Jerry Costello
Democrat
IL
Representative, 12th District
Last year in office: 2013
Jerry Costello is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th Congressional District. Costello first took office in Congress in 1988 and left office in 2013.
Jerry Costello: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jerry Costello's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 34 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1337, 115 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jerry Costello Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Infrastructure
- Health Insurance
- Climate Change
- Abortion
How Jerry Costello Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed
- Yea on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed