Jim Costa

James Manuel "Jim" Costa ( born April 13, 1952 in Fresno, California) is an American politician. Since 2005 he represents the state of California in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jim Costa attended until 1970, the San Joaquin Memorial High School and then studied until 1974 at the California State University at Fresno. Then he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1975 and 1978 he worked for Congressman John Hans Krebs and Richard H. Lehman. From 1978 to 1994 he was a member of the California State Assembly; between 1994 and 2002 he was in the state Senate.

In the congressional elections of 2004, Costa was in the 20th electoral district of California in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Cal Dooley on January 3, 2005. After the previous three elections, he can exercise his mandate in Congress today. He is a member of the Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Natural Resources, and in four sub-committees.