Rep. Ryan Costello
Former Representative for Pennsylvania’s 6th District
pronounced RĪ-un // koss-TEH-loh
Costello was the representative for Pennsylvania’s 6th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA6, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412651-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Costello.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Costello is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Costello sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Costello sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (38%) Education (25%) Health (25%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Costello recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5202 (115th): Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018
- H.R. 4813 (115th): WIFI STUDy Act
- H.R. 4666 (115th): Premium Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 4515 (115th): To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for …
- H.R. 4183 (115th): Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2017
- H.R. 3411 (115th): To establish in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration an Automated Driving …
- H.R. 2679 (115th): Match Veterans to Student Loan Protections Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2018, Costello missed 65 of 2,535 roll call votes, which is 2.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
