# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jerry-costello
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:45:25.636Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jerry-costello"
name: "Jerry Costello"
slug: "jerry-costello"
description: "Jerry Francis Costello is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district. He previously represented Illinois's 21st congressional district and served in the US House from 1988 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of Illinois's 21-member congressional delegation. In October 2011, Costello announced that he would not seek another term in Congress in 2012. He was succeeded by William Enyart."
tagline: "American politician"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1949-09-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump