Mark Costello's Biography
- State Senate (IA) - District 8, Republican
Contact Information
Office
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Mark Costello
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Rachel; 5 Children: Matthew, Julia, Peter, Ethan, Andrew
Birth Date:
10/24/1961
Birth Place:
Omaha, NE
Home City:
Imogene, IA
BA, Computer Information Systems, University of Northern Iowa, 1984
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 8, 2023-present
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 8, 2024
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 12, 2014-2023
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 12, 2020
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2012-2014
Member, Agriculture Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Vice Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Member, Joint Health Policy Oversight Committee
Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Chair, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
Member, Veterans Affairs Committee
Former Vice Chair, Human Resources Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Review, Iowa State Senate
Former Member, Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Ethics Committee, Iowa State Senate, 2024
Member, Health Policy Oversight Committee, Iowa State Senate, 2024
Vice Chairman, Health and Human Services Committee, Iowa State Senate, 2024
Member, Medical Assistance Advisory Council [Title XIX], Iowa State Senate, 2024
Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Iowa State Senate, 2024
Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State Senate, 2024
Former Programmer/Analyst, Garst Seed Company
Trustee, Deer Creek Township, present
Member, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Council, present
Member, Mental Health and Disability Services Commission, present
Member, Sunnyside Bible Chapel, present
Former President, Mills County Farm Bureau
Member, Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (HAWKI) Board, 2024
Date of Wedding Anniversary:
2001