Jerry Francis Costello

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1987–2013ID C000794

LegislationHEADLINE

82%with Dems

of 8,315 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

82%with Dems

of 8,315 · both combined

Steepest move

−15 pts

2009 → 2011

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19871993199920052011

2011–12112th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

77.5%with Democrats

of 1,132 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −15 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Jan 1, 2013H.R. 8To extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jan 1, 2013H.Res. 844Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 1, 2013H.R. 4212Drywall Safety ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textDrywall Safety ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Jan 1, 2013H.R. 443An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, AlaskaLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 1, 2013H.R. 6726To prevent the 2013 pay adjustment for Members of Congress and persons holding other offices or positions in the Federal Government from being madeLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2012S. 925Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2012H.R. 6443To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida as the “William ’Bill’ Kling VA Clinic”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2012H.R. 3197To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington as the “Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 2012H.R. 4310National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 1,132 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress94.8% · 2,006 votes

Economics and Public Finance78.3% · 1,987 votes

Armed Forces and National Security72.5% · 480 votes

Government Operations and Politics81.3% · 342 votes

International Affairs59.3% · 285 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources83.4% · 283 votes

Taxation85.8% · 219 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement43.1% · 216 votes

Health74.8% · 214 votes

Labor and Employment95.7% · 186 votes

Finance and Financial Sector83.7% · 178 votes

Energy67.5% · 169 votes

Environmental Protection57.5% · 153 votes

Education87.7% · 146 votes

Transportation and Public Works79.7% · 128 votes

Emergency Management83.5% · 127 votes

Housing and Community Development94.6% · 111 votes

Science, Technology, Communications74.8% · 111 votes

Law73.1% · 104 votes

Agriculture and Food76.2% · 84 votes

Commerce90% · 80 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance86.7% · 75 votes

Water Resources Development86.9% · 61 votes

Immigration74% · 50 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71.8% · 39 votes

Native Americans89.2% · 37 votes

Social Welfare88.9% · 36 votes

Commemorations68.2% · 22 votes

Families58.8% · 17 votes

Animals100% · 16 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion70% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

13 Congresses

100th · 1987112th · 2011

Democrat · House · IL100th–112th

Term datesexact

Jerry Francis Costello

Representative from Illinois

HOUSED1987–201313 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

81.9%with Democrats

of 8,315 votes · 18.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested82%of 8,315 · combined

Steepest move−15 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019872011

2011–12 · 112th · Democrat · of 1132 votes77.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 1,132 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career

Congress94.8% · 2,006

Economics and Public Finance78.3% · 1,987

Armed Forces and National Security72.5% · 480

Government Operations and Politics81.3% · 342

International Affairs59.3% · 285

Public Lands and Natural Resources83.4% · 283

Taxation85.8% · 219

Crime and Law Enforcement43.1% · 216

Health74.8% · 214

Labor and Employment95.7% · 186

Finance and Financial Sector83.7% · 178

Energy67.5% · 169

Environmental Protection57.5% · 153

Education87.7% · 146

Transportation and Public Works79.7% · 128

Emergency Management83.5% · 127

Housing and Community Development94.6% · 111

Science, Technology, Communications74.8% · 111

Law73.1% · 104

Agriculture and Food76.2% · 84

Commerce90% · 80

Foreign Trade and International Finance86.7% · 75

Water Resources Development86.9% · 61

Immigration74% · 50

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71.8% · 39

Native Americans89.2% · 37

Social Welfare88.9% · 36

Commemorations68.2% · 22

Families58.8% · 17

Animals100% · 16

Arts, Culture, Religion70% · 10

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

100th · 1987112th · 2011

Democrat100th–112th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th