Service history
18 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2008
- Representative IL-14 2008–present
Background
Campaign finance
2022 cycle
Incumbent for U.S. House IL-11 · 2026 General Election
- $3,332,177 raised
- $6,263,262 spent
- $805,115 cash on hand
| $3.33M | |
| $3.56M | |
| $2.23M | |
| Itemized (≥ $200) | $1.91M |
| Unitemized (< $200) | $324.20K |
| Party committees | $7.39K |
| Other committees (PACs) | $1.32M |
| Transfers from other committees | $70.17K |
| Offsets to expenditures | $2.89K |
| Other receipts | -$304.06K |
| $6.26M | |
| Operating expenditures | $6.00M |
| Loan repayments | $20.11K |
| Contribution refunds | $16.62K |
| Other disbursements | $230.49K |
| Cash on hand | $805.12K |
| Debts owed by committee | $1.03M |
Through December 31, 2022 · FEC
Data from FEC (through Dec 31, 2022)
Over time
Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance
Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $5,061,269 | $5,047,820 | $13,449 |
| 2010 | $3,910,302 | $3,843,739 | $80,011 |
| 2012 | $3,540,707 | $3,611,721 | $8,998 |
| 2014 | $2,871,396 | $1,812,623 | $1,067,771 |
| 2016 | $2,981,950 | $1,761,940 | $2,287,780 |
| 2018 | $2,658,954 | $1,767,982 | $3,178,753 |
| 2020 | $2,418,561 | $1,861,113 | $3,736,201 |
| 2022 | $3,332,177 | $6,263,262 | $805,115 |
| 2024 | $3,282,466 | $2,537,017 | $1,550,565 |
| 2026 | $2,180,937 | $1,226,214 | $2,505,288 |
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 251 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 37 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Bill Foster. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from Congress.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (5)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member
- Financial Services Committee · oversees Finance
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee · oversees Technology
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee · oversees Technology
- National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee
Top contributors (FEC)
Outside spending on this race
Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures
Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →
Issue positions (1)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Foster, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- HR 9941Right to IVF Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9902Federal Naming Standards ActsponsoredJul 22, 2026
- HR 9803Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026sponsoredJul 20, 2026
- HR 9740Critical Materials Processing Technology Testbed ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
- HRES 1432Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
- HR 9676Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2026sponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HR 9675Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2026sponsoredJul 13, 2026
- HRES 1417Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors 4 years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois.cosponsoredJul 1, 2026
- HR 9463National Fab Lab Network Act of 2026sponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9462Investor Choice Act of 2026sponsoredJun 24, 2026
- HR 9370Protect Local Funding ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- HR 9259Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9272Parent PLUS Loan Fairness and Responsibility Act of 2026sponsoredJun 10, 2026
- HR 9144Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2026sponsoredJun 3, 2026
- HR 9124Know Your Rights ActsponsoredJun 2, 2026
- HR 8969Nuclear Forensics Authority Realignment ActsponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
- HR 8914No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 19, 2026
- HRES 1285Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.cosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HR 8831Protecting Our Democracy ActcosponsoredMay 13, 2026
- HJRES 177Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Fair Credit Reporting; Name-Only Matching Procedures".sponsoredMay 6, 2026
- HRES 1255Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
- HRES 1238Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.sponsoredApr 29, 2026
- HRES 1210Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.sponsoredApr 22, 2026
- HR 8421SERVE ActcosponsoredApr 20, 2026
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Committee activity
Committee votes cast
- NayVote on Motion to Table Subpoena Resolution to compel testimony of the Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, offered by Rep. Waters
- NayRoll Call Vote FC-287, a motion to report favorably H.R. 1483 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 27 YEAS and 21 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-288, a motion to adopt the amendment designated Waters_176 to ANS to H.R. 9329, offered by Ms. Waters of California (Waters 1), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 YEAS and 27 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-289, a motion to adopt the amendment designated Lynch_069 to ANS to H.R. 9329, offered by Mr. Lynch of Massachusetts (Lynch 1), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 22 YEAS and 27 NAYS
- NayRoll Call Vote FC-290, a motion to report favorably H.R. 9329 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 28 YEAS and 23 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-291, a motion to report favorably H.R. 7187 (as amended), was AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 51 YEAS and 0 NAYS
- YeaRoll Call Vote FC-292, a motion to adopt the amendment designated HR5775B to ANS to H.R. 7557, offered by Ms. Waters of California (Waters 2), was NOT AGREED TO by a recorded vote of 23 YEAS and 28 NAYS
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