Peter Kostmayer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Edward G. Biester Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James K. Coyne III |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | James K. Coyne III |
| Succeeded by | James C. Greenwood |
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| Born | Peter Houston Kostmayer (1946-09-27)September 27, 1946 (age 79) |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Peter Houston Kostmayer (born September 27, 1946) is aDemocratic politician who served seven terms in theU.S. House of Representatives fromBucks County,Pennsylvania.
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Kostmayer was born inNew York City, graduated fromWest Nottingham Academy inColora, Maryland, in 1965, and received a B.A. fromColumbia University in New York City in 1971.
Kostmayer worked as a reporter from 1971 to 1972. He served as press secretary toPennsylvania Attorney General J. Shane Cramer from 1972 to 1973 and deputy press secretary toGovernorMilton Shapp from 1973 to 1976.
Following the retirement of U.S. Rep.Edward Biester in 1976, Kostmayer ran against State RepresentativeJohn S. Renninger for the open seat inPennsylvania's 8th congressional district. WithJimmy Carter winning Pennsylvania in the1976 election, Kostmayer won by a 1,312 vote margin.[1] He won re-election in1978 against G. Roger Bowers with 61% of the vote.[2] He lost in1980 withRonald Reagan sweeping to victory, RepublicanJames Coyne narrowly defeated Kostmayer.[3]
Kostmayer won back the seat in a1982 rematch by 2,300 votes.[4] Kostmayer won re-election in 1984 overDavid Christian by fewer than 4,000 votes.[5] He then enjoyed victories in 1986 over David Christian again by a much larger margin and in 1988 over PA Republican State Senator Edward Howard and then again in 1990 over Bucks County Clerk of Courts, Audrey Zettick. In 1992, Kostmayer faced State SenatorJames C. Greenwood, who had been a legislative aide to Kostmayer's first opponent, John Renninger. Greenwood defeated Kostmayer with almost 52% of the vote.[6]
Kostmayer became the Administrator, Region III (Philadelphia) of theEnvironmental Protection Agency from 1994 to 1995. Later, he served as the President ofZero Population Growth. He entered the race forPennsylvania State Senate in 2002 against incumbent SenatorTommy Tomlinson. Kostmayer was defeated, taking 47% in the general election.[7] Kostmayer is a former CEO of the Citizens Committee for New York City.[8]
In 1982, Kostmayer married Pamela Jones Rosenberg, a businesswoman with two children from her previous marriage. They divorced in 1991.[9]
In 2004, Kostmayer began dating Douglas Hirn, a tax attorney and 30 years his junior.[10][11] They married in 2021 and moved from Manhattan's West Village neighborhood to Brooklyn, and then to a three-bedroom condo in the Two Bridges neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan.[10]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1977–1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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