Peter H. Kostmayer
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Peter Houston Kostmayer (Born September 27, 1946) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Peter H. 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. He was the press secretary to the Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1972 to 1973 and deputy press secretary to the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1976.
He was elected in 1977 and 1979 as a Democrat to the 95th and 96th Congresses respectively, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1980. In 1983 he was elected to the 98th Congress and served five terms until he lost a bid for reelection in 1992. Kostmayer was later the Administrator, Region III (Philadelphia) of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1994-1995.
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| Preceded by Edward G. Biester, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1977-1981 |
Succeeded by James K. Coyne, III |
| Preceded by James K. Coyne, III |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1983-1993 |
Succeeded by James C. Greenwood |
