SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tapped another former legislator to be director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Pritzker on Friday named Jerry Costello II as acting director, a job which pays $157,000 annually.

The 51-year-old former state representative has been director of law enforcement for the Department of Natural Resources since leaving the General Assembly in May 2019.

Costello replaces former state Sen. John Sullivan, who resigned as director Jan. 13.

Expressing confidence in Costello’s appointment, Pritzker said agriculture drives the “state’s economy to the tune of $19 billion every year.”