Terra Costa Howard's Biography
- State House (IL) - District 42, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (IL) - District 42
Contact Information
373 May Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Office
244-W Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
913 S. Main St.
Lombard, IL 60148
Full Name:
Terra Costa Howard
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Nick; 3 Children: Maddie, Libby, Molly
Birth Place:
Addison, IL
JD, DePaul University College of Law, 1993-1996
BA, Political Science/Speech Communications, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 1989-1993
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 42, 2023-present
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 42, 2022, 2024
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 48, 2019-2023
Former Member, Cities and Villages Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education Committee on School Curriculum & Policies
Former Member, Subcommittee on Family Law, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee on Regulation, Roads and Bridges, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Attorney, Terra Costa Howard, Attorney at Law, 2003-present
Adjunct Instructor, College of DuPage, present
Staff Attorney, DuPage County Public Defender's Office, 1998-2003
Leader, Girl Scouts of the United States of America, present
Member, Village of Glen Ellyn Plan Commission, present
Former Member, Board, Glen Ellyn School, District 41
Former Member, Parent Teacher Association
Favorite Quote:
Here's to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.
Well behaved women rarely make history. Eleanor Roosevelt
I feel ... an ardent desire to see knowledge so disseminated through the mass of mankind that it may, at length, reach even the extremes of society: beggars and kings. Thomas Jefferson
If a man empties his purse into his head no man can take it from him. An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin