Peter H. Kostmayer
| Peter H. Kostmayer | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Edward G. Biester, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James K. Coyne, III |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | James K. Coyne, III |
| Succeeded by | James C. Greenwood |
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September 27, 1946 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Jones Rosenberg (m. 1982, div. 1991) |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
Peter Houston Kostmayer (born September 27, 1946) is a Democratic politician who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Kostmayer was born in New York City, graduated from West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, in 1965, and received a B.A. from Columbia University in New York City in 1971.
Kostmayer worked as a reporter from 1971 to 1972. He served as press secretary to Pennsylvania Attorney General J. Shane Cramer from 1972 to 1973 and deputy press secretary to Governor Milton Shapp from 1973 to 1976.
After the retirement of Rep. Edward G. Biester, Jr. in 1976, Kostmayer ran against State Representative John S. Renninger for the open seat. With Jimmy Carter taking Pennsylvania in the 1976 election, Kostmayer won by a 1,300 vote margin. He was the first Democrat to represent traditionally Republican Bucks County in decades.
He won re-election in 1978 against G. Roger Bowers with 61% of the vote. He lost in 1980 with Ronald Reagan sweeping to victory. Republican James Coyne narrowly defeated Kostmayer. Kostmayer married Pamela J. Rosenberg, a mother of two, in 1982.
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