California · U.S. House · District 21 · 2026

California District 21 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · California District 21 House race

Jim Costa has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Candidates in the California District 21 House race, 2026 report raising $2.1M between them. Jim Costa reports $1.3M and Lorenzo Rios reports $430,377, a gap of $894,313. Of what Jim Costa reports, 40% came from individuals and 60% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Jim Costa

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 60% from PACs and 40% from individuals.

40% individuals60% PACs0% other

$1.3M

raised

Lorenzo Rios

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

93% individuals1% PACs6% other

$430K

raised

Kyle Kirkland

R · challenger

62% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 38% from other sources.

62% individuals0% PACs38% other

$339K

raised

Lance Kruse

N · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$2K

raised

Eric Garcia

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$613

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$60K

Energy & Utilities$30K

Banking & Financial$10K

Labor / Unions$10K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Retail & Consumer$10K

Agriculture$10K

Insurance$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
BAYER US LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAYERPAC) · pac$10K
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
BLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

38%54%

38% PACs54% individuals8% other

The incumbent's record

Jim Costa is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$4.4M

$1.9M+. up $1.2M since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$60K

Energy & Utilities$30K

Banking & Financial$10K

Labor / Unions$10K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Retail & Consumer$10K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Jim Costa D · incumbent	vs	LR Lorenzo Rios R · challenger
$1.3M	Raised	$430K
$938K	Cash on hand	$65K
60%	From PACs	1%
40%	From individuals	93%
Energy & Utilities	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No