Official portrait of Jim Costa
U.S. House

Jim Costa

U.S. Representative for California’s 21st District

Party
Democrat
In office since
January 4, 2005
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in CA-21

Candidates registered with the FEC for CA-21 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Jim CostaIncumbentDemocrat$1.3M$939K
Lorenzo RiosRepublican$430K$65K
Kyle KirklandRepublican$339K$18K
Lance Alvin KruseNone$1,900$160
Eric GarciaDemocrat$613$19

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments2
  • House Committee on Agriculture
    • Forestry and Horticulture
    • Livestock, Dairy, and PoultryRanking Member
  • House Committee on Foreign Affairs
    • Europe
Contact
Washington office
2081 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0521

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.