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Mike Bost

U.S. House · Illinois
On the ballot · Nov 3
$1.3M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$513k39%
  • PACs$811k61%
  • Transfers & other$4k<1%

8% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$914k
Office
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatIllinois, district 12
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
IL-10 · Bradley Scott SchneiderIL-11 · Bill FosterIL-13 · Nikki BudzinskiIL-14 · Lauren UnderwoodIL-15 · Mary E. MillerIL-16 · Darin LaHoodIL-17 · Eric SorensenIL-7 · Danny K. DavisIL-3 · Delia C. RamirezIL-9 · Janice D. SchakowskyIL-1 · Jonathan L. JacksonIL-2 · Robin L. KellyIL-6 · Sean CastenIL-4 · Jesús G. 'Chuy' GarcíaIL-8 · Raja KrishnamoorthiIL-5 · Mike QuigleyIL-12 · Mike Bost
IL-12 · Illinois
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On the ballot · Illinois House, district 12 · Nov 396% party to win· vs. Fortier ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Conservative Leadership for Southern Illinois”

bostforcongress.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 514 bills and votes and 27 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Right 24 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Fortier · 2026vs. pick…
Bost (you're viewing)
Overall
24
Right
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

IL-12 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Bost (R)96%
Fortier (D)4%
The race · IL-12
Mike BostRepublican · incumbent · Right 24 on the record96%
Julie FortierDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 22 from statements4%
2224
46 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Fortier's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Oct 14
Mike Bost$1.6M
$572k from individuals · $515k itemized
Julie Fortier$159k
$143k from individuals · $68k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Mike Bost's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 14 sponsored, 241 cosponsored, 54 statements, 369 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 13% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 56 cosponsored · 3 statements · 63 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 67 party-line votesHealth care 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 12% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 32 cosponsored · 5 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 15 of 409 party-line votesEnergy 12%Business, finance and labor · 10% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 6 statements · 114 tweets · broke with their party on 29 of 225 party-line votesBusiness 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of Mike Bost's priorities · 3 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 5 statements · 98 tweets · broke with their party on 81 of 652 party-line votesFederal budget 9%Crime and justice · 9% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 2 statements · 139 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 150 party-line votesCrime 9%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 8% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 1 statements · 126 tweets · broke with their party on 29 of 408 party-line votesForeign policy 8%Immigration · 7% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 9 statements · 29 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 59 party-line votesImmigration 7%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 0 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 19 of 117 party-line votesHousing 6%Guns · 6% of Mike Bost's priorities · 1 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 8 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesGuns 6%Civil rights, gender and religion · 6% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 3 statements · 44 tweets · broke with their party on 3 of 38 party-line votesCivil rights 6%Elections, representation and accountability · 5% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 9 statements · 5 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 26 party-line votesElections 5%Education · 3% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 11 cosponsored · 0 statements · 35 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 53 party-line votesEducation 3%Trade and industrial policy · 3% of Mike Bost's priorities · 1 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 3 statements · 3 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 11 party-line votesTrade 3%Federal power and civil liberties · 3% of Mike Bost's priorities · 1 sponsored · 5 cosponsored · 0 statements · 38 tweets · broke with their party on 12 of 206 party-line votesFederal power 3%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Mike Bost

● Republican · U.S. House · Illinois
Raised
$1.3M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$120k
retail & business
Overall
Right
24pt right
Actions
937
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 396% · vs. Fortier ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Conservative Leadership for Southern Illinois”

Improving Agriculture ↗“That's why Mike has fought to reduce regulatory burdens that strangle our farmers and ranchers.”Moving Toward Energy Independence ↗“Mike has consistently supported an all-of-the above energy policy that makes use of all our nation's resources.”Moving Our Economy Forward ↗“Mike has fought for policies that allow working families to keep more of their hard-earned money and promote economic growth.”
From bostforcongress.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Right, 24 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Bost (R)96%
Fortier (D)4%
The race · IL-12
Mike BostRepublican · incumbent · Right 24 on the record96%
Julie FortierDemocrat · challenger · L-lean 22 from statements4%
2224
46 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Fortier's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Oct 14
Mike Bost$1.6M
$572k from individuals · $515k itemized
Julie Fortier$159k
$143k from individuals · $68k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Health care · 13% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 56 cosponsored · 3 statements · 63 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 67 party-line votesHealth care 13%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 12% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 32 cosponsored · 5 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 15 of 409 party-line votesEnergy and land 12%Business, finance and labor · 10% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 6 statements · 114 tweets · broke with their party on 29 of 225 party-line votesBusiness and labor 10%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 9% of Mike Bost's priorities · 3 sponsored · 24 cosponsored · 5 statements · 98 tweets · broke with their party on 81 of 652 party-line votesBudget and taxes 9%Crime and justice · 9% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 2 statements · 139 tweets · broke with their party on 8 of 150 party-line votesCrime and justice 9%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 8% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 16 cosponsored · 1 statements · 126 tweets · broke with their party on 29 of 408 party-line votesForeign policy 8%Immigration · 7% of Mike Bost's priorities · 0 sponsored · 14 cosponsored · 9 statements · 29 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 59 party-line votesImmigration 7%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 6% of Mike Bost's priorities · 2 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 0 statements · 54 tweets · broke with their party on 19 of 117 party-line votes6%
6% Housing and tech
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Retail & business35$120k
Agriculture & food32$119k
Health care32$104k
Finance & insurance22$101k
Transportation20$84k
Labor unions23$83k
Energy13$59k
Other politicians9$24k
Everything else57$221k
Raised $1.3M · 39% individuals · 61% pacs