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

Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people pe ...

from the 15th district. She previously represented the 20th district from 2011 to 2015 and served as a member of the

Alaska Senate The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State 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 reje ...

, representing District K from 2015 to 2023. In November 2010, Costello defeated Democratic incumbent Bob Buch 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

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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

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. 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 members of the Alaska Legislature Harvard University alumni Living people Politicians from Anchorage, Alaska Republican Party Alaska state senators Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives University of Alaska Southeast alumni Women state legislators in Alaska {{Alaska-politician-stub