Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 21, 2023-present

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 21, 2022, 2024

Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 16, 2004-2023

Senator, California State Senate, 1994-2002

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1978-1994

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs

Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development

Member, Subcommittee on Europe

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Armenian Caucus

Member, Arts Caucus

Member, Awareness Caucus

Member, Beef Caucus Specialty

Member, Bi-Partisan Refugee Caucus

Former Member, Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Boating Caucus

Member, Center Aisle Caucus

Member, Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Soils Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Water Caucus

Member, Crop Caucus

Former Member, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Frozen Food Caucus

Former Member, House Natural Resources Committee

Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife

Co-Chair, House Victims' Rights Caucus

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Member, Methamphetamine Caucus

Member, Rail Caucus

Member, Rural Cooperative Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, United States House of Representatives

Member, Water Caucus

Former Member, Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Wine Caucus

Member, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2021-2022, 2023-Present

Member, Committee on Foreign Affairs, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Professor, Kenneth L. Maddy Institute, Fresno State University

Chief Executive Officer, Costa Group, 2002-2004

Administrative Assistant, Assembly Member Richard Lehman, California State Assembly, 1976-1978

Special Assistant, Representative John Krebs, United States House of Representatives, 1975-1976

Farmer, Costa Brothers Dairy, 1959-1974

Member, Blue Dog Coalition

Member, Congressional Organ and Tissue Donation

Board Member, Fresno Historical Society

Board Member, Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging

Former President, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Member, Steering Committee, Fresno County Farm Bureau

Astrological Sign:

Aries

Awards:

Friend of the Farm Bureau Award,
US Chamber of Commerce "Spirit of Enterprise" Award,
Donald E. Santarelli Public Policy Award,
Commander of the Order of Merit, Portugal, 1996

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I went to Congress for one reason: to fight for the people of our Valley. That's what I'm doing.