Jim Costa Official Bio

Jim Costa

James Manuel Costa is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . Serving as a Democrat in Congress since 2013, he represented from 2005 to 2013. The district includes most of Fresno. Costa served in the California State Assembly from 1978 to 1994 and in the State Senate from 1994 to 2002. At the time of his election to the California State Legislature, he was the youngest member of the legislature at the age of 26. During his time in the California State Assembly, he served as the Majority Caucus Chair. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Jim Costa has 463 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1991 Interview as a State Representative. The year with the most videos was 2019 with 44 videos as a Democratic Representative for California's 16th district. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2021 with an average of 7,908 views per program. Most appearances with Brad Schneider (5), Eliot Engel (4), Lucille Roybal Allard (4). Most common tags: Immigration, California, House of Representatives.

Appearances by Title:January 3, 2023 - Present U.S. Representative, D-CA 21st View Map


Videos: 5

Previously

U.S. Representative, D-CA 16th January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2023 Videos: 290 U.S. Representative, D-CA 20th January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2013 Videos: 163 State Representative,
D c. July 26, 1991 - c. January 3, 2005 Videos: 5

Recent Appearances

  • House Session, Part 3

    House Session, Part 3

    The House approved two measures. One reinstates for federal workers telework policies in effect before the COVID-19…

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

  • House Session, Part 1

    House Session, Part 1

    The House considered 16 bills under suspension of the rules as members waited to begin work on a $1.7 trillion spending…

  • Morning Hour

    Morning Hour

    The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

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Member of Congress Record

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Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

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Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 4
    • One Minute Speeches: 1
    • Total Time Speaking: 15 minutes
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