Mia C. Costello (born January 11, 1968) is a Republican member of the

Alaska Senate The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gub ...

from District K. She previously served from 2011 to 2015 in the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 20th District. In November 2010, Costello defeated Democratic incumbent

Bob Buch Robert L. "Bob" Buch (born July 24, 1949) was a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 27th District from 2007 to 2011. He was elected in November 2006 defeating the Republican Republican can refer to: Polit ...

to win her House seat. Costello received 3,696 votes to Buch's 2,873. Costello served on the House Finance Committee and as chair of the Natural Resources Finance Subcommittee. She ran for the Senate seat vacated by Democrat

Hollis French Hollis S. French II (born October 11, 1958) is an American attorney, businessman and politician. He served in the Alaska Senate from 2003 to 2015. He was minority leader from January 2014 until he left office. During this time, French authored a ...

in 2014, picking up the seat to add to the Republican Senate Majority. Prior to being elected to the Alaska State House, Costello worked as a school teacher, legislative aide, and as deputy communications director for Governor

Frank Murkowski Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006. In his 2006 re ...

. After graduating from West High School, she earned her B.A. from Harvard University and later a Master of Art in Teaching from the University of Alaska Southeast.

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Alaska State Legislature - Representative Mia Costello
official government website
Mia Costello
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' 1968 births 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians Republican Party Alaska state senators Harvard University alumni Living people Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska University of Alaska Southeast alumni Women state legislators in Alaska {{Alaska-politician-stub