Jerry Costello II

He is the son of former U.S. Representative Jerry Costello, whose district overlapped his son's. After Desert Storm, he worked as a police officer is Sauget, Illinois for six years.{{cite news|last=Fitzgerald|first=Mike|title=Costello II considers running for Reitz's seat|date=July 10, 2011|newspaper=Belleville News-Democrat|page=1A|via=NewsBank}}

Democratic incumbent Dan Reitz resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives effective June 25, 2011. The Democratic Representative Committee of the 116th Representative District appointed Costello to fill the resulting vacancy for the remainder of 97th General Assembly. On July 25, 2011, Costello was sworn into office.{{cite journal|url=https://www.ilga.gov/House/journals/97/2011/HJ097073R.pdf|access-date=September 11, 2023|title=Appointments|volume=97th General Assembly|number=73rd|date=October 5, 2011|journal=Journal of the Illinois House|publisher=Illinois House of Representatives}} The 116th district includes all or parts of Cahokia, Chester, Columbia, Dupo, East Carondelet, East St. Louis, Red Bud, Smithton, Sparta and Waterloo.{{cite web|author=|title=House District 116|publisher=Northern Illinois University Center of Governmental Studies|accessdate=November 7, 2012|url=http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/House2001/HOUSE116.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108035803/http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/House2001/HOUSE116.pdf|archivedate=November 8, 2012}} After the 2011 decennial reapportionment, the 116th district retained its territory and was extended eastward to add Du Quoin to the district.{{cite web|url=http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/House2011/116thHouse.pdf|author=Veeneman, Drew|title= 116th House District|publisher=precinctmaps.com|accessdate=September 19, 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103161445/http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/House2011/116thHouse.pdf|archive-date=November 3, 2012}} Costello resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives effective May 7, 2019, to become the Director of Law Enforcement at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Rep. Jerry Costello resigns from House, takes IDNR top cop job|date=May 7, 2019|newspaper=Capitol Fax|accessdate=May 7, 2019|url=https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/rep-jerry-costello-resigns-from-house-takes-idnr-top-cop-job/}} The Democratic Representative Committee of the 116th Representative District appointed Nathan Reitz, a village trustee for Steeleville, to fill the vacancy.{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Nathan Reitz sworn in to replace former Rep. Jerry Costello|date=May 9, 2019|newspaper=Capitol Fax|accessdate=May 9, 2019|url=https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/nathan-reitz-sworn-in-to-replace-former-rep-jerry-costello}} Reitz took office on May 9, 2019.{{cite journal|url=https://www.ilga.gov/House/journals/101/2019/HJ101048R.pdf|access-date=September 11, 2023|title=Resignations and Appointments|journal=Journal of the Illinois House|volume=101|number=48|pages=10–12|date=May 14, 2019}}

In 2018, Jerry Costello Jr. was named by J. B. Pritzker a member of the Prtizker's Agriculture Transition Committee.{{cite news|last=Finke|first=Doug|title=Pritzker names Ag transition committee|date=November 21, 2018|newspaper=The State Journal-Register|accessdate=November 23, 2018|url=https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181121/pritzker-names-ag-transition-committee}} On February 28, 2020, Governor Pritzker announced his appointment of Costello to serve as the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.{{cite press release| author=|title=Gov. Pritzker Appoints Jerry Costello II to Lead the Illinois Department of Agriculture|url=https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.21189.html|location=Springfield, Illinois|publisher=Office of the Governor of Illinois|date=February 28, 2020|access-date=June 29, 2020}} On April 20, 2021, Costello was confirmed by the Illinois Senate.{{cite letter|last=Pritzker|first=J.B.|title=Appointment Message 101-0492|publisher=Illinois Senate|date=April 20, 2021|accessdate=June 13, 2021|url=https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1020048&GAID=16&DocTypeID=AM&LegId=135730&SessionID=110&GA=102}}

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• [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=2006 Representative Jerry F. Costello, II (D) 116th District] at the Illinois General Assembly
• By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=2006 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1807 97th]
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• [http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/costello/index.htm Jerry F. Costello] at Illinois House Democrats

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