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Summary

Senator Jay Costa, Jr.

Full Name: Jay Costa, Jr.
Office: State Senate (PA) - District 43, Democratic
First Elected: 04/23/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Roxanne; 3 Children
Birth Date: 11/17/1957
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Home City: Forest Hills, PA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HB 2626 - Authorizes Employers to Keep Income Taxes Paid by their Employees
Legislation (Nay)

Oct. 17, 2012 - Authorizes a qualified company to retain 95 percent of a new employees income tax once the company enters into an agreement with the Department ...

SB 1115 - Amends Charter School Laws
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 16, 2012 - Establishes the Special Education Funding Commission (Sec. 1). Requires the Special Education Funding Commission to develop a Special Education formula to determine ...

SB 1466 - 2012-2013 Budget
Legislation (Yea)

June 29, 2012

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Lawyers & Lobbyists ($215,685.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jay Costa, Jr. refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Jay Costa, Jr.'s Pennsylvania State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Email
costa@pasenate.com

Capitol Website
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?districtnumber=43

District Website
http://www.senatorcosta.com

District Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/senator.costa

Capitol
535 Main Capitol
Senate Box 203043
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3043
Phone: 717-787-7683
Fax: 717-783-5976
TDD/TTY: 800-364-1581

District
1501 Ardmore Boulevard
Suite 403
Pittsburgh, PA 15221-4401
Phone: 412-241-6690

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