Bill Foster

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Bill Foster

U.S. Representative · IL-11 · D

U.S. Representative — IL-11 (D)

George William Foster (born October 7, 1955) is an American businessman, physicist, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district since 2013. He was the U.S. representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2008–2026 cycles

$29,367,323 raised

Influence graph
Individual 59%
PAC 27%
Other

Where the $29,367,323 raised came from · FEC · 2008–2026 cycle

$29,367,323
Raised
FEC receipts · 2008–2026 cycle
$8,047,570
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2008–2026 cycles
$1,439,711
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 93 sources

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$671,443
  • Other / unclassified$309,908
  • Education$218,654
  • Lawyers & law firms$190,001
  • Retired$142,905
  • Securities & investment$105,650
  • Tech$78,870
  • Health professionals$45,950

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • FERMILAB$22,858
  • BOSTON UNIVERSITY$17,800
  • UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$17,510
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$17,301
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$16,900
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY$16,000
  • ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY$15,400
  • COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$14,900
  • BLACKSTONE$13,700
  • OASIS LABS$13,450

Committee assignments · 5

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Financial Services
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Financial InstitutionsRanking Member
  • House Committee on Financial Services — Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence
  • House Committee on Financial Services — National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 34

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9740To establish a Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed Capability, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 9675To authorize the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, acting through the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, to award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction.
  • H.R. 9676To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate and report on the inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the United States with respect to opioid-use disorders, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 9462Investor Choice Act of 2026· Finance and Financial Sector
  • H.R. 9463National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026· Commerce

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 94 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations9
PACs / committees85

Connections · explore all 94

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