Office
Office Of Representative Jim Costa
Personal office staff only. Committee and leadership roles indexed separately.
Committees
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Current staff
16
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Total alumni
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Sponsored trips
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Chapter I
Current staff
16 staffers
| Name | Role | Dates | Member | Chamber | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desiree N. Grimaldo | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Lisa Ortiz | PRESS SECRETARY | Nov 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Wade A. Roberge | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jun 18, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jesus Contreras | DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT | May 22, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Michael G. Menolascino | DC SCHEDULER/OPERATIONS ASSIST | Mar 10, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Christy M. Bourbon | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Ellen C. O'Rourke | LEGISLATIVE CORR/LEGISLATIVE AIDE | Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Lawrence Salinas | DISTRICT DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF | Jan 22, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Isabelle M. Moser | PRESS ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| John R. West | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | May 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Daniel L. Sepulveda | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 12, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Sandra I Garcia | SENIOR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jul 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Kelly S. Gill | DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| John E. Lynch Jr. | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Jun 12, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Alexa R. Fox | SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jun 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Juan E. Lopez | CHIEF OF STAFF | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House |
Chapter II
Alumni
116 former staffers
| Name | Role | Dates | Member | Chamber | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric A. Medina | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | Dec 10, 2025 to Dec 29, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Yamilhet Gonzalez | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 17, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Alexis Rico | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jun 18, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Lauren T. Aiello | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 16, 2025 to Jul 3, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Ian R. Kalvinskas | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 16, 2025 to Jun 27, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Lena Bennett | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 1, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Abby L. Jablonski | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | May 22, 2025 to Jun 13, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Skye Jacobson | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 14, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jahari Garcia | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Mar 10, 2025 to Jun 21, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Samantha J. Cynn | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Dec 16, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Aidan J. Garaygordobil | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 26, 2024 to Dec 12, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Syuzanna Kovalenko | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Aug 23, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jaskaran Singh | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 5, 2024 to Sep 13, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Kendall L. Carr | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 3, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Meghna T. Das | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 3, 2024 to Jul 3, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Rhiannon F. Christensen | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jun 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| David A. Klein | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 21, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Rajpreet Singh | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Apr 9, 2024 to May 31, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Anthony Camacho | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Akash P. Dhindsa | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Dec 13, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Diego R. Cruz | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 22, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Andrew R. Lavigne | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Aug 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Gurmannat Chalotra | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Boaz A. Khajavi-Shojaei | CASEWORKER | Apr 17, 2023 to Dec 17, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Olivia M. Baldwin | TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE | Apr 10, 2023 to Jul 14, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Nancy M. Juarez | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jun 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Noblejot S. Sandhu | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Mar 28, 2023 to Jun 9, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Peter R. Bird | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Mar 23, 2023 to May 25, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Logan A. Duarte | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Mar 1, 2023 to Feb 23, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Ibarra Alize Basulto | DISTRICT STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 30, 2023 to May 22, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jacob T. Bentham | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 30, 2023 to Jan 19, 2024 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Rumalda M. Hernandez | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jan 12, 2023 to Apr 19, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Kathryn H. Devine | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 3, 2023 to May 23, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jesus G. "chuy" Garcia | COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | Aug 22, 2022 to Oct 31, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Nicole E. Mitton | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Aug 8, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Casas Jose R. Flores | COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT | Jul 19, 2022 to Aug 5, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Abraham A. Darwish | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 2, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Noah A. Menz | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Corbin S. Farias | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 30, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Lucca Lorenzi | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | May 30, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Caleb G. Tyler | DC SCHEDULER | May 10, 2022 to Dec 12, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Ignacio Seni | STAFF ASSISTANT | May 9, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Zachary J. Petrek | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Feb 23, 2022 to Jun 22, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Caroline Montgomery | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Feb 22, 2022 to Jun 21, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Daniel M. Herrera | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 1, 2022 to Mar 15, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Loay Albalbisi | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 1, 2022 to Mar 15, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Tara D. Adams | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 3, 2022 to Jun 20, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Rachel K. Villegas | SENIOR CASEWORKER | Jan 3, 2022 to Apr 14, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Alex M. Rosenberg | DC SCHEDULER | Dec 6, 2021 to May 8, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Adrian B. Thomas | PRESS SECRETARY | Nov 8, 2021 to May 6, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Gregory K. Mikhanjian | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Amitoj Randhawa | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Oct 11, 2021 to Dec 17, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Tyler N. Vincelli | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Sep 24, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Aidan V Camas | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Natasha H. Wood | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Aug 1, 2021 to Dec 16, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Chandler N. Baladjanian | DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN | Jul 12, 2021 to Oct 28, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Elizabeth S. Jenkins | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 21, 2021 to Aug 16, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Stephen J. Sobonya III | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 17, 2021 to Aug 16, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jacob E. Schueler | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jun 1, 2021 to Jul 18, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Henry L. Munoz | DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH | May 17, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Shanna E. Fricklas | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jul 1, 2020 to Jul 31, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Javier F. Ramirez | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 10, 2020 to Mar 13, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Maia C. Demoss | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Feb 10, 2020 to Mar 13, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jessica G. Ruiz | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Feb 1, 2020 to Feb 29, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Hessel L. Zwaagstra | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Nov 6, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Maisha K. Imam | STAFF ASSISTANT & OFFICE MANAG | Aug 1, 2019 to Feb 28, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Benjamin J. Goldeen | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Jul 1, 2019 to Jul 29, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Bradley W. Hart | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Matthew S. Weiner | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jun 1, 2019 to Jan 30, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Claire D. Copher | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Jun 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2019 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Peter S. Sahagian | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 30, 2019 to Aug 31, 2019 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Michael A. Tiernan | PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM | Apr 26, 2019 to May 31, 2019 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Katherine M. Mahan | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/DISTRICT | Apr 1, 2019 to Jan 17, 2025 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Gabriel S. Hulbert | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Apr 1, 2019 to Feb 4, 2022 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Tammy L. Jones-Johnson | PRESS SECRETARY | Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 13, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Ian M. Fluellen | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Apr 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jared A. Feldman | LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR & LEGISLA | Apr 1, 2019 to Jun 16, 2019 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Andrew T. Wright | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Sep 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Miguel R. Salazar | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Sep 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Denise N. Altounian | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Aug 1, 2018 to Oct 20, 2021 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Steven N. Gomes | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jul 23, 2018 to Jan 30, 2023 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jailene Gutierrez | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jul 23, 2018 to Jul 31, 2020 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Joshua J. Mason | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jul 1, 2018 to Jul 31, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Steven E. Gomes | PART-TIME EMPLOYEE | Jun 8, 2018 to Nov 7, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Naseem A. Hamud | PAID INTERN | Jun 4, 2018 to Jul 4, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Elina Karapetyan | SCHEDULER | May 14, 2018 to Oct 15, 2019 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Andrew C. Wachter | SCHEDULER | Jan 25, 2018 to Apr 13, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jose A. Quezada | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 22, 2018 to Apr 30, 2019 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Brooke M. Lillard | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Dec 1, 2017 to Aug 31, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Garcia Alma N. Acosta | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Nov 1, 2017 to Oct 31, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Sandra Alcala | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Oct 1, 2017 to Sep 30, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Carlos Paz Jr. | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Oct 1, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Dominic A. Farinha | SENIOR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Aug 1, 2017 to Jun 6, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Claudia D. Larson | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Claudia L. Santiago | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Tadeh Issakhahnian | SCHEDULER | Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 15, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Katrina A. Ruiz | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Feb 21, 2017 to Feb 28, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Kristina S. Solberg | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Elizabeth A. Brown | PAID INTERN | Jun 8, 2016 to Jul 15, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Grethel M. Croasdale | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jun 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jasmine Mora | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Mar 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Valeria Carranza | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Mar 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Martin Radosevich | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Feb 1, 2016 to Feb 28, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Gurjinder S. Chahil | DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Feb 1, 2016 to Oct 31, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jeremy S. Petersen | DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR | Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Jared Lipman | LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 19, 2018 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Matthew W. Wainwright | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 1, 2016 to May 31, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Donald F. Grady | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 1, 2016 to Feb 28, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Abid A. Awan | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Imran Awan | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Fabiola Rodriguez | STAFF ASSISTANT | Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Daniel R. Cisneros | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 1, 2016 to Aug 11, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Megan L. Funkhouser | LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT | Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 22, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Daniel A. Martinez-Peralta | DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE | Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 30, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Andrew T. Connery | SHARED EMPLOYEE | Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2016 | DJim Costa | House | |
| Megan Roehl | INTERIM DISTRICT DIRECTOR | Nov 1, 2015 to Nov 30, 2015 | DJim Costa | House |