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John R.
West

LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT — Office of Representative Jim Costa

Works forDJim Costa · Democratic · California 21st District

Legislative Assistant to U.S. Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-21) since May 2024. Political professional with Capitol Hill and campaign experience. Previously served as Congressional Lead at the Congressional App Challenge, where he built a bipartisan coalition of 339 congressional offices and worked on STEM education and diversity initiatives in computer science. Also served as a Public Affairs Advisor at Foley & Lardner LLP. May 2020 graduate from Indiana University with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish.