James Costos

Individual

Also gave $179K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$124K

Contributions

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

D $80KR $4K

Top States

DC$44K

NJ$12K

MA$6K

AZ$5K

WI$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 80%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

HBO

Summary

JAMES COSTOS is an individual political donor based in CA. They have contributed $124K across 93 contributions to 57 recipients. Their average contribution is $1K. Top recipients include HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY VOTES, TAMMY MURPHY FOR SENATE, RUFUS GIFFORD FOR CONGRESS. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $35K in 2020.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY VOTES	—	DC	$8,800	4
2	TAMMY MURPHY FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$6,600	2
3	RUFUS GIFFORD FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MA	$6,150	5
4	GIFFORDS PAC	—	DC	$6,000	3
5	SEAN PATRICK MALONEY FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	DC	$5,800	2
6	GEORGIA SENATE VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$5,600	2
7	MARK KELLY FOR SENATE	Democratic	AZ	$5,400	2
8	HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC	—	DC	$5,000	1
9	CORY BOOKER FOR SENATE	Democratic	NJ	$5,000	2
10	TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE	Democratic	WI	$4,300	2
11	FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC	—	MI	$4,233	1
12	HONOR BOUND PAC	Democratic	KY	$4,000	1
13	DEAN FOR AMERICA	Democratic	VT	$4,000	1
14	HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT	Democratic	PA	$3,800	2
15	FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHY	Democratic	CT	$3,300	1
16	MALONEY VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,900	1
17	WARNOCK FOR GEORGIA	Democratic	GA	$2,900	1
18	CORY 2020	Democratic	DC	$2,844	4
19	WIN THE ERA PAC	Democratic	DC	$2,800	2
20	MONTANA PENNSYLVANIA VICTORY FUND	—	DC	$2,700	1
21	HAGAN FOR US SENATE INC	Democratic	NC	$2,600	1
22	COLLINS FOR SENATOR	Republican	ME	$2,500	1
23	GRAHAM FOR MAINE	—	—	$2,026	1
24	SHAHEEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	DC	$2,000	2
25	MIKE LEVIN FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	CA	$2,000	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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