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Jay Costa | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Costa giving remarks in October 2022. | |
| Minority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Mellow |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 43rd district | |
| Assumed office May 13, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Dawida |
| Register of Wills of Allegheny County | |
| In office January 6, 1992 – May 13, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Rita Wilson Kane |
| Succeeded by | Marty Madigan (Acting)[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1957 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Roxanne Ross |
| Education | Community College of Allegheny County (AS) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (BA) Duquesne University (JD) |
| a.^ Madigan served as Acting Register of Wills until David Wecht was elected as Costa's permanent successor in 1997.[1] | |
Jay Costa (born November 17, 1957) is an American politician, currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who has represented the 43rd District since 1996.[2] On November 17, 2010, Senate Democrats elected Costa as their new floor leader, succeeding the retiring Bob Mellow.[3]
- ^ Fischione Donovan, Sandra (May 21, 1997). "County races decided". The Allegheny Times. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1995-1996" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ Bumsted, Brad (November 18, 2010). "Pennsylvania political power shifts west". The Pittsburgh Tribune. Retrieved November 18, 2010. [permanent dead link]