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Costello's son seeks legislative appointment despite dad's warnings
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| Last Edited | RBH Aug 03, 2011 12:48pm |
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| Author | Kevin McDermott |
| Media | Newspaper - St. Louis Post Dispatch |
| News Date | Thursday, June 23, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The son of U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello says his father has tried to warn him off the “dirty business” of politics, but that he’s nonetheless making an all-out push to get an upcoming appointment to the Legislature.
“Our state is in a crisis. If there’s any time to serve, now is the time,” Jerry Costello II said today.
Costello, a Belleville-based financial advisor, has said before that he’s interested in taking over the Illinois House seat of state Rep. Dan Reitz, D-Steeleville, since Reitz recently began talking about leaving the post before his term ends in January 2013. Reitz made it official this week, announcing he will immediately leave the seat he has held for 14 years to spend more time with his family.
Legislative vacancies are filled by the party chairmen of the counties that are encompassed by the district. Reitz’s 116th legislative district includes parts of St. Clair, Monroe, Perry and Randolph counties. |
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