id: ocd-person/ee6b52c3-d92c-4cd6-a6ea-6869a8c93df0
name: Jay Costa
given_name: Jay
family_name: Costa
birth_date: 1957-11-17
gender: Male
email: costa@pasenate.com
image: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/images/members/200/254.jpg?1703415645672
party:
- name: Democratic
roles:
- start_date: 1996-05-13
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:pa/government
  district: '43'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: Room 535, Main Capitol Senate Box 203043, Harrisburg, PA 17120
  voice: 717-787-7683
- classification: district
  address: 1501 Ardmore Blvd. Suite 403, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
  voice: 412-241-6690
- classification: district
  address: 4736 Liberty Ave. Suite 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
  voice: 412-578-8457
links:
- url: https://senatorcosta.com/
- url: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/Senate_bio.cfm?id=254
  note: homepage
- url: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senators_alpha.cfm
- url: https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/254/sen-costa
other_names:
- name: Costa, J.
- name: J. Costa
ids:
  twitter: senatorcosta
  instagram: senatorcosta
  facebook: senatorjaycosta
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: PAL000008
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: PAL000313
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Jay_Costa
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Costa
- url: https://senatorcosta.com
- url: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/mbrList.cfm?body=S&sort=alpha
- url: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/Senate_bio.cfm?id=254
- url: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senators_alpha.cfm
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-costa-6ba37519
- url: https://www.palegis.us/senate/members/bio/254/sen-costa
extras:
  website: http://www.senatorcosta.com
  Education:
  - Community College of Allegheny County, A.S., 1977; Indiana University of PA, B.A.,
    1979; Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1989; att. Allegheny County Police
    Training Academy, 1985