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Jerry Costello

Politician

Jerry Costello is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jerry Costello · Jerry F. Costello · جری کاستلو · جيرى كوستيلو · جيري كوستيلو · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Costello, Jerry · Jerry Costello · Jerry Francis Costello · جری کاستلو · জেরি কস্টেলো · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	傑瑞·科斯特洛				[sources]
Birth date	1949-09-25				[sources]
Place of birth	East St. Louis				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jerry				[sources]
Last name	Costello				[sources]
Middle name	F.				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q650893				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · chairperson (1980-1988) · 19 more...				[sources]
Education	Maryville University · Southwestern Illinois College · primary school				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jerry Costello II Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2009-01-06	2011-01-03
United States representative	2011-01-06

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Every Politician58,326

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US Members of the Congress1,216

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Wikidata349,174

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