• 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
05/24/2016 H.R.5217 San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act 05/24/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/14/2015 H.R.2327 Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act 05/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/19/2015 H.Res.61 Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Stalking Awareness Month. 02/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.R.1927 More Water and Security for Californians Act 09/09/2014 Committee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/09/2014 H.Res.551 Supporting the mission and goals of 2014 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which include increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims of crime in the United States. 06/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
03/07/2014 H.R.4126 San Luis Reservoir Expansion Act of 2014 03/07/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.  (All Actions)
03/06/2014 H.R.4127 Upper San Joaquin River Storage Act of 2014 03/06/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.  (All Actions)
03/05/2014 H.R.4125 Shasta Dam Expansion Act of 2014 03/05/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.  (All Actions)
02/14/2014 H.R.4039 California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 02/14/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.  (All Actions)
12/26/2013 H.R.3809 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit. 12/26/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/04/2013 H.R.3369 Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act 11/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/04/2013 H.R.2238 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration. 06/04/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
05/01/2013 H.R.1677 Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 05/01/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.  (All Actions)
01/10/2013 H.R.4389 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office". 01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-251. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
06/26/2012 H.R.5907 Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012 06/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4914 To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Fluopyram and Tebuconazole. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4687 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Phenmedipham. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4686 To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4685 To suspend temporarily the duty on Indaziflam. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/02/2012 H.R.4684 To suspend temporarily the duty on Fluopyram. 05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
Total: 1619
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
02/14/2006 H.R.4740 Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2006
02/14/2006 H.Con.Res.315 Urging the President to issue a proclamation for the observance of an American Jewish History Month. Passed Yea
02/10/2006 H.R.22 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Passed Yea
02/08/2006 H.Con.Res.337 Encouraging all Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the United States by one percent.
02/06/2006 H.R.4094 Redistricting Reform Act of 2005
02/06/2006 H.R.3985 Interrogation Procedures Act of 2005
02/03/2006 H.R.1631 Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century
02/01/2006 H.Res.655 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and expressing condolences to the King family on her passing.
01/31/2006 H.R.4672 Idling Reduction Tax Credit Act of 2006
12/22/2005 H.R.358 Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/17/2005 H.R.4435 To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
12/17/2005 H.R.4434 To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes.
12/16/2005 H.R.4469 Community Health Workers Act of 2005
12/16/2005 H.Res.575 Asserting that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
12/15/2005 H.R.4562 Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act
12/15/2005 H.R.4542 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress concerning proposed changes to long-standing policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising actual control over the economic, competitive, safety, and security decisions of United States airlines, and for other purposes.
12/15/2005 H.Con.Res.218 Recognizing the centennial of sustained immigration from the Philippines to the United States and acknowledging the contributions of our Filipino-American community to our country over the last century.
12/13/2005 H.Res.487 Supporting the goals and ideals of Korean American Day. Passed Yea
12/08/2005 H.R.4341 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant under that Act, and for other purposes.
12/02/2005 H.R.4403 Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005
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