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Jay Costa
State Senator, District 43, State Senate
In the General Assembly
Senate District 43 D · 550 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 20 (0 became law) — SB 1016, SB 1024, SB 1025, SB 1026, SB 1027, SB 1028, SB 1029, SB 1080, SB 11, SB 1107, SB 1397, SB 177 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 statement PA STATE SENATOR, PENNSYLVNIA SENATE | 2026-02-05 | — · paper |
| 2024 statement PA STATE SENATOR, PENNSYLVANIA SENATE | 2025-04-04 | — · paper |
| 2023 statement PA STATE SENATOR, PENNSYLVANIA SENATE | 2024-02-05 | 1 income sources · paper |
Findings
None.
Campaign money: State Senate District 43
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $1,511,680
Largest payees: Pennsylvania State Senate Democratic Campaign Committee $787,500 Other (described) · Edgewood Country Club $111,584 Other (described) · SPB Strategies, LLC. $74,100 Other (described) · Brit Crampsie Communications, LLC $60,942 Other (described) · Jay Costa $51,220 Other (described) · Christina B. Rushe' $43,381 Other (described) · Giotto Consulting LLC $30,133 Other (described) · Committee To Elect Wayne Fontana $30,000 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AFSCME Council 13 Harrisburg | Political committee | $115,000 |
| COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW Philadelphia | Political committee | $75,000 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers-Local 66 Pac Club Pittsburgh | Political committee | $70,000 |
| Pennsylvania Laborers' District Council PAC Fund Pittsburgh | Political committee | $55,000 |
| NEIL G. BLUHM BUSINESS MAN · SELF EMPLOYED · Chicago | Person or other | $50,000 |
| PSEA PACE Harrisburg | Political committee | $42,400 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No 5 PAC Pittsburgh | Political committee | $39,000 |
| Pennsylvania Health Care Association PAC I Harrisburg | Political committee | $35,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce PAC Pittsburgh | Political committee | $33,500 |
| Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society PAC Duncannon | Political committee | $30,000 |
| Transportation Construction Industries PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $24,000 |
| Gregg M. Perelman Managing Partner · Walnut Capital · Pittsburgh | Person or other | $24,000 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee PAC Harrisburg | Political committee | $22,500 |
| Keystone Seniors PAC Dover | Political committee | $22,500 |
| B & B PAC Duncannon | Political committee | $20,500 |
Filers: Jay Costa Jr for State Senate (9600029). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFSCME COUNCIL 13 Labor union · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | $115,000 | 43 | |
| Committee For A Better Tomorrow Group or PAC · Philadelphia | $75,000 | 7 | |
| International Union of Operating Engineers-Local 66 Pac Club Labor union · Pittsburgh | $70,000 | 2 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL PAC FUND Labor union · Pittsburgh | $55,000 | 16 | |
| Neil Bluhm President, Jmb Realty Corporation · Chicago | $50,000 | 3 | |
| PSEA PACE Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $42,400 | 64 | |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL NO 5 PAC Labor union · Pittsburgh | $39,000 | 2 | |
| Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce PAC Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | $33,500 | 5 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $30,000 | 4 | |
| TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $24,000 | 31 | |
| Gregg Perelman Managing Partner, Walnut Capital · Pittsburgh | $24,000 | 2 | |
| PA Bankers Public Affairs Committee PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $22,500 | 3 | |
| KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC Group or PAC · Dover | $22,500 | 52 | |
| B & B PAC Group or PAC · Duncannon | $20,500 | 38 | |
| BALLARD SPAHR LLP Business · Philadelphia | $20,000 | 8 |