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: Experience: House: District 16, 2005-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,273,988Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Jim Costa

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 04/13/1952

Birth Place: Fresno, CA

Home City: Fresno, CA

Religion: Catholic

Education

BA, Political Science, California State University, Fresno, 1974

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-present

Senator, California State Senate, 1994-2002

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1978-1994

Current Legislative Committees

Natural Resources, Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member

Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Armenian Caucus

Member, Arts Caucus

Member, Awareness Caucus

Member, Beef Caucus Specialty

Member, Bi-Partisan Refugee Caucus

Member, Blue Dog Coalition

Member, Boating Caucus

Member, Center Aisle Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Organ and Tissue Donation

Member, Congressional Soils Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Water Caucus

Member, Crop Caucus

Member, Frozen Food Caucus

Co-Chair, House Victims Rights Caucus

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Member, Methamphetamine Caucus

Member, Rail Caucus

Member, Rural Cooperative Caucus

Member, Water Caucus

Member, Wine Caucus

Professional Experience

Professor, Kenneth L. Maddy Institute, Fresno State University

Chief Executive Officer, Costa Group, 2002-2004

Administrative Assistant, Assembly Member Richard Lehman, California State Assembly, 1976-1978

Special Assistant, Representative John Krebs, United States House of Representatives, 1975-1976

Farmer, Costa Brothers Dairy, 1959-1974

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, Fresno Historical Society

Board Member, Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging

Former President, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, Steering Committee, Fresno County Farm Bureau

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Support It is reasonable to restrict "Partial-Birth Abortions" for safe reasons, but clinic access should be unrestricted.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Support We need to teach values in our schools and account for our religious values in providing social services. Exposing our children to prayer, the Ten Commandments will make them become better.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 80

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/24/2016	H.R.5217	San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act	05/24/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
05/14/2015	H.R.2327	Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act	05/14/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
02/19/2015	H.Res.61	Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Stalking Awareness Month.	02/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/09/2014	H.R.1927	More Water and Security for Californians Act	09/09/2014 Committee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
06/09/2014	H.Res.551	Supporting the mission and goals of 2014 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which include increasing public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of, and services available to assist, victims of crime in the United States.	06/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
03/07/2014	H.R.4126	San Luis Reservoir Expansion Act of 2014	03/07/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
03/06/2014	H.R.4127	Upper San Joaquin River Storage Act of 2014	03/06/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
03/05/2014	H.R.4125	Shasta Dam Expansion Act of 2014	03/05/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
02/14/2014	H.R.4039	California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014	02/14/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions)
12/26/2013	H.R.3809	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain population census tracts for which information is not available as low-income communities for purposes of the new markets tax credit.	12/26/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/04/2013	H.R.3369	Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act	11/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
06/04/2013	H.R.2238	To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from sequestration.	06/04/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (All Actions)
05/01/2013	H.R.1677	Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013	05/01/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. (All Actions)
01/10/2013	H.R.4389	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the "Cecil E. Bolt Post Office".	01/10/2013 Became Public Law No: 112-251. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
06/26/2012	H.R.5907	Yosemite National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2012	06/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4914	To suspend temporarily the duty on mixtures containing Fluopyram and Tebuconazole.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4687	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Phenmedipham.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4686	To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4685	To suspend temporarily the duty on Indaziflam.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
05/02/2012	H.R.4684	To suspend temporarily the duty on Fluopyram.	05/02/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)

Total: 1619

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/22/2008	H.R.900	Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007
04/17/2008	H.R.5845	Crime Victims Employment Leave Act
04/14/2008	H.Res.1104	Congratulating California Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, recipients of the 2008 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
04/14/2008	H.R.281	Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007
04/11/2008	H.R.5740	Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008
04/10/2008	H.Res.1020	Recognizing the tremendous service that members of the Armed Forces have given to the Nation, especially those who have been wounded in combat.
04/08/2008	H.Res.1085	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day.
04/01/2008	H.Res.997	Expressing the strong support of the House of Representatives for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine.
04/01/2008	H.Res.945	Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March 2008 as "National Criminal Justice Month".
03/25/2008	H.R.4014	Insurance Non-Discrimination for Survivors Act
03/17/2008	H.R.5644	To provide for competitive development and operation of high-speed rail corridor projects.
03/17/2008	H.R.5498	To increase the cap on the obligation of receipts for the Crime Victims Fund.
03/17/2008	H.R.5475	Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008
03/14/2008	H.R.5645	Housing Protection and Foster Care Prevention Act of 2008
03/06/2008	H.Con.Res.278	Supporting Taiwan's fourth direct and democratic presidential elections in March 2008.	Passed	Yea
03/05/2008	H.Res.951	Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
02/14/2008	H.R.5444	Job Investment and Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
02/14/2008	H.Res.963	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
02/12/2008	H.Res.868	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Muir Woods National Monument by President Theodore Roosevelt.
02/08/2008	H.Con.Res.283	Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.	Passed	Yea

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