Senator Mia Costello
Senator
Mia Costello
Jewel Lake, Kincaid, Turnagain, Lake Hood, Sand Lake, Spenard, Dimond, Campbell Lake
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Personal Profile
Mia Costello
District K, Republican
Place of Birth
- Anchorage
Residency
- Lifelong Alaskan
- Anchorage (1968-91, 99-03, 08 to present)
- Juneau (1991-99, 03-06)
- Fairbanks (2006-08)
Occupation
- Mother, teacher, public relations executive and Governor's staff
Family
- Spouse: Andrew
Children
- Two boys
Education
- West High School - Diploma, 1986
- Harvard University - B.A. in Government, 1990
- University of Alaska Southeast - Master of Arts in Teaching, 1997
Alaska State House of Representatives
- Finance Committee: 2011 - 2014
Alaska State Senate
- Chair, Senate Transportation Committee
- Member, Education Committee 2018-Present
- Chair, Labor and Commerce Committee 2015-2018
- Co-Chair, Joint Armed Services Committee 2017-2018
- Member, Legislative Council 2018-2019
- Member, Judiciary Committee 2015-2018
Other Political and Government Positions
- Governor's Office Deputy Director of Communications
- Legislative aide
- State Public Information Officer
- Intern coordinator for U.S. Senator Ted Stevens
- Governor's Outdoor Recreation and Trails Advisory Council
- Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
- Statehood Celebration Commission
Business and Professional Positions
- Coach, NineStar Education & Employment Services
- Teacher, Anchorage and Juneau School Districts
- Public relations executive
- Owner, Mia Costello Consulting
Service Organizations and Community Involvement
- Alaska Outdoor Council
- National Rifle Association
- Alaska Airmen's Association
- Anchorage Republican Women's Club, Juneau Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Masters Swimming
Other Involvement
- Alaska Humanities Forum Teacher Exchange to Sand Point
- Co-Nect Schools Excellence in Education finalist
Special Interests
- Youth literacy
- Flying
- Swimming
- Camping
Legislation more >
SB 15 ~ An Act relating to the Open Meetings Act Bill Text
Establishes a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for elected or appointed members of governmental bodies who violate the Open Meetings Act.
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Anchorage
- Chugiak/Peters Creek
- Eagle River
- Jewel Lake, Kincaid, Turnagain, Lake Hood, Sand Lake, Spenard, Dimond, Campbell Lake
- Midtown, Dimond, Huffman, Klatt, Southport, Bayshore, Oceanview
- Huffman, O'Malley, Abbott, Loop, Independence Park, East Dowling
- Northeast Anchorage, Anchorage Hillside, Indian, Bird, Girdwood and Portage
- Downtown, Airport Heights, Fairview, Government Hill, Mountain View, Russian Jack, South Addition
- Spenard, Midtown, UMed
- Muldoon, JBER, College Gate, Nunaka Valley, Wonder Park
Kenai Peninsula
Mat-Su
- Palmer, Butte, Eklutna, Fairview, Lazy Mountain Knik, Gateway
- Wasilla, Meadow Lakes, Knik Big Lake, Point MacKenzie, Goose Bay, North Fairview
- Mat-Su, Delta Junction, Valdez, Copper River Valley, Talkeetna, Valdez
Interior
- Fairbanks
- North Pole, Farmers Loop
- UAF & University West, Chena Ridge, Cantwell, Nenana, Tanana, Kenny Lake, Tok, Copper Center & Tanana
- Adak, Bethel, Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point & Unalaska
- Barrow, Nome, Kotzebue, Hooper Bay, Northeast + Northwest Alaska