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JIM COSTA · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Jim Costa

FEC name:: COSTA, JIM
FEC ID:: H4CA20082
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: CA-21

2026 California 21 House 2026-H-CA-21 · Incumbent

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JIM COSTA · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Jim Costa

FEC name:: COSTA, JIM
FEC ID:: H4CA20082
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: CA-21

2026 California 21 House 2026-H-CA-21 · Incumbent

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WHO THEY PAID FOR THE WORK

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Roster answer: Campaign Roster

Jim Costa paid MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC for strategy, MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC for fundraising, and KATZ COMPLIANCE for compliance.

No loaded TV / media payments in this cycle yet. Open 2024

Spend: $581,360; 2026
Campaign-service spend: $284,021; mail, media, polling, and related work
Recipients: 94; this cycle

Recipient: ELBOW ROOM

Direct mailTHE UPS STORE$9421 payee PollingDAVID BINDER RESEARCH LLC$17,5001 payee Texting / phonesAT&T MOBILITY$8,3313 payees ComplianceKATZ COMPLIANCE$49,8012 payees FundraisingMOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC$85,0292 payees PrintingGASTON, CHRISTOPHER$13,8732 payees

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Lists / dataGRASSROOTS ANALYTICS, LLC · $3,248 LegalKAUFMAN LEGAL GROUP · $8,960

Operations and overhead (travel, payroll, processors, office) total $212,310 and stay out of this roster.

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Purpose labels come from the reported payment line. Vendor type is a separate identity label.

WHEN THE MONEY MOVED

384 payments

Monthly spend by purpose

2025-01-01 → 2026-06-30 · peak Jan 2025

2025

2026

Strategy consultingUnclear / otherOnline fundraisingCompliance/accountingEvents/cateringRemaining categories

Select a month to filter the source-payment ledger. Total shown: $581,360.

Accessible monthly values

Month	Spend	Payments
Jan 2025	$56,971	27
Feb 2025	$19,147	17
Mar 2025	$17,529	14
Apr 2025	$23,571	20
May 2025	$25,638	12
Jun 2025	$17,305	11
Jul 2025	$24,471	24
Aug 2025	$22,684	19
Sep 2025	$16,792	32
Oct 2025	$38,236	23
Nov 2025	$22,487	15
Dec 2025	$34,956	19
Jan 2026	$45,305	18
Feb 2026	$41,056	23
Mar 2026	$32,381	21
Apr 2026	$54,416	35
May 2026	$28,876	16
Jun 2026	$47,913	25
Jul 2026	$0	0
Aug 2026	$0	0
Sep 2026	$0	0
Oct 2026	$0	0
Nov 2026	$0	0
Dec 2026	$0	0

Monthly totals use current, spend-counted disbursements in the selected FEC cycle, grouped by source transaction date and conservative purpose category. Loaded subset limits apply.

PAYMENTS BEHIND THIS ANSWER

8 selected payments

Payments to the recipients named in the answer above.

Date	Recipient	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-06-02	MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC	FUNDRAISING CONSULTING & EXPENSES	Strategy consulting	$9,757
2025-06-04	MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC	FUNDRAISING FEES & EXPENSES	Online fundraising	$8,118
2026-06-02	KATZ COMPLIANCE	COMPLIANCE SERVICES	Compliance/accounting	$2,521
2026-05-11	KATZ COMPLIANCE	COMPLIANCE SERVICES

CAMPAIGN SERVICE RECIPIENTS

ELBOW ROOM

MOLLY ALLEN ASSOCIATES, LLC

Strategy consulting firm · 19 tx

$157,456

41%

SEBASTO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Unclassified recipient · 19 tx

$105,950

28%

KATZ COMPLIANCE

Compliance/accounting firm · 12 tx

$28,301

DIEBERT, STEVEN D.

Compliance/accounting firm · 14 tx

$26,500

Totals use current, spend-counted FEC disbursements for the selected cycle.

JIM COSTA · CANDIDATE CAMPAIGN

2026

Jim Costa

FEC name:: COSTA, JIM
FEC ID:: H4CA20082
Party:: DEM
Office:: H
District:: CA-21

2026 California 21 House 2026-H-CA-21 · Incumbent

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