Jerry Costello (born February 13, 1969) is a former member of the Illinois House of Representatives, who represented the 116th district from his appointment in July 2011 to succeed Dan Reitz until his resignation in May 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The 116th district includes all or parts of Cahokia, Chester, Columbia, Dupo, East Carondelet, East St. Louis, Red Bud, Smithton, Sparta and Waterloo. He is the son of former U.S. Representative Jerry Costello, whose district overlapped his son's. In 2018, Jerry Costello Jr. was named by J.B. Pritzker a member of the Prtizker's Agriculture Transition Committee. On May 7, 2019, Costello resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives to take the position of Director of Law Enforcement at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. He was succeeded by Steeleville Village Trustee Nathan Reitz. On February 28, 2020, Governor Pritzker announced his appointment of Costello to serve as the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. On April 20, 2021, Costello was confirmed by the Illinois Senate. References External links Representative Jerry F. Costello, II (D) 116th District at the Illinois General Assembly By session: 98th, 97th Jerry F. Costello at Illinois House Democrats Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Living people State cabinet secretaries of Illinois People from Belleville, Illinois People from St. Clair County, Illinois 1969 births Southern Illinois University alumni American municipal police officers 21st-century American politicians