The applause moved. The alliances did not.
| FEC ID | Committee | Connected organisation |
|---|---|---|
| C00391029 | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS | BLUE DOG VICTORY FUND |
"Connected organisation" is the sponsoring body named in the committee's own registration — the only corporate tie the filing states outright.
| Candidate ID | Receipts | From individuals | From committees | Disbursements | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H4CA20082 | $1,338,630 | $527,722 | $796,717 | $608,734 | $938,778 | 06/30/2026 |
Source: FEC bulk file weball26.
Top 15 of 250 committees, $851,108 total. Each links to that committee's own FEC page, where its donors are listed in turn. This counts contributions the committee actually received. Independent expenditures — money spent for or against them by groups they do not control — are a separate thing and appear below, not here.
| Payee | Total | Payments | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC | $157,456 | 19 | C00391029 → |
| SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP | $105,950 | 19 | C00391029 → |
| VISA | $94,869 | 17 | C00391029 → |
| KATZ COMPLIANCE, LLC | $28,301 | 12 | C00391029 → |
| NGP VAN INC | $23,488 | 13 | C00391029 → |
| DAVID BINDER RESEARCH | $17,500 | 1 | C00391029 → |
| DIEBERT, STEVEN D. | $15,000 | 6 | C00391029 → |
| DIEBERT, STEVEN D | $11,500 | 8 | C00391029 → |
Vendors and operating costs, not political giving. See the explainer below for what this money can and cannot be used for.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| WE VOTE - NOSOTROS VOTAMOS - PPAMM COMMITTEE | $13 | 1 | C00527226 → |
$13 from 1 committee(s). Groups spending to support them. They cannot direct this money, and by law may not coordinate with whoever spends it.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DBA AMERICANS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY | $4,548 | 6 | C90018904 → |
$4,548 from 1 committee(s). Groups spending to defeat them. This is money spent against this member — it is not money they received, and it is not theirs.
| Direction | Amount (net) |
|---|---|
| Independent expenditures supporting them | $0 |
| Independent expenditures opposing them | $4,552 |
Spent by groups acting independently of the campaign. Net of amendments, so a total can read negative when corrections outweigh new spending. Source: FEC independent expenditures.
| Filed | Type | Filed as | District | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/13/2026 | Annual report (original) | Jim M. Costa | CA21 | filing PDF → |
| 5/8/2026 | Filing extension | James M. Costa | CA21 | filing PDF → |
| 8/12/2025 | Annual report (original) | Jim M. Costa | CA21 | filing PDF → |
| 5/8/2025 | Filing extension | James M. Costa | CA21 | filing PDF → |
Filed by the member themselves under the Ethics in Government Act. These cover personal assets, outside income, liabilities and stock transactions — the private side that campaign filings never show. Source: House Clerk.
| Date | Filed by | Type | Payee | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | FARM CREDIT COUNCIL | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep Jim Costa | $5,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-30 | COMCAST CORPORATION | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGTRESS honoring Jim Costa | $250 | filing → |
| 2026-06-30 | ECOLAB INC. | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-29 | NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-06-29 | CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-29 | FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa (D) | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-29 | CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-29 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-26 | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-06-26 | UNITED AIRLINES, INC. | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-26 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa for Congress | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-24 | AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-06-24 | ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-23 | JBS USA FOOD COMPANY HOLDINGS (PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED AS JBS USA FOOD COMPANY) | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring REP. JIM COSTA (D-CA-21) | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-18 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Representative Jim Costa | $5,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-18 | THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa | $2,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-18 | AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep. Jim Costa | $1,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-16 | ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Costa, Jim | $2,500 | filing → |
| 2026-06-16 | AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Rep Jim Costa | $2,000 | filing → |
| 2026-06-11 | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. | FECA | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESS honoring Jim Costa | $2,000 | filing → |
628 item(s) totalling $1,090,471 across 2024–2026 filings, reported by lobbying registrants and lobbyists on form LD-203. By category: FECA $1,090,471 (628). These are their disclosures, not this person's: twice a year, registrants must report political contributions and certain honorary payments. An entry here means a lobbying organisation reported money to a committee of theirs or to an event honouring them — it is not a payment to them personally, and it is not evidence of any arrangement. The categories are not equivalent: FECA items are ordinary campaign contributions, while inaugural, library and honorary entries are payments to separate funds that carry no contribution limits. Source: Senate Office of Public Records.
| Sector | Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | $148,500 | 17.4% | |
| Trade association | $140,000 | 16.4% | |
| Unclassified | $121,000 | 14.2% | |
| Agriculture & food | $96,500 | 11.3% | |
| Energy & utilities | $75,877 | 8.9% | |
| Labor | $62,500 | 7.3% | |
| Finance & insurance | $40,250 | 4.7% | |
| Transport | $26,500 | 3.1% |
$851,108 in contributions from other political committees, classified by the donor committee's own registered name. Independent spending for or against them is not included here.
House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
| Sector | Given to them | Their share | Chamber average | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & food | $96,500 | 11.3% | 2.8% | 4.0x |
Read this as a correlation and nothing more. A member sits on the committee that matches their district, and the industries there fund them for the same reason they are there. It is a question worth asking, not an answer.
Their ten largest PAC donors supplied 12% of all PAC money they received.
Everything in the money tables on this page is campaign money, not personal money. It belongs to a political committee, not to the person. The two are separate by law, and this page never mixes them.
| Term | What it is | Whose pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Money in | Contributions a committee received — from individuals, from other political committees (PACs), from party committees. Capped per donor per election and itemised above $200. | The committee's account. Not personal income, and not taxable to the candidate. |
| Money out | What the committee spent: staff, consultants, advertising, travel, rent, card processing, taxes, and contributions to other candidates. Mostly vendors, not politics. | Paid to outside businesses and people. A payee is a supplier, not a beneficiary of a gift. |
| Outside spending | Money spent for or against someone by groups acting independently, who may not coordinate with the campaign. | Never touches the candidate's committee. They cannot direct it or refuse it. |
| Personal finances | Salary, assets, debts, stock trades, outside income, a spouse's employment. | The person's own accounts — not shown in any FEC table. It appears only in the financial-disclosure filings linked in their own section. |
Can campaign money become private money? Not lawfully. Converting campaign funds to personal use is prohibited by 52 U.S.C. § 30114, and the FEC applies an "irrespective test": if the expense would exist even without the campaign — a mortgage, a country-club membership, household groceries — campaign funds cannot pay for it. Salaries to the candidate are allowed only within narrow limits, and payments to a candidate's own business must be at fair market value.
So where would private enrichment show up? Not in the tables above. It would show in the financial-disclosure filings — assets, outside income, stock transactions — or in payments from a committee to a business the person owns, which appear as ordinary payees in "money out". This page gives you both sets of records and leaves the reading to you.