• COSTELLO, RYAN A
Experience: House: District 6, 2015-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $1,956,679Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Ryan A. Costello
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Christine; 1 Child: Ryan
    Home City: West Chester, PA

Education

    JD, Law, Villanova University School of Law, 2002
    BA, Political Science, Ursinus College, 1999

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2014-present
    Former Member, Board of Commissioners, Chester County
    Member, Board of Supervisors, East Vincent Township
    Former Recorder of Deeds, Chester County
    Chair, Board of Commissioners, Chester County, 2013

Current Legislative Committees

    Subcommittee on Aviation, Member
    Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
    Veterans' Affairs, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Animal Protection Caucus, present
    Member, Autism Caucus, present
    Member, Career Technical Education Caucus, present
    Member, Caucus on Addiction, Treatment and Recovery, present
    Member, Caucus on the Deadliest Counties, present
    Member, Cement Caucus, present
    Member, Childhood Cancer Caucus, present
    Member, Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, present
    Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
    Member, Emergency Medical Services Caucus, present
    Member, Friends of Ireland Caucus, present
    Member, Gaming Caucus, present
    Member, German-American Caucus, present
    Member, Hearing Health Caucus, present
    Member, Historic Preservation Caucus, present
    Member, Human Trafficking Caucus, present
    Member, International Religious Freedom Caucus, present
    Member, Israel Allies Caucus, present
    Member, Italian-American Congressional Delegation, present
    Member, Kidney Caucus, present
    Member, Mitochondrial Disease Caucus, present
    Member, National Guard and Reserve Caucus, present
    Member, Nursing Caucus, present
    Member, Rare Disease Caucus, present
    Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Caucus, present
    Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) Caucus, present
    Member, Small Brewers Caucus, present
    Member, Steel Caucus, present
    Member, Submarine Caucus, present
    Member, Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, present
    Member, Ukrainian Caucus, present
    Member, Veterans Jobs Caucus, present

Professional Experience

    Land Use and Real Estate Attorney, O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, Professional Corporation, 2002-present

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Volunteer, Chester County Open Space Advisory Council
    Former Member, Executive Board, Chester County Association of Township Officials
    Former Member, Northern Federation of Chester County Municipalities
    Member, Phoenixville Main Street Community Development Corporation
    Former Member, Phoenixville Regional Planning Commission
    Pro Bono Solicitor, Pottstown Police Athletic League
    Member, Schuylkill River Heritage Center

Additional Information

Awards:

    Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

No Opinion
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

No Opinion
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

No Opinion
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

No Opinion
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

No Opinion
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 11
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/11/2017 H.R.2409 To allow servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts while deployed. 05/11/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.R.2118 Medical Device Servicing Safety and Accountability Act 04/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.R.2009 Fostering Innovation in Medical Imaging Act of 2017 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.27 Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act 01/04/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5814 Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5663 Four C's for Careers Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
06/22/2016 H.R.3936 Veteran Engagement Teams Act 06/22/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/09/2016 H.R.5190 State Outreach for Local Veterans Employment Act of 2016 06/09/2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
05/19/2015 H.R.1038 Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act 05/19/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/14/2015 H.R.1067 U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act 05/14/2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .  (All Actions)
02/20/2015 H.Res.112 Supporting the goals and ideals of the Secondary School Student Athletes' Bill of Rights. 02/20/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 477
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/23/2015 H.R.2847 Electrify Africa Act of 2015
06/23/2015 H.R.2799 FAST Act
06/23/2015 H.R.160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 Passed Aye
06/16/2015 H.Res.318 Condemning resolutions or policies calling for or instituting a boycott of Israeli academic institutions or scholars by institutions of higher learning and scholarly associations.
06/16/2015 H.R.2603 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
06/15/2015 H.Res.233 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Iran should immediately release the three United States citizens that it holds, as well as provide all known information on any United States citizens that have disappeared within its borders. Failed No
06/12/2015 H.R.2752 Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015
06/12/2015 H.R.2739 Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2015
06/11/2015 H.Con.Res.56 Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts.
06/11/2015 H.R.2213 To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes.
06/11/2015 H.R.1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
06/05/2015 H.R.2597 AIM Act of 2015
06/04/2015 H.R.2658 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
06/04/2015 H.R.2274 To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
06/03/2015 H.Res.294 Expressing support for the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program.
06/01/2015 H.R.2404 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015
06/01/2015 H.R.2293 Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act
05/29/2015 H.R.1690 To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse".
05/26/2015 H.Con.Res.53 Honoring American veterans disabled for life.
05/22/2015 H.R.2540 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015
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