Opposition Brief
Jim Costa
U.S. House (California-21) · Democrat · California
Generated September 10, 2026 · All claims attributed to cited sources · Correlation reflects timing; causation is not asserted.
Executive Summary
- Top donor alignment: AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — 7% vote alignment ($16K given). Official Source
Top Attack Vectors — Donor Alignment
Ranked by vote-alignment score. Source: FEC filings (Tier 1 — official public record). Timing correlation only; platform does not assert causation.
- 1.
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$16K given · voted FOR 4/54 associated bills · 7% alignment
Jim Costa received $15,756.75 from AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → voted FOR 4/54 associated bills (7% alignment). Source: FEC filings (Tier 1 public record). Reflects timing correlation between donations and favorable votes; causation is not asserted.
- 2.
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC
$14K given · voted FOR 18/629 associated bills · 3% alignment
Jim Costa received $13,500 from CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC → voted FOR 18/629 associated bills (3% alignment). Source: FEC filings (Tier 1 public record). Reflects timing correlation between donations and favorable votes; causation is not asserted.
- 3.
AIPAC
$49K given · voted FOR 18/632 associated bills · 3% alignment
Jim Costa received $49,172.58 from AIPAC → voted FOR 18/632 associated bills (3% alignment). Source: FEC filings (Tier 1 public record). Reflects timing correlation between donations and favorable votes; causation is not asserted.
- 4.
ACTBLUE
$149K given · voted FOR 29/1594 associated bills · 2% alignment
Jim Costa received $149,416.62 from ACTBLUE → voted FOR 29/1594 associated bills (2% alignment). Source: FEC filings (Tier 1 public record). Reflects timing correlation between donations and favorable votes; causation is not asserted.
- 5.
WESTERN GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
$15K given · voted FOR 30/1661 associated bills · 2% alignment
Jim Costa received $15,000 from WESTERN GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE → voted FOR 30/1661 associated bills (2% alignment). Source: FEC filings (Tier 1 public record). Reflects timing correlation between donations and favorable votes; causation is not asserted.