Dominic Costa

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Dominic Costa
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21
Successor: Sara Innamorato
Elections and appointments
Last election

May 18, 2021

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Contact

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Dominic Costa (Democratic Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 21. Costa assumed office in 2009. Costa left office on November 30, 2018.

Costa (Democratic Party) ran for election for Allegheny County Sheriff in Pennsylvania. Costa lost in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2021.

Biography

Costa became a master plumber from the Mon Yough Plumbing Apprentice Program in 1975. He graduated from the Allegheny County Police Academy in 1978 and attended Criminal Justice studies at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1981. He worked as a master plumber from 1970 to 1979, as a police officer for the City of Pittsburgh Police Department from 1979 to 2005, as the director of public safety for the municipality of Penn Hills in 2005 and as the chief of police for the City of Pittsburgh in 2006.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
• Gaming Oversight
• Insurance
• Judiciary
• Professional Licensure
• Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
• Ethics, Minority chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Costa served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Costa served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Costa served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Costa served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Sheriff

Kevin Kraus won election in the general election for Allegheny County Sheriff on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kevin Kraus (D / R)
 
96.6
 
222,947
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.4
 
7,933

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 230,880
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Sheriff

Kevin Kraus defeated Dominic Costa in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Sheriff on May 18, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Kevin Kraus
 
50.8
 
79,515
Image of Dominic Costa
Dominic Costa
 
48.6
 
75,998
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
912

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 156,425
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Sheriff

Kevin Kraus advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Sheriff on May 18, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kevin Kraus (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
4,042

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,042
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2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21

Sara Innamorato won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sara Innamorato
Sara Innamorato (D)
 
100.0
 
19,985

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,985
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21

Sara Innamorato defeated incumbent Dominic Costa in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sara Innamorato
Sara Innamorato
 
64.1
 
5,912
Image of Dominic Costa
Dominic Costa
 
35.9
 
3,304

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 9,216
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Dominic Costa ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dominic Costa Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Dominic Costa ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dominic Costa Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Dominic Costa was unopposed in the Democratic primary and unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Costa ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 21. Costa ran unchallenged in the April 24 primary and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. [8][9]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDominic Costa Incumbent 100% 22,772
Total Votes 22,772

2010

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2010

Costa won re-election to District 21 in 2010. He had no primary opposition and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[10]

Pennsylvania State House, District 21
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dominic Costa (D) 14,683 100.0%

2008

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Costa won election to District 21 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives with 20,650 votes, defeating Independent Dan Mahon (3,695) and Green candidate Jonah McAllister-Erickson (1,891).[11]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21
Candidates Votes Percent
Dom Costa (D) Green check mark transparent.png 20,650 78.7%
Dan Mahon (I) 3,695 14.1%
Jonah Yon McAllister-Erickson (G) 1,891 7.2%

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Dominic Costa did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Dominic Costa campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 21Lost primary$180,035 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21Won $104,129 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21Won $85,062 N/A**
2012Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21Won $57,514 N/A**
2010Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21Won $41,506 N/A**
2008Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21Won $40,909 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2018

In 2018, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 through November 30.

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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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When he served in the state House, Costa and his wife, Darlene, had three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
    3. ↑ Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
    4. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
    6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 21, 2014
    7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
    8. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
    9. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," April 15, 2014
    10. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 2, 2014
    11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official 2008 General Election Results," accessed April 15, 2014
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