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  1. Jim Costa

    U.S. House · California – District 21

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $311,403

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $283K via AIPAC PAC ($256K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $27.9K from the PAC itself) + $27.9K from other PACs

    • Voting score 48% (17 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$96.8K donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 34%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Pro-Israel America PAC $14,450 · Desert Caucus $10,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,500
    48%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    34%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $96.8Kgiven directly by 75 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    1%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 48% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 33% (6 votes), Speech & civil liberties 12% (8 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$410,900
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$341,000
    3. Oil and gas$334,000
    4. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$311,403
    5. Health insurers$80,500
    6. Weapons makers' PACs$47,000
    7. Drug makers$41,000
    8. Tobacco and vaping$33,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $283,453 ($255,553 earmarked, $27,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Pro-Israel America PAC $14,450 · Desert Caucus $10,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,500
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $47,000: Lockheed Martin $25,000 · Boeing $17,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $5,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $410,900 from 27 PACs: Operating Engineers (IUOE) $52,500 · Laborers (LIUNA) $47,500 · Air Traffic Controllers (NATCA) $32,000 · SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $30,000 · American Federation of Teachers $27,500 · and 22 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $341,000 from 29 PACs: American Bankers Association $57,500 · Farm Credit Council $55,000 · Independent Community Bankers of America $30,500 · Rain and Hail Insurance Society $27,000 · America's Credit Unions $24,000 · and 24 more
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $334,000 from 18 PACs: Chevron $55,000 · ExxonMobil $41,000 · Phillips 66 $41,000 · Halliburton $34,500 · Marathon Petroleum $30,000 · and 13 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $80,500 from 6 PACs: UnitedHealth Group $31,000 · Blue Shield of California $17,500 · Elevance Health $17,500 · Cigna $12,500 · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $1,000 · and 1 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $41,000 from 5 PACs: Bayer $34,000 · AbbVie $2,500 · Merck $2,000 · Boehringer Ingelheim $1,500 · Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) $1,000
    Tobacco and vaping (PACs, separate)
    $33,000 from 2 PACs: Altria $28,000 · Reynolds American $5,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $96,819 given directly by 75 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $3,044,038 raised · 1% small donors (under $200) · 40% large donors · 59% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Foreign Affairs
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2024-03 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: $1,000
    • 2020: $26.9K
    • 2022: $67.8K
    • 2024: $137K
    • 2026: $78.5K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-21), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Jim Costa (this member) AdvancedDemocrat43,46142.2%
    Kyle Kirkland Advanced FEC filing (Kyle Kirkland)Republican27,07626.3%
    Lorenzo Rios FEC filing (Lorenzo Rios)Republican15,36214.9%
    Lourin Hubbard FEC filing (Lourin Hubbard)Democrat10,57710.3%
    Eric Garcia FEC filing (Eric Garcia)Democrat5,2325.1%
    Lance Kruse FEC filing (Lance Kruse)No party preference1,2131.2%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-21): faces Kyle Kirkland (Republican). Average of 7 forecasters: Solid D (range Solid D to Likely D; read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

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    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 51% to 48%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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63rd of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 201 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$255,553
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$27,900
  3. Pro-Israel America PAC$14,450
  4. Desert Caucus$10,000
  5. Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens$3,500

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.