Mark Costello (other)
Mark Costello may refer to: * Mark Costello (author), American author *Mark Costello (Iowa politician) (born 1961), Iowa state legislator *Mark Costello (Oklahoma politician) Mark Costello (November 10, 1955 – August 23, 2015) was an American politician and businessman who served as Commissioner of Labor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2015. A Republican, he was elected in 2010, defeating the Democratic incumbent, Lloy ...

Mark Costello (author)
Mark Costello (Oct. 25, 1936--July 3, 2023), a native of Decatur, Illinois, is the author of the story collections ''The Murphy Stories'' (University of Illinois Press, 1973), which won the St. Lawrence Award for Short Fiction, and ''Middle Murphy'' (University of Illinois Press, 1991). ''The Murphy Stories'' has received critical praise, and one of its stories, ''Murphy's Xmas'', was anthologized in several collections. Costello taught for many years at the University of Illinois at Urbana as a creative writing instructor and was a visiting writer at many universities and colleges. He held the Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and was writer-in-residence at the University of Iowa Writers Workshop for one year. His story ''Room 601'' has received praise. Costello is known for his brevity and the introspective nature of his characters. The stories are set in central Illinois and feature a hard-drinking, hard-living character, Michael Murph ...
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Mark Costello (Iowa Politician)
Mark Costello (born October 24, 1961) is the Iowa State Senator from the 8th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2014. He had also previously served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013–2014. Biography Costello was born in Omaha, Nebraska but moved to Imogene, Iowa as a kid. He graduated from Nishna Valley High School before going on to attend the University of Northern Iowa, receiving a B.A. in computer information systems. After college Costello worked five years as a computer analyst with Garst Seed Company based in Coon Rapids before eventually returning to work on his family farm. He and his wife Rachel were married in 2001. They have five children and currently reside on their family farm in Mills County. Iowa House of Representatives Mark Costello (R-Imogene) was first elected to the Iowa House in 2012 representing the 23rd District. Mark served as Vice Chair of the Iowa House Health & Human Resources B ...
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