Jerry Costello II's Biography
- Director of the Department of Agriculture (IL), Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Illinois Department of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
801 East Sangamon Avenue
Springfield, 62702-1813
Full Name:
Jerry F. Costello II
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lori; 3 Children: Jerry III, Victoria, Danielle
Birth Date:
02/13/1969
Birth Place:
Belleville, IL
Home City:
Smithton, IL
Religion:
Catholic
Graduated, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture, 2020-present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 116, 2011-2019
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 116, 2018
Former Chair, Agriculture and Conservation Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations for Public Safety Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Consumer Protection Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, International Trade and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Police & First Responders Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Animal Baiting, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Negotiations, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Substance Abuse Special Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Tourism and Conventions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Veterans Affairs Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Financial Advisor, Huntleigh Securities Corporation, present
Former Assistant Chief of Police
Former Patrolman
Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division, United States Army
Member, Fraternal Order of Police, present
Member, Laborers International Union of Northern America, present
Lifetime Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), present
Member, Catholic War Veterans