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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts) Tue May 10, 2022, 02:48 PM May 2022

What kind of Democrat was Jerry Costello-IL-12CD?

Costello represented IL-12CD for over 20 years (1993 to 2013) Right after Costello retired, IL-12 became a
R +9 District it is currently represented by Mike Bost-R. The new IL-12 is an R+22 district.

Was Costello-D a Joe Manchin or Sherrod Brown type Democrat?

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What kind of Democrat was Jerry Costello-IL-12CD? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 May 2022 OP

Costello was a good guy bottomofthehill May 2022 #1

bottomofthehill

(8,795 posts)

1. Costello was a good guy

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Tue May 10, 2022, 03:33 PM

May 2022

Old school urban democrat. Pro union (he was old school Catholic pro choice) transportation / Transit Democrat. A jobs guy.

The district changed under redistricting which is why he left congress.

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