Jay Costa

Jay Costa
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 43rd district
Assumed office
May 13, 1996[1]
Preceded by Michael Dawida
Democratic Leader
of the Pennsylvania Senate
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded by Bob Mellow
Allegheny County Register of Wills
In office
January 6, 1992 – May 13, 1996
Preceded by Rita Wilson Kane
Succeeded by Marty Madigan (Acting)[a]
Personal details
Born (1957-11-17) November 17, 1957
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Roxanne Ross
Residence Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
Alma mater Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Duquesne University
Profession Attorney
Religion Roman Catholic
a.^ Madigan served as Acting Register of Wills until David Wecht was elected as Costa's permanent successor in 1997.[2]

Jay Costa is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 43rd District since 1996. He is a member of the Costa political family in Pittsburgh. On November 17, 2010, Senate Democrats elected Costa as their new floor leader, succeeding the retiring Bob Mellow.[3]

In 2006 Costa voted to pass the Marriage Definition Constitutional Amendment, which legally defines marriage as between one man and one woman. He is strongly supportive of abortion rights and received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood in 2013 and 2014.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1995-1996" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ↑ Fischione Donovan, Sandra (May 21, 1997). "County races decided". The Allegheny Times. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bumsted, Brad (November 18, 2010). "Pennsylvania political power shifts west". The Pittsburgh Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Legislative Scorecard". Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jay Costa, Jr.'s Political Summary". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

External links

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