Terra Costa Howard
The 48th district includes all or parts of Glen Ellyn, Lisle, Lombard, Wheaton, and Villa Park.[2] Costa Howard defeated incumbent and House Republican Floor Leader Peter Breen in the 2018 general election.HB12, of which she was the Primary Sponsor, allowed employees of a school district, public university, or community college district who had been employed for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period to be eligible for family and medical leave under the same terms and conditions provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.[5] Costa Howard was born and raised in DuPage County, where she now resides with her spouse and their three daughters.[7] She is also a Girl Scout leader, an adjunct professor at the College of DuPage, and a member of the Parent Teacher Association.