Jim Costa
DemocraticIncumbent
U.S. Representative from the San Joaquin Valley since 2005, for the 21st district since 2023; farmer
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U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026
Incumbent: Jim Costa, running for re-election.
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa and Republican Kyle Kirkland advanced from the June 2 top-two primary; they are listed as on the Secretary of State's certified list, because California rotates the order of congressional candidates on the ballot by Assembly district.
U.S. Representative from the San Joaquin Valley since 2005, for the 21st district since 2023; farmer
Owner of Club One Casino in Fresno and president of the California Gaming Association; former chairman of Steinway Musical Instruments
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DemocraticJim Costa
Supports bipartisan immigration reform that keeps families together and secures the border, including legal status for DACA recipients and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act; voted to fund 22,000 Border Patrol agents.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
Would give law enforcement the tools to stop fentanyl, human trafficking and cartel violence while respecting legal immigration.
DemocraticJim Costa
Says he helped write the 2008, 2014 and 2018 farm bills; opposes Republican efforts to cut SNAP; supports more water storage, including raising B.F. Sisk Dam and the Sites and Los Vaqueros reservoirs.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
Would build water storage, modernize water delivery and end what he calls the regulatory chokehold on growers and farmworkers.
DemocraticJim Costa
Supports federal funding to hire police in Fresno and small communities, staff 911 call centers and fight fentanyl trafficking; helped pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which expanded background checks for buyers under 21.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
Supports police and first responders and would end what he calls soft-on-crime policies.
DemocraticJim Costa
Supported the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, and backs regional job efforts such as the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation Coalition.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
Says housing, food, gas and health care are too expensive; would end over-regulation and restart domestic production to lower the cost of living.
DemocraticJim Costa
Supports the Affordable Care Act, the $35 monthly insulin cap for seniors and a $2,000 out-of-pocket limit on prescription drug costs; is leading legislation to build a medical school in the San Joaquin Valley.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
No published position found.
DemocraticJim Costa
Cosponsors the Women's Health Protection Act to write Roe v. Wade into federal law; supports the right to travel out of state for reproductive care; opposes restrictions on mifepristone and contraceptives.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
No published position found.
DemocraticJim Costa
Supports investment in Highway 99 and other highways, California high-speed rail and the Fresno airport; says he has secured over $7.5 billion for infrastructure in his district since 2021.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
No published position found.
DemocraticJim Costa
Helped pass the PACT Act expanding care for veterans exposed to toxic substances; supports ending the VA benefits backlog, restoring full GI Bill benefits, and funding to reduce veteran suicide and house homeless veterans.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
No published position found.
DemocraticJim Costa
No published position found.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
Would stop government waste and fraud and demand audits so that tax dollars deliver results.
DemocraticJim Costa
No published position found.
RepublicanKyle Kirkland
Supports a return to high academic standards, giving parents more say, and expanding career pathways for students.