Jim Costa

CA Blue Book (2000)

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-07-1978	Democratic	AD-30	41157	Win
11-04-1980	Democratic	AD-30	52233	Win
11-02-1982	Democratic	AD-30	51524	Win
11-06-1984	Democratic	AD-30	57397	Win
11-04-1986	Democratic	AD-30	41271	Win
11-08-1988	Democratic	AD-30	57826	Win
11-06-1990	Democratic	AD-30	39414	Win
11-03-1992	Democratic	AD-30	52566	Win
04-27-1993	Democratic	SD-16	43807	Loss
11-08-1994	Democratic	SD-16	70329	Win
11-03-1998	Democratic	SD-16	92163	Win
11-02-2004	Democratic	CD-20	61005	Win
11-07-2006	Democratic	CD-20	61120	Win
11-04-2008	Democratic	CD-20	93023	Win
11-02-2010	Democratic	CD-20	46247	Win
11-06-2012	Democratic	CD-16	84649	Win
11-04-2014	Democratic	CD-16	46277	Win
11-08-2016	Democratic	CD-16	97473	Win
11-06-2018	Democratic	CD-16	82266	Win
11-03-2020	Democratic	CD-16	128690	Win
11-08-2022	Democratic	CD-21	68074	Win
11-05-2024	Democratic	CD-21	102798	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: April 13, 1952 in Fresno, CA

1975-1976: Special Assistant, Congressman John Krebs
1976-1978: Administrative Assistant, Assemblymember Richard H. Lehman
1977: Intern, Congressman B.F. Sisk
1990-1992: Majority Caucus Chair, California State Assembly
2000-2001: President, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
2008: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
2016: Delegate, Democratic National Convention

• PLACENAME:  The segment of SR 180 between Route 99 and Chestnut Avenue is named the "Senator Jim Costa Highway". Named on August 23, 2002. (ACR 102 of 2002)
• Costa was the youngest member of the Assembly in 1978 at age 26.
• CLOSE CONTEST: Costa narrowly won the 2014 General election when he defeated Johnny Tacherra by 1.334 votes (1.4%).
• KNIGHTHOOD: Commander of the Order of Merit (Portugal) in 1996.

Source: California Blue Book (2000)
Source: California Assembly Handbook (1981)
Source: Presidents of the NCSL by the NCSL (Accessed 8/26/2012)