Jim Costa
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 16th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Zoe Lofgren |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 20th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Cal Dooley |
| Succeeded by | Sam Farr |
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James Manuel Costa April 13, 1952 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California State University, Fresno |
| Occupation | Rancher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
James Manuel "Jim" Costa /ˈkɒstə/ (born April 13, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for California's 16th congressional district, serving in Congress since his initial election in 2004. He previously served in the California State Assembly from 1978 until 1994, and in the State Senate from 1994 until 2002. At the time of his election to the California State Legislature, he was the youngest member of the legislature at the of 26. During his time in the California State Assembly, he served as the Majority Caucus Chair. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His Central Valley (California) congressional district takes in large and predominantly Latino portions of Fresno. Congressman Costa is chair of the Blue Dog Coalition and ranking member of the United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Along with Republican Congressman Ted Poe, Congressman Costa founded the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus and serves as co-chair of the caucus.
Born in Fresno, Costa is a third-generation family farmer. His grandparents emigrated from Portugal's Azores Islands in the early 20th century. He attended San Joaquin Memorial High School and graduated in the class of 1970. He then graduated in 1974 from Fresno State, where he got initiated into Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He worked as a special assistant to Congressman John Krebs from 1975 to 1976, and as administrative assistant to Assemblyman Richard Lehman from 1976 to 1978.
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