Jim Costa
Democrat · Representative · CA-21 · 649 roll-call votes recorded this Congress.
The record
Jim Costa, Democrat from California, has served in the House since 2005 and sits on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs committees without advancing authored legislation past committee.
Costa represents a district with a 16.5% bachelor's attainment rate, among the lowest across all districts, in a state with 5.5% unemployment. His legislative footprint spans Government Operations, Healthcare, and Energy & Environment, built primarily through 493 cosponsorships rather than bills he authored; his 29 authored bills have not advanced past committee.
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