Official website


James Manuel "Jim" Costa, a Democrat, has represented the 20th Congressional District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 2004.

Contents

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 4 - 1/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 90 - 18/20 80 - 16/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 65 - 13/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Born in Fresno on April 13 1952, Costa is a third-generation family farmer. His grandparents emigrated from Portugal's Azores Islands in the early 20th century. He graduated from Fresno State in 1974. He was a state legislator for 24 years, serving in the California State Assembly from 1978 until 1991, and in the California State Senate from 1994 until 2002. He was an aggressive fighter for farmers, the environment and health care in the Fresno area.

In 2004, Costa defeated Republican state senator Roy Ashburn to become the U.S. Representative for the 20th District.

Costa's legislative priorities are largely centered around California's Central Valley, a key agricultural region for the U.S. According to his House biography, Costa "has spent the majority of his life working to improve the lives of the people of the San Joaquin Valley on the local, state and national level. An accomplished problem solver, Costa cares first and foremost about the Valley, above partisanship and politics. His innovative approach to practical legislation has brought significant benefits to all Valley residents."[1]

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Costa’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2]

2008 elections

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 This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Jim Costa, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.


Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
ML Street Properties$ 19,800
Penstar Group$ 15,000
PG&E Corp$ 14,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union$ 12,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees$ 11,640
Harris Farms$ 11,500
Granville Homes$ 11,000
Exchange Contractors$ 10,500
American Crystal Sugar$ 10,000
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Jim Costa
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Jim Costa. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 1314 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-3341 Fax: 202-225-9308
    Webform email
District offices
  • 2700 M Street Suite 225 Bakersfield, CA 93301
    Ph: 661-869-1620 Fax: (none entered)
  • 855 M Street Suite 940 Fresno, CA 93721
    Ph: 559-495-1620 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
  • No campaign website entered.
  • No campaign webform email entered.
  • No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

Local blogs and discussion sites


Semantic data (Edit data)

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