California — 21st District

Jim Costa

Promotes federal investments and job growth

Costa highlights his work with the Biden-Harris administration passing the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act to drive Valley job creation and lower household costs. He emphasizes securing $88 million for regional food innovation coalitions and delivering child tax credits and internet bill savings to Central Valley families.

• Supported the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act.
• Secured $88 million in federal funding for the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition and Good Jobs 4 The Central Valley.
• Delivered $299 million in child tax credits to lift 27,300 children out of poverty in CA-21.
• Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation legislation in 2025.

“In response, Jim Costa worked with President Biden to revitalize the American economy. He championed landmark laws like the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which ignited one of the strongest economic recoveries, surpassing even other nations' recoveries.”

Kyle Kirkland

Supports deregulation to lower living costs

Kirkland centers his campaign on fighting the Central Valley's high cost of living, which he attributes to excessive government regulation and fiscal mismanagement. Drawing on his business background, he advocates for an 'affordable abundance' model driven by market competition and reduced red tape.

• Pledges to make housing, food, gas, and healthcare affordable by ending over-regulation and government mismanagement.
• Calls for applying business accounting standards and household budget principles to government spending.
• Emphasizes his private sector record of creating over 1,000 jobs and paying more than $25 million in local taxes.

“Housing, food, gas, and healthcare are brutally expensive because of decades of over-regulation and mismanagement. Families in CA-21 need affordable abundance—not excuses.”

Jim Costa

Advocates federal water funding and farm support

A third-generation farmer, Costa prioritizes securing reliable water allocations and infrastructure funding for San Joaquin Valley agriculture. He has secured federal dollars for major water storage projects, dam repairs, and canals while crafting federal Farm Bills and trade agreements protecting specialty crops.

• Secured over $1.4 billion for water projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including $213 million to raise the BF Sisk Dam and $210 million for the Friant Kern Canal.
• Crafted specialty crop provisions in the 2008, 2014, and 2018 Farm Bills and supported trade deals expanding Valley export markets.
• Advocated for raising Shasta Dam, Temperance Flat storage, and the California Aqueduct/Delta Mendota Canal Intertie.

“Water is the bloodline of the San Joaquin Valley. As a third-generation farmer, Jim Costa knows firsthand the challenges our farmers and farming communities face without a reliable water supply.”

Kyle Kirkland

Supports expanding storage and reducing regulations

Kirkland calls for building new water storage, modernizing delivery systems, and lifting regulatory restrictions that impact Central Valley growers and farmworkers. He lists the House Agriculture Committee as a primary legislative interest.

• Proposes building water storage and modernizing delivery infrastructure across the Central Valley.
• Advocates ending regulatory chokeholds that hinder agricultural growers and farmworkers.
• Identifies the House Committee on Agriculture as a key committee assignment preference.

“Build storage, modernize delivery, and end the regulatory chokehold that hurts growers and farmworkers.”

Jim Costa

Supports comprehensive reform and border technology

Costa supports comprehensive immigration reform that combines enhanced border security with legal pathways to citizenship. As a member of the Border Security Taskforce, he has voted to expand border patrol staffing, streamline immigration courts, and protect DACA recipients and farmworkers.

• Co-sponsored the American Dream and Promise Act (DACA) and Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
• Voted to fund 22,000 border patrol agents and co-led legislation investing in border security technology and courts.
• Supports comprehensive immigration reform providing an earned pathway to legal status for farmworkers and long-term residents.

“He supports comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform that keeps families together, secures our borders, and fixes our broken immigration system.”

Kyle Kirkland

Favors strict border enforcement and law enforcement tools

Kirkland prioritizes strict border enforcement to stop illegal crossings, drug trafficking, and cartel activity. He criticizes Biden-Newsom border policies and calls for giving law enforcement expanded tools to secure the southern border while maintaining orderly legal immigration.

• Pledges to give law enforcement tools to stop fentanyl smuggling, human trafficking, and cartel violence.
• Opposes what he describes as border chaos and free-for-all enforcement policies.
• Calls for returning to strict enforcement of federal immigration laws.

“Give law enforcement the tools to stop fentanyl, human trafficking, and cartel violence while respecting legal immigration.”

Jim Costa

Supports police funding and gun safety legislation

As Co-Founder of the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, Costa emphasizes securing federal grants for local law enforcement, emergency call centers, and drug task forces. He supported the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to enact enhanced background checks and red flag provisions.

• Co-founded the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus and co-authored California's original three-strikes law in the state legislature.
• Secured $4.7 million for the Central Valley's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Program to seize illegal fentanyl.
• Supported the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to enhance background checks for buyers under 21 and fund red flag laws.

“As Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus, Costa helped enact the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant piece of gun violence prevention legislation in nearly 30 years.”

Kyle Kirkland

Advocates law enforcement support and tougher crime penalties

Kirkland campaigns on a 'back the blue' platform, pledging to support first responders and reverse soft-on-crime policies that he blames for rising property crime. He cites his local private investments in neighborhood safety and law enforcement programs.

• Pledges to back law enforcement and end soft-on-crime, no-consequences prosecution policies.
• Blames Biden and Newsom administration criminal justice policies for rampant property crime.
• Invested personal time and financial resources to support Fresno law enforcement and reduce local crime.

“Back the blue, support first responders, and end soft-on-crime policies that put families at risk.”

Jim Costa

Supports expanding ACA and capping drug costs

Costa champions protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act while lowering prescription drug prices. He highlights legislative achievements capping insulin costs for seniors, enabling Medicare price negotiation, and pursuing federal support to establish a local medical school.

• Co-sponsored legislation capping insulin at $35 per month for seniors and establishing a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap on prescription drugs.
• Supported empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act.
• Promotes legislation to build a medical school in the San Joaquin Valley to train local physicians.

“In 2010, Costa worked with President Barack Obama to enact the historic Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health insurance to over 35 million Americans nationwide.”

Kyle Kirkland

Supports market competition to lower healthcare costs

Kirkland views rising healthcare prices as a symptom of government over-regulation and mismanagement. He advocates for a healthy market economy with reduced red tape to increase affordability and access.

• Attributes high healthcare costs to decades of over-regulation and government mismanagement.
• Advocates for limited regulation and free-market competition to achieve affordable healthcare abundance.

“Make housing, food, gas, and healthcare affordable by ending over-regulation and mismanagement.”

Jim Costa

Supports high-speed rail and highway federal funding

Costa has led efforts to secure billions in federal funding for Central Valley transportation, including California High-Speed Rail, airport expansions, and highway retrofits. He authored legislation supporting passenger rail and clean municipal transit.

• Secured over $7.5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for district infrastructure, including $3.3 billion for California High-Speed Rail.
• Delivered $42.8 million for Highway 41, 99, and State Route 68 improvements and $21.3 million for Fresno Yosemite International Airport terminal expansion.
• Obtained $21 million for zero-emission clean school buses across Fresno, Orosi, and Selma.

“Jim Costa was instrumental in enacting the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and wrote legislation to invest in modern high-speed rail infrastructure.”

Kyle Kirkland

Supports infrastructure streamlining and cost reduction

Kirkland includes Transportation and Infrastructure among his top committee preferences and argues government red tape increases costs and delays projects. He focuses on removing regulatory barriers to deliver efficient infrastructure.

• Identified the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as a primary legislative interest.
• Advocates removing government bureaucratic delays to lower transit and development costs.

“The Agriculture, Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure and the Joint Economic Committee fit the priorities of my district and align with my interests and skill set.”

Jim Costa

Supports federal school grants and college affordability

Costa supports expanding federal funding for early education programs like Head Start, protecting teacher jobs during economic downturns, and increasing Pell Grants to make college tuition more affordable.

• Secured over $17.3 million for local Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Valley.
• Supported the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 to increase Pell Grants and reduce student loan interest rates.
• Secured funding for Valley community colleges and universities, including agricultural workforce training at CSU Fresno.

“Providing access to a high quality and affordable education is essential for our children to compete in today’s ever-evolving workforce and to ensure that they can make the kind of living our parents fought to provide our generation.”

Kyle Kirkland

Advocates parental empowerment and higher standards

Kirkland advocates for returning to rigorous academic standards, empowering parents in educational choices, and expanding technical and career pathways for students.

• Calls for returning to high educational standards in public schools.
• Promotes empowering parents in school decision-making and curriculum choices.
• Advocates expanding career and technical education pathways.

“Return to high standards, empower parents, and expand career pathways for the next generation.”

Jim Costa

Supports bipartisan fiscal responsibility and targeted cuts

As Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, Costa promotes fiscal restraint, eliminating government waste, and reviewing redundant programs while resisting sweeping federal budget cuts that impact safety nets.

• Serves as Co-Chair of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition.
• Supports terminating unnecessary federal programs and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government agencies.
• Voted against H.Con.Res. 14 fiscal year budget resolution in 2025.

“As a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, I will continue supporting fiscally sustainable policies that will grow our Valley and U.S. economy.”

Kyle Kirkland

Advocates business-style auditing and spending limits

Kirkland argues the federal government suffers from rampant waste and fraud because it lacks accountability. He proposes subjecting federal spending to private sector accounting standards and household budget constraints, alongside term limits.

• Calls for auditing government agencies to target waste and fraud.
• Proposes holding government spending to private sector accounting standards and household budget rules.
• Supports congressional term limits to root out political stagnation.

“I believe the government should be subject to the same accounting standards to which we hold businesses and the same budget standards to which our own household budgets are subject.”

Jim Costa

Supports federal abortion rights and healthcare access

Costa opposes restrictions on abortion and advocates codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law. He co-sponsors the Women's Health Protection Act and supports legal protections for women traveling across state lines for care.

• Cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act to enshrine abortion access in federal law.
• Voted for legislation protecting interstate travel for reproductive healthcare.
• Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Reproductive Freedom for All.

“Jim Costa believes women, not politicians should be making their own healthcare decisions. That is why, he is fighting against extreme Republicans attempts to restrict access to reproductive care.”

Jim Costa

Supports expanding veteran healthcare and facilities

Costa focuses on expanding healthcare access and benefits for military veterans, highlighting his role in passing the PACT Act and securing federal funding for the Fresno Veterans Home and Hospital.

• Helped pass the PACT Act to expand VA healthcare to veterans exposed to burn pits and toxic substances.
• Secured $92 million to build the Fresno Veterans Home and additional funding for the Fresno Veterans Hospital.
• Supported legislation to eliminate medical co-payments for catastrophically disabled veterans and expand GI Bill benefits.

“In Congress, Jim Costa has upheld America’s promise to our veterans and their families that we will take care of them when they come back home.”

Jim Costa

Opposes mandatory voter citizenship documentation

Costa voted against federal legislation that would mandate documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal election registration.

• Voted 'Nay' on H.R. 22 (the SAVE Act) in April 2025.

“The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 4/10/2025 that required individuals to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.”