Jim Costa

JIM COSTA, Democrat, of Fresno, CA; born in Fresno, CA, April 13, 1952; education: B.A., California State University at Fresno, Fresno, 1974; professional history: special assistant, U.S. Representative John Krebs, 1975-76; administrative assistant, California Assemblyman Richard Lehman, 1976-78; member, California State Assembly, 1978-94; member, California State Senate, 1994-2002; chief executive officer, Costa Group, 2002-03; election history: elected to the 20th District for the 109th Congress on November 2, 2004; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 16th District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 21st District for the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.