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U.S. Representative · California 21st District
Jim Costa
DemocratDistrict D+4119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score79#33 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Jim Costa’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2081 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0521
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 5 signals
- StrongBacks 15 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 15 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 36, H.R. 227, H.R. 309, H.R. 452, H.R. 471 and 10 more.
- Strong7th most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.199 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.194 toward the Republicans (rank 7 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
- StrongLCV 67 vs. House Democratic avg 96LCV (2025, higher = stronger pro-environment record) scored this member 67; the House Democratic average is 95.9 (n=210). That is 29 points toward the Republicans.
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+4)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. CA-21 has a partisan lean of D+4. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 21.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on AgricultureMinority · 2nd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryRanking Member
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsMinority · 13th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Europe
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Costa← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.199 is 0.19 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress0House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 10724To amend title 11, United States Code, to clarify the rules for the exceptions to the discharge of the debt of an individual debtor, and for other purposes.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 83
| Swing |
| H.R. 10746Fossil Free Finance Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov |