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Bill Foster

U.S. House · Illinois
On the ballot · Nov 3
$2.2M

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$1.2M55%
  • PACs$833k38%
  • Transfers & other$150k7%

11% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$899k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatIllinois, district 11
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
IL-10 · Bradley Scott SchneiderIL-12 · Mike BostIL-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-11 · Bill Foster
IL-11 · Illinois
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On the ballot · Illinois House, district 11 · Nov 397% party to win· vs. Walter ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Scientist - Businessman Independent Solutions”

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

Where They Stand

Position from 492 bills and votes and 14 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 30 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Walter · 2026vs. pick…
Foster (you're viewing)
Overall
26
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

IL-11 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Foster (D)97%
Walter (R)3%
The race · IL-11
Bill FosterDemocrat · incumbent · Left 26 on the record97%
Jeff WalterRepublican · challenger · Right 34 from statements3%
3426
60 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Walter's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Bill Foster$2.5M
$1.4M from individuals · $1.3M itemized
Jeff Walter$420k
$212k from individuals · $107k 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 Bill Foster'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 10 sponsored, 196 cosponsored, 163 statements, 362 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Health care · 16% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 35 statements · 90 tweets · broke with their party on 12 of 96 party-line votesHealth care 16%Business, finance and labor · 13% of Bill Foster's priorities · 4 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 22 statements · 132 tweets · broke with their party on 39 of 301 party-line votesBusiness 13%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 10% of Bill Foster's priorities · 1 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 14 statements · 129 tweets · broke with their party on 81 of 1040 party-line votesFederal budget 10%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 9% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 31 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 40 of 666 party-line votesEnergy 9%Federal power and civil liberties · 8% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 1 statements · 119 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 281 party-line votesFederal power 8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 7% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 10 statements · 57 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 53 party-line votesCivil rights 7%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of Bill Foster's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 52 tweets · broke with their party on 44 of 517 party-line votesForeign policy 6%Immigration · 6% of Bill Foster's priorities · 3 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 6 statements · 22 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 60 party-line votesImmigration 6%Education · 6% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 10 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 80 party-line votesEducation 6%Guns · 6% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 23 statements · 9 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 16 party-line votesGuns 6%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 5% of Bill Foster's priorities · 1 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 1 statements · 36 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 156 party-line votesHousing 5%Crime and justice · 4% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 1 statements · 55 tweets · broke with their party on 6 of 159 party-line votesCrime 4%Elections, representation and accountability · 3% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 4 statements · 3 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 29 party-line votesElections 3%Trade and industrial policy · 2% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 1 cosponsored · 5 statements · 21 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 11 party-line votes2%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Bill Foster

● Democrat · U.S. House · Illinois
Raised
$2.2M
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$465k
finance & insurance
Overall
Left
26pt left
Actions
1,017
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 397% · vs. Walter ↓
The campaign · in their words

“Scientist - Businessman Independent Solutions”

Healthcare ↗“Bill believes that health care is a basic human right and that we should continue moving towards universal coverage.”Economy ↗“Bill has been deeply involved in writing laws which will prevent crises like the 2008 financial collapse from hurting working families in the future.”DEFENDING OUR CONSTITUTION ↗“Bill will do everything he can to block Trump's ongoing unconstitutional acts…”
From billfoster.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 26 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Foster (D)97%
Walter (R)3%
The race · IL-11
Bill FosterDemocrat · incumbent · Left 26 on the record97%
Jeff WalterRepublican · challenger · Right 34 from statements3%
3426
60 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Walter's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Bill Foster$2.5M
$1.4M from individuals · $1.3M itemized
Jeff Walter$420k
$212k from individuals · $107k 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 · 16% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 30 cosponsored · 35 statements · 90 tweets · broke with their party on 12 of 96 party-line votesHealth care 16%Business, finance and labor · 13% of Bill Foster's priorities · 4 sponsored · 27 cosponsored · 22 statements · 132 tweets · broke with their party on 39 of 301 party-line votesBusiness and labor 13%Federal budget, taxes and spending · 10% of Bill Foster's priorities · 1 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 14 statements · 129 tweets · broke with their party on 81 of 1040 party-line votesBudget and taxes 10%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 9% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 21 cosponsored · 31 statements · 19 tweets · broke with their party on 40 of 666 party-line votesEnergy and land 9%Federal power and civil liberties · 8% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 7 cosponsored · 1 statements · 119 tweets · broke with their party on 13 of 281 party-line votes8%Civil rights, gender and religion · 7% of Bill Foster's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 10 statements · 57 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 53 party-line votes7%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 6% of Bill Foster's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 0 statements · 52 tweets · broke with their party on 44 of 517 party-line votes6%Immigration · 6% of Bill Foster's priorities · 3 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 6 statements · 22 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 60 party-line votes6%
8% Federal power7% Civil rights6% Foreign policy6% Immigration
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Finance & insurance90$465k
Retail & business39$115k
Labor unions23$102k
Real estate14$54k
Tech, media & telecom10$29k
Health care11$26k
Other politicians5$22k
Issue groups11$20k
Everything else26$68k
Raised $2.2M · 55% individuals · 38% pacs