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: 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%; Write a Review

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 It is reasonable to restrict "Partial-Birth Abortions" for safe reasons, but clinic access should be unrestricted.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 80

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/02/2012	H.R.4683	To suspend temporarily the duty on Fluopicolide.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4682	To suspend temporarily the duty on Fenhexamid.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4681	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Fluopyram and Pyrimethanil.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4680	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Fluopyram and Trifloxystrobin.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4679	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Fluopyram and Prothioconazole.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4678	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Fluopyram.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4677	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Flubendiamide.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4676	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures of Indaziflam.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4675	To reduce temporarily the duty on 1H-[1,2,4]Triazole.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
10/25/2011	H.R.3192	To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.	10/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
08/01/2011	H.R.2740	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.	08/01/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/27/2011	H.R.2650	To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 510 19th Street, Bakersfield, California, as the Myron Donovan Crocker United States Courthouse.	07/27/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
03/30/2011	H.R.1251	More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011	03/30/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.Res.1689	Recognizing the City of Fresno, California, as it celebrates its 125th anniversary.	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/30/2010	H.R.5879	To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.	07/30/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
07/01/2010	H.R.5674	Mercury Reduction and Energy Security Act of 2010	07/01/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/24/2010	H.Res.1457	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the one-year anniversary of the Government of Iran's fraudulent manipulation of Iranian elections, the Government of Iran's continued denial of human rights and democracy to the people of Iran, and the Government of Iran's continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability.	06/24/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
06/18/2010	H.R.5288	Dairy Price Stabilization Program Act of 2010	06/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. (All Actions)
04/21/2010	H.Res.1104	Supporting the mission and goals of 2010 National Crime Victims' Rights Week to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States, no matter their country of origin or their creed, and to commemorate the National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme of "Crime Victims' Rights: Fairness. Dignity. Respect.".	04/21/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/04/2010	H.R.4225	To authorize drought assistance adjustments to provide immediate funding for projects and activities that will help alleviate record unemployment and diminished agricultural production related to the drought in California.	02/04/2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)

Total: 1619

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/06/2017	H.R.1346	To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017	H.R.1873	Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
06/08/2017	H.R.2862	To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2829	To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.953	Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/05/2017	H.R.244	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017	Passed	Yea
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Con.Res.52	Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
04/28/2017	H.R.2254	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
04/28/2017	H.Res.295	Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2017, through May 6, 2017, as "National Small Business Week" to honor the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States.
04/27/2017	H.R.1666	To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
04/27/2017	H.R.660	Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act
04/26/2017	H.R.2170	Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017
04/26/2017	H.R.1960	Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
04/24/2017	H.R.1891	Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2017
04/21/2017	H.Res.269	Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
04/07/2017	H.R.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/06/2017	H.R.1988	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".

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