Jim Costa

Democrat · Representative, CA-21

Raised, 2021–2026
$5.4M
From PACs & committees
$1.2M
Top sector
Agribusiness
Outside spending for
$93.4K
Outside spending against
$4.5K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$1.7M
2023–24
$1.7M
2021–22
$2M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$684,529$980,217$20,502$1,685,249
2024$691,703$1,010,513$3,192$1,705,408
2022$971,023$1,054,612$9,231$2,034,865

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H4CA20082

PAC money by sector

  1. $951.6K
  2. $536.7K
  3. $246.3K
  4. $245.4K
  5. $236K
  6. $146.3K
  7. $110.5K
  8. $106.5K
  9. $102K
  10. $82.5K
  11. $50.5K
  12. $43K
  13. $40.8K
  14. $21.5K
  15. $8.5K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 1,143 itemized donations ($1.4M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $618.2K
  2. $227.6K
  3. $132.1K
  4. $131.4K
  5. Retired
    $99K
  6. $90.5K
  7. $39.8K
  8. Not employed
    $24.1K
  9. $13.2K
  10. $9K
  11. $7.5K
  12. $5.3K
  13. $3.4K
  14. $1K

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. The Forhan Company
    $20.2K
  2. California Strategies, LLC
    $19.6K
  3. Roll Global
    $16.5K
  4. Pisces, Inc.
    $14.8K
  5. Manzanita Capital
    $14.8K
  6. The Penstargroup
    $13.6K
  7. San Joaquin Distributors, Inc.
    $13.6K
  8. Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
    $13.4K
  9. Hackman Capital Partners
    $13.2K
  10. Kashian Enterprises
    $12.3K
  11. San Joaquin Valley College
    $11K
  12. Community Health System
    $10.5K
  13. Trical, Inc.
    $10.1K
  14. A. V. Thomas Produce, Inc.
    $10K
  15. Cdm
    $9.8K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Jim Costa.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
Cooperative of American Physicians Independent Expenditure Committee
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$60K–
Valley Works Action Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$32.3K–
The Conservative Caucus Dba Americans for Constitutional Liberty
Committee
–$4.5K
Courage California Super PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$927–
We Vote - Nosotros Votamos - Ppamm Committee
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$133–
Building Together
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$84–
Planned Parenthood Votes
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$8–

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $30K
  4. $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. Chevron CorpPAC $30K
    $30K
  8. $30K
  9. $30K
  10. $30K
  11. $30K
  12. $29.5K
  13. $28K
  14. Phillips 66PAC $27.5K
    $27.5K
  15. $27.5K

Top PACs

  1. $30K
  2. $30K
  3. $30K
  4. $30K
  5. $30K
  6. $30K
  7. $30K
  8. $30K
  9. $30K
  10. $30K
  11. $30K
  12. $29.5K
  13. $28K
  14. $27.5K
  15. $27.5K