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Jerry Francis Costello has been a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives since 1988, representing the 12th District of Illinois.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Abortion 1.2 Civil Rights 1.3 Iraq War 1.4 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional Career 2.1.1 2006 elections 2.1.2 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees 5 Committees and Affiliations 109th Congress (2005-2006) 6 More Background Data 7 Contact 8 Articles and Resources 8.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Committee Assignments: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Committee on Science and Technology

Abortion

Costello has been given a 100% by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), indicating a strong pro-life stance. He voted for banning all partial-birth abortions in 2000, and in 2003, voted for banning partial-birth abortions except to save a mother’s life. In the 2003 bill, there would be significant fines or prison sentence for those who performed the procedure. Costello has voted against using human embryonic stem cells for research. He has also voted to press criminal charges against those who harm a fetus during another crime. In 2002, Costello voted to strip funding from health providers who provide information on abortion. Jerry Costello on Abortion

Civil Rights

Costello has mixed voting records on civil rights. He has been given a 47% by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Regarding Affirmative Action, Costello received an 86% by the National Association of Colored People indicating a fairly strong pro-affirmative action state. Regarding gay rights, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) he has been given a 55%, indicating a mixed record on gay rights. However, in 2004 Costello voted YES on the Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. He also voted for the banning of gay adoption in the District of Columbia. With regards to the PATRIOT Act, in 2005 Costello voted against making the act permanent. He strongly believes that the PATRIOT Act harms civil liberties. Jerry Costello on Civil Rights

Iraq War

Costello voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1] In 2003, he voted YES on the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2003, supplying $78 billion dollars towards continued military action on the War on Terrorism. In early 2007, Costello issued a statement on a televised address regarding Bush’s plan to deploying 20,000 more troops to Iraq. In his address he said: “I am adamantly opposed to sending any additional troops to Iraq. This is another in a series of bad decisions that the President and his administration have made in regard to Iraq, as it is clear to me that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war and that our troops will continue to be significant targets.” For Costello's Complete Address In 2008, Costello voted for the investigation for Bush’s impeachment on the basis of his lies about the Iraq War. Jerry Costello on the Iraq War

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Costello was born September 25, 1949 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was educated at Maryville College of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis, and was a county bailiff, deputy sheriff, director of court services and probation and chief investigator for the Illinois State Attorney's office before entering the House.[1]

Congressional Career

Costello took office on August 9, 1988, filling the seat of the deceased Melvin Price.[2] He was elected to a full term that November, and has been reelected to every succeeding Congress. Costello is one of the more conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives. He has a pro-life voting record and has received favorable ratings from the American Conservative Union and the John Birch Society.[3]

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Costello’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [4]

2008 elections

This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Illinois superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.

Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Jerry Costello, as a superdelegate, had endorsed Barack Obama for President.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Peabody Energy	$ 13,000
Ameren Corp	$ 12,000
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp	$ 12,000
UAL Corp	$ 12,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 11,900
Norfolk Southern	$ 10,250
Air Line Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn	$ 10,000
American Council of Engineering Cos	$ 10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$ 10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$ 10,000
Communications Workers of America	$ 10,000
CSX Corp	$ 10,000
Exelon Corp	$ 10,000
Federal Aviation Admin Managers Assn	$ 10,000
FedEx Corp	$ 10,000
Honeywell International	$ 10,000
Laborers Union	$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$ 10,000
National Air Traffic Controllers Assn	$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
National Business Aircraft Assn	$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union	$ 10,000
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union	$ 10,000
Professional Airways Systems Specialists	$ 10,000
Teamsters Union	$ 10,000
Union Pacific Corp	$ 10,000
United Parcel Service	$ 10,000
United Transportation Union	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Jerry Costello from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Jerry Costello from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Jerry Costello from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Jerry Costello from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Chair
  • Subcommittee on Aviation - Chair
  • Subcommittee on Railroads
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
• House Committee on Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Environment and Energy
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight

Committees and Affiliations 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Science
  • Subcommittee on Energy
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee on Railroads
  • Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

More Background Data

• Background information on Jerry Costello from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Jerry Costello from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Jerry Costello from the Washington Post database

• Information on Jerry Costello from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Jerry Costello. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2408 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5661 Fax: 202-225-0285 Webform email
District offices
155 Lincoln Place Court, Belleville, IL 62221 Ph: 618-233-8026 Fax: (none entered) 250 West Cherry Street, Carbondale, IL 62901 Ph: 618-529-3791 Fax: (none entered) 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL 62233 Ph: 618-826-3043 Fax: (none entered) 8787 State Street, East Saint Louis, IL 62203 Ph: 618-397-8833 Fax: (none entered) 1363 Niedringhaus Avenue, Granite City, IL 62040 Ph: 618-451-7065 Fax: (none entered) 201 West Nolen Street, West Frankfort, IL 62896 Ph: 618-937-6402 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Philosophe Forum
• Prairie State Blue - Statewide Progressive Blog
  

Semantic data (Edit data)

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