WHERE
Where do Jim Costa's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $1.3M
- Total spent
- $609K
- Cash on hand
- $939K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$528K(39%)
- PACs$797K(60%)
- Political parties$0(0%)
- Self-funding$0(0%)
- Other receipts$14K(1%)
Top industries
Of $141K in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- Agriculture & Food$35K
- General Business$32K
- Healthcare$18K
- Legal & Lobbying$13K
- Finance & Real Estate$12K
An additional $317K in itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Sep 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [91]
Jim Costa received $1,096,820.99 in donations. He voted on 91 bills. There is a weak positive pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations did not strongly align with higher or lower yea rates. The top sectors donating to Jim Costa were Other ($454,320.99), Ideology/Single-Issue ($88,000), and Energy/Natural Resources ($75,000).
Fewer than 5 other members of the CA House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals cover the current 2025–26 election cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology