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United States

U.S. House of RepresentativesCandidate for District 16

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Jim Costa

Farmer/Representative
39,527 votes (53%)Winning
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My Top 3 Priorities

  • Nothing is as important to our Valley's future as a clean and reliable water supply. Over the past two years, we've been successful in providing more flexibility for water managers and Valley farmers and will continue to push for more water, includin
  • Since 2010, the number of uninsured people in our Congressional district has dropped by half, but affordable healthcare will always be a priority. I'm continuing my work to expand healthcare, increasing funding for our community hospitals and health
  • Keeping our communities safe continues to be a top priority. To fight crime and gangs in our communities, we've brought home tax dollars, putting more cops on our streets. I passed legislation strengthening crime victims' rights and reducing violenc

Who gave money to this candidate?

Contributions

Total money raised: $1,841,745

Top contributors that gave money to support the candidate, by organization:

1
Employees of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
$17,400
2
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and employees
$11,500
3
Employees of San Joaquin Valley College
$10,800
3
Employees of The Forhan Company
$10,800
4
American Bankers Association
$10,000
4
American Crystal Sugar
$10,000
4
American Hotel & Lodging Association
$10,000
4
Blue Diamond Growers
$10,000
4
Blue Dog PAC
$10,000
4
California Dairies
$10,000
4
California Farm Bureau Federation
$10,000
4
Celanese
$10,000
4
Chevron
$10,000
4
Edison International
$10,000
4
ExxonMobil
$10,000
4
Halliburton
$10,000
4
International Franchise Association
$10,000
4
Kroger Company
$10,000
4
Laborers' International Union of North America
$10,000
4
National Association of Realtors
$10,000
4
National Automobile Dealers Association
$10,000
4
National Beer Wholesalers Association
$10,000
4
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
$10,000
4
National Chicken Council
$10,000
4
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
$10,000
4
National Pork Producers Council
$10,000
4
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
$10,000
4
National Turkey Federation
$10,000
4
NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NO LABELS PROBLEM SOLVERS PAC)
$10,000
4
UnitedHealth Group
$10,000
4
Wine Institute
$10,000

More information about contributions

By State:

California 44.42%
District of Columbia 25.23%
Virginia 5.27%
Texas 3.95%
Other 21.13%
44.42%25.23%21.13%

By Size:

Large contributions (99.76%)
Small contributions (0.24%)
99.76%

By Type:

From organizations (59.72%)
From individuals (40.28%)
59.72%40.28%
Source: MapLight analysis of data from the Federal Election Commission.

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