Representative Dominic Costa Biography

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Dominic 'Dom' Costa

Representative Dominic 'Dom' Costa's Biography

Full Name:	Dominic 'Dom' Costa
Office:	State House (PA) - District 21, Democratic
First Elected:	11/04/2008
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Darlene; 3 Children: Tina, Julie, Scott
Birth Date:	1951
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, PA
Home City:	Pittsburgh, PA
Religion:	Catholic

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Attended, Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1981
Graduated, Allegheny County Police Academy, 1978
Master Plumber, Mon Yough Plumbing Apprentice Program, 1975

Representative, Pennsylvania , 2008-present
President, Morningside Area Community Council, 2007-present

Gaming Oversight, Vice Chair
Insurance, Vice Chair
Judiciary, Member
Rules, Member

Former Member, Tourism & Recreational Development Committee, Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Chief of Police, City of Pittsburgh, 2006
Director of Public Safety, Municipality of Penn Hills, PA, 2005
Police Officer, City of Pittsburgh Police Department, 1979-2005
Police Negotiator, City of Pittsburgh Police Department, 1981
Police Officer, East McKeesport, 1977-1979
Master Plumber, Costa Plumbing, 1970-1979
Plumbing Instructor, Mon Yough Plumbing Apprentice Program

Member, Loyal Order of The Moose, 2004-present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2005-present
Member, Philadelphia Chief's of Police Association, 2005-present
Chair, Apostolate Committee, Saint Raphael Church, 2004-present
Guard, Sons of Italy, Lodge 2746, 2004-present
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Morningside, 2002-present
Member, Allegheny County Sheriff's Reserve, 2007
President, Saint Raphael School Parent Teacher Group, 2002-2004
Member, Zone Five Citizen's Council, 2003
Member, Amen Corner
Member, Allegheny County Rifle Club
Member, Allegheny County Sheriff's Reserve
Member, North Side Sportsmen's Association
Member, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy