Rep. Bill Foster

Share this page	District: represents IL-14 Political Party: Democratic Education: PhD, Physics, Harvard University, 1984. BA, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975. Last elected: Former member of congress. Official website
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Biographical information from Project Vote Smart, Wikipedia. Photo from Center for Responsive Politics.

Money Raised $3,459,739 (#30) Spent 92% (#158) From self 4% (#8) From individuals 30% (#478) From PACs 10% (#526) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks No information available.
Voting Analysis No information available. Speeches No information available.	Bills Co-sponsored 60 (#546) Introduced 6 (#535) Debated 0 (#529) Enacted 0 (#469) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement AFL-CIO 100% (3/3 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Michael D. Ph.D. Doyle $13,800 from February 20, 2008 to March 5, 2008 2 Ann Foster $9,200 from September 10, 2007 to January 15, 2008 3 Robert Wagner $9,200 from December 5, 2007 to February 22, 2008 4 Christine Foster $9,200 from September 16, 2007 to January 19, 2008 5 George W Foster $9,200 from January 16, 2008 to March 6, 2008 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Fermilab $72,301 2 Self $51,650 3 Retired $33,650 4 Electronic Theatre Controls $14,300 5 Tomotherapy $13,800 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Mr. Charles M. Loveless - American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees $5,000 2 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 3 Mr. Joseph Gordon - Transport Workers Union Of America, Afl-Cio $5,000 4 Craig A. Purser - National Beer Wholesalers Association $5,000 5 Mr. Charles M. Loveless - American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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Also known as: 412257 (GovTrack), N00029139 (OpenSecrets), F000454 (Congressional Bio), (ICPSR), 101632 (Vote Smart), H8IL14067 (FEC)