Biography

1951 -

COSTA, Dominic James, "Dom," a Representative from Allegheny County; born, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; graduated, Penn Hills High School, 1970; graduated, Mon-Yough Plumbing Apprentice Program, 1975; graduated, Allegheny County Police Academy, 1977; master plumber; proprietor, plumbing business; police officer, East McKeesport (1977-1979); patrolman and commander, city of Pittsburgh Police Department (1979-2002); public safety director, Penn Hills; president, council, Morningside Area Community; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008; reelected to the House to serve 4 more consecutive terms; appointed, Select Committee on School Safety (2013); board member, Port Authority of Allegheny County; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (2018).